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Bigsby vibratos; why are they so polarising?
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Key points:
0:00 Intro
0:06 JAM! (Yamaha Revstar 720B)
1:42 Maybe 'popular' isn't the right word...
2:08 Imperfectly perfect
2:36 "It's not you, it's me"
3:20 It was me all along!
3:44 JAM! (Don't touch the Bigsby!)
4:26 Tip 1: Realistic Expectations
6:34 JAM! (Daniels Guitars Singlecut)
7:52 Tip 2: Friction
9:50 Tip 2.1
10:49 Tip 3: The Spring
11:18 Tip 4: Stringing Up
11:50 Tip 4.1
12:05 In conclusion...
12:55 JAM! (Squier Cabronita)
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@PaxAmor1 3 года назад

I think another reason the Bigsby has survived is aesthetics. They just look so great and have that classic look that so many guitarists love.

@KennedyIvy Год назад

This. I love the looks of my bigsby but I don't even touch it because my guitar will go majorly out of tune

@matt-fn9gr Год назад

Looks is all that really matters

@superbroadcaster 2 месяца назад

Guitar is a feelings based hobby which is good but we really should not expect as much objective thought as we tend to think there should be

@Eric-fb2wp День назад

Cant beat the looks of a Gretch and a Gibson 335 with a Bigsby

@kevinp_25 3 года назад

I don’t know a thing about Bigsbys, but I do know this: Chris Buck is a stunningly good player.

@VillageTechnologies 3 года назад

Right?

@robertstevenson8728 3 года назад

I mean those jams are so gooooooooood

@padawan9127 3 года назад

Bigsby Malone! You never heard of him??

@thomasinibarra2787 3 года назад

Like death and taxes

@bengibson3955 3 года назад

I once saw/heard him get good tone out of a tennis racquet. True story!

@Subropontes 3 года назад

I have Bigsbys on all my guitars and I just can’t live without them. With the right setup and technique you can go crazy on them without getting out of tune, it’s a beautiful thing.

@StealthParrot 3 года назад

Agreed, I found due to the short body on my Les Paul the break angle from the B70 to the bridge was so sharp, I had to swap to a roller bridge to prevent the strings hitting the bridge block. Other than that it works fine.

@paulterl4563 3 года назад

So hard to change strings...

@paulterl4563 3 года назад

@@StealthParrot I have one with rollers from the factory, an Ibanez, but it goes out of tune the same.

@Subropontes 3 года назад

@@paulterl4563 none of my guitars have roller bridges and they all stay in tune very well. A properly cut nut and a Bigsby that is not overly tight should have great tuning stability and I find that a bit of lubricant on the nut and saddles (I use nut sauce) and heavier strings help a lot. And about changing strings you get used to it. I change all of my B7 equipped guitars without any trick quite quickly, the only one that it’s a bit tricky is the low E on my tele with a B5, but I put a piece of foam under the Bigsby just for that string and it does the job well. 👍

@mannyhoward2353 3 года назад

@@paulterl4563 I find it dead easy, just bend the ball end of the string and then hook it under. Simple :o)

@JoeySonal 3 года назад

Literally every comment on Chris's videos is about how good his playing is (half of them are probably me). Let's appreciate the great informational content he's putting out as well!

@Moon-nf5fr Год назад

Lol. He is bloody good, but. He's so different to most other guitar players. I just stumbled across this video because I'm fitting a bigsby to a telecaster. So glad I did. The two sections of guitar playing I've seen thus far are top notch. Really tasty stuff. I now want a Les Paul gold top with p90s on it...and a Bigsby.

@ryanjohnson9838 2 месяца назад

True - the excellent playing is a bit distracting from the content!

@carltonlarsen 3 года назад

As the owner of a VERY old Bigsby that came on my first ever electric I have one tip: after 40 years the grease on the bearings can dry out. If you get a pair of outside snap ring pliers and if you are patient and careful you can clean and regressed it yourself. There are something like 30 needle bearings on each end of the shaft. They look like mechanical pencil leads. Take it all apart and clean off the old grease. Lube the bearings and races with Vaseline or lithium grease and reassemble. Should run another 40 years!

@douglasbailly8519 3 года назад

This man should have a million subscribers

@arottie4097 3 года назад

Agreeed! I have to believe they are coming!!

@Chris-oo9bc 3 года назад

This man should have a million dollar !!!

@Cade_Media 3 года назад

coz they look cool AF

@gringogreen4719 3 года назад

They sound cool AF too!😉👍✨

@auguste1219 2 года назад

i installed one on my les paul epiphone bro it’s gorgeous

@johndogwater 3 года назад

Man that piece on the Goldtop with p90s was one of the greatest bits of guitaring I've ever heard.

