Big Bone
LsL’s Big Bone series is a new take on our Bad Bone models but this time with American-made Bigsbys. We can also add an arm cut and a sleek belly cut on the back.
There was no way we were going to put some awful conglomeration of goofy bridge/ Bigsby on one of our models. So ugly, heavy and nonfunctional was out of the question. The goal is to offer a Bigsby equipped T Bone that would not have any of the tuning or string height issues that many similar equipped guitars suffer from. The solution we came up with was to use a Graph-Tech tune-o-matic bridge that has been inset to the body to maintain correct string height for a T Bone and would also have a good break-over angle (the angle at which the strings cross over the bridge saddles). Since all bridges of this type are pre-set for a 12” radius fingerboard we manually cut the saddles to accomodate the standard 9.5” radius used on our Big Bones. The saddles on these bridges are self-lubricating and this allows for smooth vibratos that stay in tune. To further stabilize the tuning we install a set of Gotoh locking tuners.
We offer several Big Bone configurations:
Big Bone 290 - LsL P-90’s (no pickguard)
Big Bone 2H - LsL PAF style Humbuckers (no pickguard)
Big Bone 2F - TV Jones Classic Filtertrons (no pickguard)
Big Bone GF - Gold Foil Lollar Pickups (no pickguard)
Ben Bone - TV Jones Filtertrons (pickguard)
Specs
~ Body ~
Optional
Age Level- None, Medium, Heavy, Extreme
Material- Korrina, Rosewood, Black Limba, Mahogany, Swamp Ash
Orientation- Left- Handed
Deluxe Package- Figured or Exotic Top Woods, Binding
Standard
Age Level- Light
Material- Alder
Finish- NC Lacquer
Orientation- Right-Handed
~ Neck ~
Optional
Age Level- None, Med, Heavy, Extreme
Neck Shape- Slim to Thick D, V, etc.
Neck Wood- Baked Maple, Rosewood
Neck Radius- 7.25”, 9.5”
Fingerboard Material- Rosewood, Ebony
Fretwire- Jumbo Nickel/ Silver, Stainless Steel, Jumbo Stainless Steel
Number of Frets- 22
Standard
Age Level- Light
Neck Shape- Med C
Neck Wood- Maple
Neck Radius- 12”
Fingerboard Material- Maple
Fretwire- .055 x .090 Nickel/Silver
Number of Frets- 21
Nut Width- 1.62”
Scale Length- 26”
~ Electronics ~
Optional
Pickups- TV Jones Filtertrons, Lollar Gold-Foil
Standard
Pickup Configuration- HH
Controls-Master Volume, Master Control, 3-way Switch
Pickups- LsL Hand-Wound P90’s, LsL Hand-Wound PAF Humbuckers
~ Hardware ~
Optional
Age Level- None, Medium, Heavy, Extreme
Pickup Covers- Black, Gold
Tuners- Vintage Locking 6-in-line, Modern Locking 6-in-line
Pickguard- Tortoise 3-ply, White Pearloid 3-ply
Standard
Age Level- Light
Bridge- Bigsby B50 with Graphtech tune-o-matic
Pickup Covers- Nickel/Silver
Tuners- Vintage 6-in-line
Pickguard- White 1-ply, Black 1-ply, White 3-ply, Black 3-ply, Parchment 3-ply, Mint 3-ply
~ Miscellaneous ~
Strings- D’Addario NYXL
Case- G&G Hardshell