Bigsby Vibrato Machines
Bigsbys are the ultimate in vintage cool. Premium gear for premium guitars...cold, solid cast
aluminum...used by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins,
Mark Knopfler, Joe Perry, Ritchie Blackmore and Brian Setzer.
Bigsby machines are a TRUE VIBRATO. The only TRUE VIBRATO is to change the tone above
and below the normal pitch. Made entirely in the USA, Bigsby's are the only Vibrato Machines to
grace Flat Earth Guitars. Make your purchase online and Flat Earth pays shipping in the
continental USA!
A brief history of Paul Bigsby:
"I can build anything."
With that statement, Mr. Paul Bigsby switched from building Crocker motorcycles to making musical
instruments.
In the 1940s, Paul Adelburt Bigsby was a skilled foreman at a machine shop in Los Angeles owned by
Albert Crocker of the famous Crocker Motorcycle Company. Paul's interest in motorcycles and Western
music brought him into contact with Merle Travis. As they both were avid motorcyclists and music lovers,
Paul and Merle became good friends.
During this same time, Merle brought his Gibson L-10 guitar to P.A., as Bigsby was called, with a worn
out Kaufman vibrato that wouldn't stay in tune. "Can you fix this for me?" asked Merle. "I can fix anything"
said Paul. But seeing the shortcomings of the Kaufman vibrato and at Merle's suggestion, he ended up
designing a whole new mechanism which worked perfectly. This device set the standard and became
the vibrato of choice for most guitar manufacturers the world over and remains so today.
Bigsbys are the ultimate in vintage cool. Premium gear for premium guitars...cold, solid cast
aluminum...used by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins,
Mark Knopfler, Joe Perry, Ritchie Blackmore and Brian Setzer.
Bigsby machines are a TRUE VIBRATO. The only TRUE VIBRATO is to change the tone above
and below the normal pitch. Made entirely in the USA, Bigsby's are the only Vibrato Machines to
grace Flat Earth Guitars. Make your purchase online and Flat Earth pays shipping in the
continental USA!
A brief history of Paul Bigsby:
"I can build anything."
With that statement, Mr. Paul Bigsby switched from building Crocker motorcycles to making musical
instruments.
In the 1940s, Paul Adelburt Bigsby was a skilled foreman at a machine shop in Los Angeles owned by
Albert Crocker of the famous Crocker Motorcycle Company. Paul's interest in motorcycles and Western
music brought him into contact with Merle Travis. As they both were avid motorcyclists and music lovers,
Paul and Merle became good friends.
During this same time, Merle brought his Gibson L-10 guitar to P.A., as Bigsby was called, with a worn
out Kaufman vibrato that wouldn't stay in tune. "Can you fix this for me?" asked Merle. "I can fix anything"
said Paul. But seeing the shortcomings of the Kaufman vibrato and at Merle's suggestion, he ended up
designing a whole new mechanism which worked perfectly. This device set the standard and became
the vibrato of choice for most guitar manufacturers the world over and remains so today.
BIGSBY B5 VIBRATO-ALUMINUM
Code: Bigsby B5 Aluminum
Price: $135.00
A true vibrato machine for solid body guitars. Perfect for use
on Flat Earth Heresy and Conspiracy Guitars, Gibson Les
Paul, and most Fender Guitars.
BIGSBY B5 VIBRATO GOLD
Code: Bigsby B5 Gold
Price: $220.00
A true vibrato machine for solid body guitars. Perfect for use
on Flat Earth Heresy and Conspiracy Guitars, Gibson Les
Paul, and most Fender Guitars. Expensive...and worth it.
Plated in lustrous gold.
Code: Bigsby B5 Aluminum
Price: $135.00
A true vibrato machine for solid body guitars. Perfect for use
on Flat Earth Heresy and Conspiracy Guitars, Gibson Les
Paul, and most Fender Guitars.
BIGSBY B5 VIBRATO GOLD
Code: Bigsby B5 Gold
Price: $220.00
A true vibrato machine for solid body guitars. Perfect for use
on Flat Earth Heresy and Conspiracy Guitars, Gibson Les
Paul, and most Fender Guitars. Expensive...and worth it.
Plated in lustrous gold.
BIGSBY B7 VIBRATO-ALUMINUM
Code: Bigsby B7 Aluminum
Price: $150.00
A true vibrato machine for archtop guitars. Perfect for use
on Flat Earth Heresy Guitars, Gibson Les Paul, and most
Fender Guitars.
BIGSBY B7 VIBRATO GOLD
Code: Bigsby B7 Gold
Price: $230.00
A true vibrato machine for solid body guitars. Perfect for use
on Flat Earth Heresy Guitars, Gibson Les Paul, and most
Fender Guitars. Expensive...and worth it. Plated in lustrous
gold.
Code: Bigsby B7 Aluminum
Price: $150.00
A true vibrato machine for archtop guitars. Perfect for use
on Flat Earth Heresy Guitars, Gibson Les Paul, and most
Fender Guitars.
BIGSBY B7 VIBRATO GOLD
Code: Bigsby B7 Gold
Price: $230.00
A true vibrato machine for solid body guitars. Perfect for use
on Flat Earth Heresy Guitars, Gibson Les Paul, and most
Fender Guitars. Expensive...and worth it. Plated in lustrous
gold.
Flat Earth Guitars Parts- Bigsby USA Vibrato