@yeknommonkey 3 года назад

It was properly awesome. He’s pumping out so many amazing licks in all his videos they seem wasted not being the highlight of a well know hit.

@kidnose2231 3 года назад

You could really hear Slash coming through the entire last half of that play :D

@Hickeroar 3 года назад

A roller bridge works wonders to keep a Bigsby from throwing things out of tune. A graphtech nut or some nut-sauce also helps on the other end.

@JustChiminin 3 года назад

That's exactly what I was going to say as well. I never have tuning issues with my Bigsby guitars.

@michaelbrooks5178 3 года назад

Your control over the guitar is astounding. I love your playing.

@MrCrazyChemist 3 года назад

Flatwound strings and bigsby's are a match made in heaven.

@harveydean7952 3 года назад

Yes indeed. I use flatwounds on my Duesenberg. They improve the tuning stability massively and act like a natural compressor, ironing out volume inconsistencies between treble and low frequencies.

@ciaranw520 3 года назад

Could someone elaborate more on this please? I have a bigsby on a Gretsch that I love and if I could make it sound better I will!

@MrCrazyChemist 3 года назад

@@ciaranw520 flatwound strings are a type of string with a smoother surface, often used by jazz guitarists. Google em, buy a pair, try em out

@prod.rh3toric676 3 года назад

@@Ndlanding last time I checked the highest three strings aren’t usually wound and the 3rd one can be wound or not, maybe I’m mistaken

@big_bicep_bill7594 3 года назад

@@prod.rh3toric676 you realise he was joking?

@JTHeidrick 3 года назад

Chris Buck is not only one of the best guitar players out there, but he's also one of the most articulate and intelligent.

@TheMDGMobile 3 года назад

I Agree!

@BetterWokeThanAsleep2 3 года назад

You are related?

@imannonymous7707 3 года назад

He didnt play a bigsby tho...I dont ever remember seeing him play one

@TheLowest Год назад

@@imannonymous7707 you literally mustn't have watched the video then, he exclusively played bigsbys in this and played like 3-4 different guitars with bigsbys

@mark1781 3 года назад

What a wonderful take on a certain very famous solo! I'm numb.

@eduardo_zerobala1340 3 года назад

That solo on the Les paul was amazing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@paulillingworth90 3 года назад

There’s a ton of Slash in this solo. I think it’s Chris’ version of the solo from Anastasia by slash.

@marcusl3828 3 года назад

I think using lip balm is the only thing we have in common! 😆 Your phrasing is absolutely impeccable.

@okiwatashi2349 3 года назад

Biggest problem with tuning with bigsbys is the tension bar models. If you can get a model without one that gives you enough angle over the bridge, and especially if you have a roller bridge or graphite saddles or similar, a well cut nut they work perfectly well.

@joebruley4117 3 года назад

Yes, this is a big one! I have a Bigbsy B3 on my SG. It attaches at the bottom strap button so no drilling required. The B3 doesn't have a tension bar, but Towner sells an adjustable bar that drops in where your TOM stopbar went. You can set it up to provide just a hair of downward pressure to keep your strings seated during those big bends. My SG has standard factory saddles and provided my strings are new and decently lubed, I can dive my Bigsby until the handle touches the body, let it go, and it will return to pitch. No locking tuners or rolling saddles necessary. Bigsbys can be tricky, but once you figure them out, they're one of the best vibrato systems.

@andrewbanner7165 3 года назад

Every jam today was amazing. Not that that's anything new! 😂

@tovarisch2788 3 года назад

Regardless of anything else, Buck's tone is to DIE for.

@nathanlittle1460 3 года назад

Genuinely inspirational playing Chris.

@sirlost94 3 года назад

Those revstars are getting out of control. P90s, single coils, Humbuckers and now filtertrons? That’s awesome

@KozmykJ 3 года назад

Stop it !! The nearest I have to a Filtertron is the emulation on my Variax ... G.A.S. is a hell of an affliction ya know 🤪

@bengibson3955 3 года назад

@@KozmykJ I’m sure there’s a support group for it. I haven’t found it yet.

@malcolmhardwick4258 3 года назад

@@bengibson3955 Local guitar shop will sort you out !

@ericbgordon1575 3 года назад

One which seems to have caught on in the last 12 months, @@KozmykJ.

@MajicFreeman 3 года назад

yah there's never been another guitar with different pickup appointments before!!! wow!!!

