AROK-BG Bigsby Custom Guitars

During the year 2024 we made first customizations of AROK-series Bigsby variants.

AROK-BG variant is loaded with Bigsby B3 vibrato system and adjustable sound bar, which you can use to control the string tension towards bridge saddles.

Taisto Guitars - AROK-BG Bigsby customization examples

The bridge unit selected for AROK-BG variants is ABM Roller Bridge, which has superior quality with rotating rollers. Common AROK features: Scale 25", 22 frets, semi-hollow body and integrated neck interface is also valid for AROK-BG variants. In this blog entry we will introduce first 2 customizations: AROK-BG Sulfur Yellow and AROK-BG Gold in semi-gloss finish. Guitars ship with protecting Hiscox case - size matching exactly guitar outline dimensions. In picture below AROK-BG Orange Gold in Hiscox case.

Taisto Guitars - AROK-BG Orange Gold in semi-gloss finish

Let's review first specification of Orange Gold finigshed AROK-BG custom guitar:

Short Spec for AROK-BG Orange Gold in pictures

• AROK-series, right handed custom guitar with Bigsby vibrato

• Orange Gold metallic color

• Nitrocellulose semi-gloss lacquer finish

• Integrated neck structure with carbon fiber rods

• Semi-hollow body

• Single semi-sharp cutaway

• Adler body and maple neck

• Finnish birch top wood

• Chrome hardware color

• 25" scale, 22 stainless steel jumbo frets

• Diamond MOP inlay set

• STD-C neck profile, 20mm 1F thickness

• Finnish flamed birch compound radius fretboard

• Ratio locking tuners by Graph Tech

• ABM roller bridge with tension bar

• Bigsby B3 vibrat

• Bare Knuckle True Grit pickups

• Control with 2xvolume and 2xtone / Serial parallel

• Hiscox case (optional)

• Tools and accessories
  

AROK-BG Bigsby headstock with orange gold color

The sulfur yellow customer customization have similar specification as the gold guitar but the main differencies are: Lindy Fralin Modern PAF humbuckers and body and neck color scheme plus customer signature carving in trussrod cover.

Short Spec for AROK-BG Sulfur Yellow in pictures

• AROK-series, right handed custom guitar with Bigsby vibrato

• Sulfur yellow color

• Nitrocellulose semi-gloss lacquer finish, high gloss body top

• Integrated neck structure with carbon fiber rods

• Semi-hollow body

• Single semi-sharp cutaway

• Adler body and maple neck

• Finnish birch top wood

• Chrome hardware color

• 25" scale, 22 stainless steel jumbo frets

• Diamond MOP inlay set

• STD-C neck profile, 20mm 1F thickness

• Customer signature in trussrod cover

• Finnish flamed birch compound radius fretboard

• Ratio locking tuners by Graph Tech

• ABM roller bridge with tension bar

• Bigsby B3 vibrato

• Lindy Fraling Modern PAF pickups

• Control with 2xvolume and 2xtone / Serial parallel

• Hiscox case (optional)

• Tools and accessories

Taisto Guitars AROK-BG Bigsby sulfur yellow custom guitar

In the video clip above, sulfur yellow colored variant in Hiscox case. The case is perfect protecting AROK series custom guitar. In the picture below integrated neck-body interface which provides easy access to high frets on fretboard.

Backside of AROK-BG Bigsby sulfur yellow custom guitar

More info:

https://www.taistoguitars.com/