Gretsch Bigsby B7 True Vibrato Tailpiece - Chrome

Model Name: B-7
Series: Original Kalamazoo Line
Manufacturing Method: Cast
Manufacturing Material: Aluminum
Approximate weight: 354 grams/12.5 oz.
Overall Length: 8 3/4”/222.3 mm
Overall Width: 3 5/8”/92.1 mm
Arm adjusts with 1/8” Allen wrench and 5/16” socket

Manufacturer's Description

Gretsch Bigsby B7 True Vibrato Tailpiece - chrome

The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.