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Best Bigsby for a Carved Tele?

NLD09

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Which bigsby do you think would be the best for a carved top tele?  My guess would be the B7.
 
B7 or B11

One is solid on the bottom, the other skeletonized, but otherwise the same.

The B11 was developed to save weight, so as to not make the guitar too end-heavy

You;ll need a TOM or recessed TOM for that.

I'd seriously look into the Schaller roller bridge - I've had two and they're good.  If you can find a NOS Guild bridge, they have rollers too, and are a good one.

You can use a regular TOM but graph tech saddles are a must

or

you may be able to notch a standard tele bridge.... I'm not sure how that works with the carved top tho...  If they offer the standard tele bridge on carved tops, then you can notch it and use a bigsby.  Stainless barrel saddles are good there, brass "ok" , graph tech is also very good.
 
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