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Bigsby vibrato tailpiece

Device for electric guitars

The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short) is a mechanical vibrato device for electric guitar designed by Paul Bigsby and produced by the Bigsby Electric Guitar Company (an independently operated subsidiary of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation since Bigsby’s purchase from Gretsch in January 2019). The device allows the pick hand to bend the pitch of notes or entire chords for various musical effects.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short) is a mechanical vibrato device for electric guitar designed by Paul Bigsby and produced by the Bigsby Electric Guitar Company (an independently operated subsidiary of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation since Bigsby’s purchase from Gretsch in January 2019). The device allows the pick hand to bend the pitch of notes or entire chords for various musical effects.2

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