Gretsch-GEAR ► Jets ► 6129-BZ Billy Zoom Jet

2008 Gretsch 6129-BZ: 15697-070

Owned by
champjet
Body style
Single Cutaway Solidbody
Color(s)
Silver Sparkle
Fretboard
Rosewood with Block inlays
Nut
Unknown
Pickups
Dynasonic
Tuners
Grover
Controls
  • Master Volume
  • Neck pickup volume
  • Bridge pickup volume
  • Master Tone (knob)
  • Pickup selector switch
  • Arrow knobs
Bridge
Melita
Tailpiece
Bigsby B-11
Modifications

i had the silly rubber grommets removed so the Bigsby makes contact with body. It allow the Bigsby to not get stuck and i no longer have to put the strings under the tension bar. The result is increased sustain and ease in changing the strings...although this can all be easily reversed.

Got it for a KILLER price on ebay...it feels like an old guitar as well. I love it. Tone to burn.

What do you mean about the Bigsby getting stuck? Do you have a thread on this forum with pictures to better explain. I have BZ 15697-071 but have not (dared not) make any mods. The only thing that bugs me is that the Bigsby seems much more tense than on my other guitars.

I think there’s a post somewhere where Billy adjusted the brake angle for best sustain. He also mention he shortens his Bigsby springs instead of getting longer ones, might explain the “stiffness”.

I’ll post a photo. The guitar just sustains so much more…no rubber in between the bigsby and the top helps greatly in tone transferral.

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