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Post subject: Telecaster with Bigsby - Factory fitted or not??
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:39 am
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Hi all, I wonder if you can help me please. I have very recently aquired a Fender "62" Telecaster Custom with Bigsby. This is a 1993 model "Crafted in Japan". It was sold to me as having a factory fitted bigsby. The Bigsbiy is genuine Fender, the one with "F" stamped on the heel. However, the guitar has string-through holes in the body which makes me suspect that the bigsby has been retro-fitted and that the guitar originally had an ashtray type bridge. The person I bought it from said he bought it secondhand with the bigsby. Is it all possible that the guitar would have been manufactured with a bigsby being factory fitted and string holes? The UK dealers I have contacted say not. Wondered if anyone can throw any light?

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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:41 am
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However, the guitar has string-through holes in the body which makes me suspect that the bigsby has been retro-fitted and that the guitar originally had an ashtray type bridge. The person I bought it from said he bought it secondhand with the bigsby. Is it all possible that the guitar would have been manufactured with a bigsby being factory fitted and string holes?

I have a CIJ 2008 Classic Series '60's Tele w/ a Bigsby I bought new from a Fender dealer. It is NOT a string-through body. Maybe yours is an aftermarket fit? I'm not sure how the earlier bodies were fitted.

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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:10 pm
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Maybe in those days they were bigsby + string-thru from factory ... maybe not :roll:

Maybe the Fender Support e-mail can help or someone else here :) good luck!


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