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If you want to know what a Bigsby can do, the 'king' of them has to be
Lonnie Mack (www.lonniemack.com). He uses it so well it's scary, and he's
the only picker I ever saw have a callus on his pinky from using the trem
bar. He never 'surfed' but his rendition of "Memphis" parallels surf guitar
as to what was going on in the R&B side of rock instrumentals around
1962-63. His best work is his 1984 album "Strike Like Lightning" if you
really want to hear some shit... SRV co-produced and plays on a lot of
tracks.. "Double Whammy" would've been a hell of a surf tune had they only
used a 'verb.. sigh...
Robb
> >
> >Is the trem subtle like a Jag/Jazzmaster or does it dive bomb like a
> >strats?
>
> It's uses a bigsby style tremolo, and can be ugly in the hands of an
> amateur, but lethal in the hands of a professional. Yes, it can dive. It's
> also VERY sensitive and one overzealous dive and your screaming "who's got
> the tuner!?!"
