Bigsby B700BK Licenced Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece Black

Stable Bigsby Feel for Archtop and Semi-Hollow Guitars

The Bigsby B700BK Licensed Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece in Black is designed for archtop solid body and semi-hollow body guitars, giving players smooth pitch movement with a darker hardware look. Based on the original B7, the B700 uses a tension bar to increase the break angle over the bridge, which helps suit guitars that need a firmer string path across the bridge.

The cast aluminium frame provides the main vibrato structure, while the stainless steel handle gives players a direct, controlled way to add subtle vibrato effects. This style of vibrato is made for expressive pitch movement, chord shimmer and melodic phrasing rather than extreme pitch drops, making it useful for clean chord work, atmospheric parts and controlled lead lines.

Mounting hardware is included, with spring, washer, screws and felt pads supplied. The unit 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-style vibrato to archtop solid body or semi-hollow guitars, with the B7-style tension bar being the key feature for improving break angle and keeping pitch movement controlled.