Bigsby B700 Licensed Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece Polished Aluminium

Controlled Bigsby Movement for Archtop and Semi-Hollow Guitars

The Bigsby B700 Licensed Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece in Polished Aluminium is designed for archtop solid body and semi-hollow body guitars. Based on the original B7, the B700 uses a tension bar to increase the break angle over the bridge, helping create a firmer string path for guitar designs that need more downward pressure across the bridge.

That tension bar design suits players who want smooth, subtle pitch movement for held chords, gentle chord shimmer and controlled melodic phrasing. The cast aluminium frame provides the main vibrato structure, while the stainless steel handle gives players a direct point of control for adding expressive pitch movement without aiming for extreme dive-bomb effects.

Mounting hardware is included, with spring, washer, screws and felt pads supplied. The B700 mounts with six supplied screws, with two attaching to the guitar top and four near the strap button.

At Riffs & Licks Music, we think this tailpiece is best suited to players, repairers and luthiers fitting Bigsby vibrato to archtop solid body or semi-hollow guitars, with the B7-based tension bar design helping keep pitch movement controlled during clean chord work and subtle vibrato on sustained notes.