@Seaker24 3 года назад

You are amazing. Johnny A. makes good use of a Bigsby. Someone once said something negative about it at a show and Johnny’s reply was, “If it was good enough for Les Paul, it’s good enough for me.”

@darinplott5186 3 года назад

I wanna hit the thumbs up about 100 times. Thanks Chris your playing is so inspirational to me.

@StamateTudorGuitar 3 года назад

Nooo. If you hit it 100 times it will end up not being a like. :•)

@bryancotter9602 3 года назад

Could just watch Chris play all day. He just plays with such good taste--not just playing around scale patterns or chord shapes. Mixes it all up in a way that surprises. Very nice.

@watersignphotography 3 года назад

Lip balm and using a capo when stringing - gold!! 👍 (plus the usual awesome playing!!)

@grene1955 3 года назад

Chris, if you ever decide to market a collection of your demo cuts, I think we can guarantee a Gold Album. I know I would buy it in a heartbeat!

@wilkowilkins363 3 года назад

Me too!

@ChrisBuckGuitar 3 года назад

Cheers guys! Stay tuned for more on that very soon...

@wilkowilkins363 3 года назад

@@ChrisBuckGuitar . Oh my goodness Chris! You're keeping us hanging!!!

@thomasoconnor6857 3 года назад

Whoooa stop right there, what are you telling us Mr Buck. !!!

@tedfloyd4203 3 года назад

@@ChrisBuckGuitar Yes yes yes!

@javtunstall 3 года назад

Incredible playing yet again, I am constantly astounded by your playing keep it up x

@charliejohnson7703 3 года назад

holyhell that was some incredible playing! That outro was INSANE!!!!!!

@TorToroPorco 3 года назад

If everyone could play like Chris they definitely would be. A Gretsch isn’t complete without a Bigsby.

@jrthomson1001 10 месяцев назад

Agreed! I saw this Gretsch that i absolutely loved in a shop, but it didn't have a Bigsby so i couldn't justify pulling the trigger. I suppose i could've added one.....but that would be missing the point.

@billkeaveney1526 3 года назад

Thanks Chris that was wonderful and educational as always, the intro was special

@daryllossing1340 3 года назад

Friday is my favorite day of the week. Thanks Chris. Awesome as usual

@markusmeyer2824 3 года назад

The best "Bigsby" is the Duesenberg Tremola by Dieter Gölsdorf...works very smooth and tuning stability is fantastic

@smalltowninnewmexico 3 года назад

that thing u play at 7mins in.......man i replayed it about 7 times!! much love from australia dude

@leroybrady4288 3 года назад

Awesome playing! Such feeling!

@friedem0n2004 3 года назад

I gotta say that was one of your best opening jams!

@rocktoya 3 года назад

That jam at 6m was amazing. You really have the power to inspire.

@Matthew-ez4ze 3 года назад

You floor me with these intros, week after week. Amazing!

@michaelwolfe603 3 года назад

Chris, you are one amazing player. I love you way you build the solo, slow and smooth, and then come in for the kill. I'm taking notes. Great job, great playing, great channel.

@dereklubbe4360 3 года назад

Hi Chris, Try stringing over the Bigsby pole piece and not under. This will relief the tension greatly and improve stability

@seanflynn800 3 года назад

I've been playing bigsbys for around 20 years and there's still some gems you've shared here that I did not know, and will try for sure! Thank you Chris for your generosity in sharing your knowledge

@thebigreveal3083 3 года назад

Hey, Man. That intro Solo was just beautiful.

@Matt-1d 3 года назад

Great video! I pre-bend strings by wrapping the ball end around a pencil. Works like a charm!

@markkennedy1022 3 года назад

Great vid, Chris - super clear tips ... very helpful!

@MrCasablanca500 3 года назад

One of most beautiful solos Chris the one you did in the middle of this video OMG !!!

@johnfelser1164 2 года назад

Just stumbled upon this video, as I work backwards through Chris' catalog! What an incredible player and teacher, providing concise instruction and examples. My favorite moment was Chris playing the P90 Goldtop in the middle of the vid! Makes me elated to hear his tone and phrasing, while also sad that I sold my Gibson 2002 '56 reissue Goldtop. Chris, please keep making your videos for all of us to enjoy! Much Thanks!!!

@edcataldo7019 3 года назад

Never miss Friday Fretworks and the wisdom of my fave guitar guru. Well done mate!

@yourstruly5687 3 года назад

Dude, thanks for the tricks and tips to having my Bigsby on my axe more usable and enjoyable!

