Direct-mounting a Bigsby means new holes in the guitar's top, appropriate for guitars that ship with a fixed stop-bar or trapeze tailpiece rather than an existing vibrato.
Guitars we've checked
17 guitars checked: 16 requires modification, 1 not compatible.
A real modification, not a drop-in. New holes go in the guitar, best left to someone experienced or a tech.
▶Why we say this
This guitar ships with a fixed stop bar, not a vibrato. Direct-mounting a Bigsby means new holes in the top, no no-drill adapter kit was found specifically for this body shape.
A real modification, not a drop-in. New holes go in the guitar, best left to someone experienced or a tech. We could not find a no-drill adapter kit made for this guitar's specific body shape.
▶Why we say this
This guitar ships with a fixed stopbar, not a vibrato. Direct-mounting a Bigsby means new holes in the top. No confirmed no-drill adapter kit was found for the SG's flat body shape specifically, unlike the Les Paul and ES-335 body styles, which have their own dedicated Vibramate kits, so this is the only real option currently listed for this guitar.
This is the right-handed version. A genuine left-handed Bigsby B7 is listed separately for this guitar, use that one instead.
▶Why we say this
This is the standard right-handed Bigsby B7. Bigsby's own spec confirms the left-handed version is built on different tooling (sand cast rather than die cast), not a mirrored part, so a right-handed unit is not the correct product here, a genuine left-handed B7 is listed separately for this guitar.
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