![]() I've also swapped B3s over to B7s and noticed a significant improvement in sustain, probably because there was so little downforce on the saddles it was dampening string vibrations. I've installed a couple with no problems, a couple that were just about ok with some fiddling, and a couple where I've measured up and told the owner forget it, let's do a B7. In practice, on 330s/Casinos sometimes a B3 works and sometimes it doesn't - it depends on the neck pitch of the individual guitar. I took it off only cause I put an original Epiphone 'Trem-o-Tone' vibrato on it. Read the whole thing before posting a question. The reason is break angle, if there's not at least a little over the bridge a B3/B6 won't work for because a top mounted ABR style bridge is typically low to the body you're likely to run into problems. People are always posting the same questions, so Ive tried to answer most of them in this description. Interesting design from the string angle and they claim it adds some acoustic properties and sustain to. Fits right into the stoppiece studs and the the strap endpin. ![]() quote Looks like a easy to install Bigsby. When Gibson first introduced the 330 they offered it with a B3 rather than a B7 but switched to a B7 within 18 months or so, probably because they couldn't consistently get the B3 to work on them. Also sussed out that I can get a vibrato like effect by pressing down on the trapeze on my casino. ![]() The rule of thumb is if the bridge is raised up off the body on a wooden base, use a B3 or B6, if it's directly mounted onto the top use a B7. ![]()
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