@alainbrisebois8334 2 года назад

Beatifull playing Chris, specialy at 6:38 it gived me goosse bumps..

@stickman55100 3 года назад

Thank you for these Brilliant tips! I’ve experienced every frustration you noted. Thanks for saving my sanity.

@richardelg4412 3 года назад

You are an amazing guitar player with a lot of good sense. Thank you for sharing.

@elliothewitt9156 3 года назад

Astonishingly good playing.

@davidpepper442 3 года назад

Thanks for the video Chris, and for the very tasteful playing with the most tasteful vibrato arm. Have a great weekend man!

@MrIantodd 3 года назад

Such a great player and a very interesting video on the bigsby. Thank you so much

@donaldryder5534 3 года назад

Wowza your playing today was fire!

@dieterdeclercq 3 года назад

I can’t get passed that JAM! at 6:34... wow #rewind #onemoretime

@csgband 3 года назад

I love the Bigsby. So expressive. Mine always stay in tune. I enjoyed the video, thanks

@larrybethune3909 3 года назад

Such wonderful and lyrical playing. Boom! And I love the baroque guitar riff at 7:35. Oh and the P-90s sound quite nice.

@m42tyn 3 года назад

I also don’t know much about Bigsbys but Chris’s demo is making the Revstar very appealing 😊

@jcims 3 года назад

I feel like a kid at the dinner table with your Friday Fretworks videos. I scrub to all of the jams first, then, sated, go back and watch/listen to the whole video. The difference here is that I get to have my dessert twice!!! :P

@eliasvistven5503 3 года назад

You are such a great player. very inspiring to listen to

@smc8144 3 года назад

Holy crap! The second take (with the Les Paul) was absolutely epic!

@p1y2t3h4e5r 3 года назад

Man, your videos are always great to watch, informative and to the point... And damn can you play...

@autistichead8137 3 года назад

Chris your sense of the blues is inspiring.

@agonzalezcoxcox 3 года назад

This is definitive: You're an absolute IDOL, Big Thanks

@OsbornIOW 3 года назад

Always an interesting listen Thanks Chris

@johnwebb2562 3 года назад

"wow" Chris you're playing is knockout. Bugger the Bigsby man. What ever you play sounds Fab, pings en all. Best regards. John

@lindseysimmons42 3 года назад

FriYAY Fretworks! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@riadmiah3342 3 года назад

Thank you Chris. It just happened I received a Bigsby in the mail today to put on my Les Paul. Your video came up right as I was installing the Bigsby on my guitar. Your tips are so useful. Thank you

@vocalion9519 3 года назад

Adding a Vibramate String Spoiler means that you can avoid having to hook the ball ends of your strings to the tiny pegs on the roller. I was doubtful at first, but it works very well and doesn’t look out of place.

@RocktCityTim 3 года назад

There's one on all 3 of my Bigsbys (along with a roller bridge).

@apianta56 Год назад

Have a Bigsby in a Cort guitar. I put the Vibramate Spoiler and it is a great improvement for the strings installation.

@howardmaryon Год назад

The latest Bigsby’s from the factory have string through holes where those pesky pegs used to be. Hallelujah!

@DanEdelen 3 года назад

Chris, I stumbled onto your channel after watching the Rickenbacker vid, as I’ve thought about taking up bass, and Rick remains a consideration. I’m a drummer, not a guitarist, but I love your playing! Great, soaring, melodic solos. Thanks. I’m hooked.

@switchbacksentence1244 3 года назад

THAT INTRO! Farrrrrrk! 🤯

@kirkduval1279 3 года назад

I just got my first bigsby equipped guitar. This video helped me tremendously.

@alexeijolkin7851 3 года назад

Three GREAT solos in one video!

@BaconTomatoCheese 3 года назад

Thanks for all the great tips, Chris. I just ordered a Bigsby for my telecaster, I’ll be sure to review this video again before I put it on and start using it. And as always of course, very tasty guitar playing from you! Keep the videos coming…

@georgibolshakov4897 3 года назад

Breathtaking playing. the feel!

@aglees2b 3 года назад

Obscenely good player and presenter. Hats off to you.

@WW-1995 3 года назад

I fell in love with the 6:32 parts, things that happen few times a year. Great playing. EDIT: Still hypnotized by this solo, astonishing. I love everything about it.

@scouserEFC81 3 года назад

Those solos Chris left me mesmerised, well done. Nice jam to Dave grohls drum track also ;)

@alexbrown9919 3 года назад

Truly wonderful content. Best in the business

@greenfly1264 2 года назад

Chris your playing is incredible. You rip my guts out . Fantastic.

