I just got this guitar and was wondering what you guys think of floating bridges? I was thinkin this might be neat with a bigsby??

BTW, its a natural finish ibanez af 105 hollow body with flamed maple top and back, rosewood fingerboard, pearl and abalone, and gold hardware. not bad for my first id say.

heres a few pics and tell me what you think of floating bridges, i felt a little odd playing it.

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2003 white/white Fender Strat mim
2007 natural ibanez af 105 hollow body
1991 ibanez 12 string acoustic
roland micro cube amp

Hi Radiohead: I love the idea of Bigsbys - never found one I liked in reality. Even the lightest shimmer sends 'em out of tune, under my hand anyhow.

Also, I wouldn't dream of doing anything to alter that nice looking guitar. If you want a Bigsby, look for a different guitar that already has one fitted. And try before you buy - it might be different than you imagine!

Love the pickguard, by the way. And the knobs. And the neck inlays. And the side wood. And the finish. And...

If that guitar ain't turning out to be quite what you hoped, pass it on to someone who wants it more, why not?

Cheers - C

You are probably right, and im pretty happy with the guitar but i wonder are those tuners pearl or mother of pearl? i cant find any description of what they exactly are??

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My lot:
2003 white/white Fender Strat mim
2007 natural ibanez af 105 hollow body
1991 ibanez 12 string acoustic
roland micro cube amp

The tuner keys, do you mean? They are not going to be real mother-of-pearl. For starters, have you seen the price of it? And secondly, you don't get it in big enough lumps to make tuner knobs from.

Your knobs will be pearloid plastic. Nutt'n wrong with that - we're all partial to a bit of pearloid now and again.

On the other hand, the middle bits of the position markers on the fingerboard look like real green abalone, so there's nothing cheap about that. Nice!

Cheers - C

i have a similar Ibanez

the AF85



I put a Bigsby on it and LOOOOVVVEEEE it. Never had a tuning issue and it adds to the fullness of the over all tone as well (added mass). I say do it and i think you'll love it too.

Vince

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- Fender Blues Junior (original)

nice one but that doesnt look like a bigsby

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2003 white/white Fender Strat mim
2007 natural ibanez af 105 hollow body
1991 ibanez 12 string acoustic
roland micro cube amp

Hahahaha touche'

thats not a picture of mine, its one i snagged off of the internet to show you an AF85, ill see if i can dig up a camera and take a picture with mine which DOES have a bigsby on it.

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- Epiphone Firebird
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- Squire strat (refinished)
- 2008 Fender Supersonic
- Fender Blues Junior (original)

this is mine.

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- 2007 Gretsch 6118T
- Ibanez 02' AF85 Artcore hollowbody, modded
- Epiphone Firebird
- Line 6 Variaxe 300
- Squire strat (refinished)
- 2008 Fender Supersonic
- Fender Blues Junior (original)

nice one vjcor! i think the bigsby looks great on it.

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My lot:
2003 white/white Fender Strat mim
2007 natural ibanez af 105 hollow body
1991 ibanez 12 string acoustic
roland micro cube amp

I was going to say "no, you are better off leaving it alone". HOWEVER, after seeing Vjcor's, I have completely changed my mind. Get the Bigsby, and
do it today. Sweet guitars, guys (especially your post-mod one, Vjcor).

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Thanks guys, i must say i love this guitar, almost as much as i love my Gretsch 6618T

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-Fender 92' Telecaster unknown
- 2007 Gretsch 6118T
- Ibanez 02' AF85 Artcore hollowbody, modded
- Epiphone Firebird
- Line 6 Variaxe 300
- Squire strat (refinished)
- 2008 Fender Supersonic
- Fender Blues Junior (original)

Cool big jazzbox. Dig it.

'Prersonally, 'find floating bridges kind of hip, a welcome diversion form the ubiquitous Fender trems and screwed-in Tune-o-matics.

Personal thought is "Let it Be" (vibrato-less).

I just bought me an Ibenez artcore 85, same cool maple finish. i would like to put a bixby on it with the rolling tune-o-matic. I see someone here did that, could you please tell me what bixby you ordered for this guitar, and did you keep the stock bridge on it or?
Thanks Steve

gretsch makes hollowbodies with bigsbys. check those out before you buy anything.

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