bigsby

toez10

hey, I recently acquired an epiphone sg jr. from the late 90's with a single p-90. I want to use it as my back up guitar, so I ordered a knock off bigsby to install on it. what I need to know is, does the placement behind the bridge of the bigsby trem, have any affect on the intonation (or anything of the sorts) on the guitar? any info would be a big help, thanks

Bob_the_godly_dude

It shouldn't have any affect on the intonation, far as I know (although I really have no actual experience, just read theory) the only thing it could affect is sustain and possibly tuning stability. But you're probably better waiting for a reply from someone who knows more than me.

toez10

hey, thanks, you're comments are similar to what I was thinking, but it's nice to have the oppinion of someone else, especially when their opinion is the same.

Bob_the_godly_dude

Cool, glad to be of service 😀

dinosaur

a bigsby on sgs is goot cause it balances the weight

nij

yeah, Sg's are really neck-heavy, so in theory the bigsby should even it out. also, it wouldnt effect intonation because (correct me if im wrong) the strings still go over the tune-o-matics, or whatever bridge is there, and the bigsby is just a tremelo system.

anyway, good luck with it - when they stay in tune, bigsbys are sweet

dinosaur

nij said: when they stay in tune, bigsbys are sweet

yeah, if he buys a cheap bigsby its very unlikely that it will stay in tune. thats a problem with almost all cheap bigsbys.

you may have some trouble putting the strings on at first cause its a bit confusing.

btw, how did you get an epiphone sg jg with p90s? older model?

Bob_the_godly_dude

Yeah, it's how they used to be, my old flatmate had an SG Jr with a P90, same with the LP Jr, they had P90s, then they put humbuckers in them, but now they've braught the P90 back.

toez10

hey, thanks for the help all. Also, my sg jr is an older model, like 97ish I do believe, sounds pretty descent for a cheap guitar, but I havent gone home from college yet to test it against my heavily loaded strat, so I guess I'll have to wait and see. Thanks again