@MC-ee1ey 3 года назад

Yet more sound advice that many of us have learned by trial and error but lip balm is new to me! My Hagstrom Swede Tremar has their own brand version of a Bigsby and a roller bridge that looks very similar to a Wilkinson. No tuning problems with sensible use. Keep up the great content Chris and look forward to catching you live at some point this year.

@Ugolino 3 года назад

I save the phrase "my knickers fell off" for the little chats with my wife when I tell her that something amazing, really amazing has happened. Well, we were watching random videos on RU-vid and then all of the sudden a guitarist started to play... We both stopped what we were doing to listen and by the middle of the song I just had to say it: "Well, my knickers fell off". She agreed. Amazing guitar player. Now I'm a fan. Really amazing job on that album. Cheers, man.

@greenfly1264 3 года назад

Beautifully aggressive soulful intro .👌

@loutielli 3 года назад

Great tips Chris. Thanks!

@pmcm-ih1ep 3 года назад

Mind-blowing chops!!!

@freeksteegstra8282 3 года назад

The way I set up my Bigsby and keep it in tune all the time is by stringing the strings over the tension bar (I've later on sawn off the bar completely since I never used it) That gets rid of the huge break angle and added friction you get on the strings. I've installed a bridge with roller saddles and put some pencil graphite on the nut when restringing. After years of playing that way the string never popped out of a saddle or had any real tuning issues.

@richardrejmer8721 3 года назад

As always. . Such tasteful and interesting playing. . Oh yeah. . The stuff about the Bigsby was good too

@JohnAlot Год назад

I watch these if only to hear your amazing jams. Beautiful tone, beautiful phrasing.

@JohnAlot Год назад

I had a Bixby on a 65 Gretsch Double Anniversary. Hated the guitar. Bixby was alright

@tamarmolerick3814 3 года назад

Excellent video. A roller bridge helps a lot.

@MrHimalayaman 3 года назад

I love my 720b with my Bigsby, thank you very much for your tips especially regarding re-stinging very helpful.

@karst41 3 года назад

I play guitar and my cat leaves the room. Cue up some Chris buck and me cat is watching Chris play up close. Gee thanks Chris!

@rickc2102 3 года назад

🤣👍

@paulcamus8944 3 года назад

Chris I'd love it if you could add a signal flow caption to your jams. Spectacular stuff as always!

@johnmoser2689 3 года назад

Damn Chris that's a great camera angle and even better jam

@rdjones97439 3 года назад

Chris, I really love your videos dude. You are my favorite player , gear head, gear historian on the planet! I'm a big P90 fan! You won the write a solo Paul Davids came up with. You nailed it out of the ten guitar players picked and I'm a huge fan of Danish Pete's playing and Rick Beato for everything he does!

@local-rigs3610 3 года назад

I've replaced the stock spring with the Reverend Spring in ALL my Bigsby equipped guitars. Soft, and stable!

@lathspell87 3 года назад

I have an ES-330 with a Bigsby. When I bought it, it was one of the best sounding guitars I have ever played. I loved having a Bigsby for vibrato, but I could not keep that thing in tune. I tried buying an ES-330 without a Bibsby, but it didn't have the same magic. After searching the internet for recommendations, I finally stumbled across a video with a guy who said he strings OVER the break bar. I decided to try this the next time I strung my guitar and, VIOLA!, the guitar stays in tune. Now, whenever I pick up the guitar, it is in tune, and after playing for 30 minutes and constantly using the Bigsby, it is still in tune. Break angle is a myth. As long as you have enough that the strings don't pop out, you are good to go.

@dwalsh2112 2 года назад

Great video, thank you so much. Also love your playing.

@wissewester1276 3 года назад

The soul in that playing though 🌈 sick dudee

@JInfinity7 3 года назад

Best You Tube guitarist out there...completely unique and amazing right hand technique.

@robinho1978. 3 года назад

I love them! I started out with a super strat complete with Floyd Rose and now it’s all Les Pauls and semi’s with bigsby’s! I love them....Sounding phenomenal as always!

@jeffmckinnon5842 2 года назад

My first Gretsch (Electromatic) had the B-7 Bigsby on it. The nut created most all of the friction spots, especially with that wide headstock that didn't allow the strings to remain in a straight line. All of the friction was at the back of the nut. I invented a bone replacement nut that fixed that problem and sold hundreds of them around the world. The back of the slots pointed directly at the tuning post. Add a little graphite and it worked like a charm. You still can't play it like a Floyd Rose but it returns to pitch every time if used as it was intended.