Brainstorming a new build idea

[Danuda]

I am working on coming up with my second Warmoth guitar build but I am stuck on a decision and wanted to see what everyones input it.  At the moment this is what I have.  A L5S body with ivoroid binding top and bottom, two f-holes, painted a greyish blue color.  I want humbucker pickups, not exactly sure which ones I am going with.  Neck scale is going to be 24 conversion and have ivoroid binding to match the guitar.  Here is where I get stuck.  I am debating either going with a Bigsby B5 or a trapeze style bridge.  What do you guys think?

 

[Hbom]

I've had two guitars with Bigsby's on them. They are very well made vibratos & do a great job, but they really clutter up the guitar for me.
So IMO if you can live without a trem, I'd go with the trapeze.
Also I believe it would be easier to change your mind and go to the Bigsby if you really don't like the trap, rather than the other way around.

My 2 cents

 

[AutoBat]

Hipshot Baby Grand!

*edit*
I found out what a trapeze bridge is, and my new decision is: neither one!

 

[jackthehack]

Go with the Bigsby. I have a "hot" set of HB's on mine (RG  TX/BBQ set) may wind up changing them out to something more vintage like SD 59's, what kind of music do you play?

Unless you have unhumanly long fingers I think you're going to have a hard time reaching the 2 extra frets around that bout...

 

[Danuda]

Go with the Bigsby. I have a "hot" set of HB's on mine (RG  TX/BBQ set) may wind up changing them out to something more vintage like SD 59's, what kind of music do you play?

Unless you have unhumanly long fingers I think you're going to have a hard time reaching the 2 extra frets around that bout...

I should clarify.  The 24 3/4 scale conversion not the extra frets.  My fingers are skinny and not very long.
I primarily play alt. rock and also praise and worship for my church so Hillsong United, Tomlin and Lincoln Brewster type stuff.

 

[Danuda]

Hipshot Baby Grand!

*edit*
I found out what a trapeze bridge is, and my new decision is: neither one!

That hipshot looks really nice. Now I have three bridges I am considering!  Will it fit into any of the bridge routes warmoth does or do you need to install it yourself?

 

[pabloman]

I really like the Schroeder wraparound. He has a stop tailpiece out now too. I would go with either of those if not the Deusenburg vibrato.

 

[AutoBat]

if the post spacing doesn't match any of the standard options, W can route for any bridge if you send it to them (+$45 upcharge for the hand routing.)

 

[Danuda]

I made a mock up of my idea.  The third one is with a pickguard which I am not completely sold on.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

The Vibramate is a piece of gear you might want to look into.  It allows a TOM Stop Bar set up to be turned into a bigsby without drilling.

http://www.vibramate.com/vibramate-v5.php

It might not be what you had originally envisioned, but if you do want to go back to a fixed bridge at any point, it is a nice bit of hardware.
Patrick

 

[Jusatele]

Dan, unless you really want to use the bigsby, go with the trapeze. Bigsbys are heavy to carry all night. Plus nothing is more classy than a trapeze.

 

[bagman67]

Ditch the pickguard or ditch the f-hole on the right side.  If it were an archtop guitar, maybe the pickguard would be a good place to rest a fingertip or two if that's your style, but for a flat-top with two f-holes it's kind of a counterproductive appendage.

Otherwise I like what you have going on there - way different from the usual "what can I do to make a strat/tele more interesting?" approach.