Big Sister

Name: Big Sister Private Build
Brand: B&G Guitars
Price: 4750.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Classic

Every B&G Private build guitar is passionately crafted by renowned artisans Eliran Barashi and Yotam 'Kiki' Goldshtein.

Kiki Yotam, Eliran

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Description

The Big Sister concept was born with the release of the Little Sister guitar. We wanted to apply the same long-lost traditional materials & techniques, which haven't been in use since the early 1960s, along with the unique chambered body design and '50s nitro finish, to a bass guitar.

The guitar is made out of super-light pieces of aged mahogany, with a one-piece body and a one-piece neck. We chose a set-neck construction, a feature that is harder to build, but allows sound to travel back and forth without losing energy.

We also use traditional glues (hide glue, fish glue, urea-formaldehyde) to minimize the loss of sound frequencies.

The Big Sister is designed to offer supreme playability, rich sound and versatility. Together with its unique looks and light weight, we wanted the Big Sister to stand out visually and become a highly desirable instrument -- a beautiful, go-to workhorse that could do the heavy lifting in any musical genre. On stage, at home, or in the studio, the Big Sister was built to leave a mark.

One Piece Neck

For the best resonance and sustain the neck is made from a solid single piece of genuine Mahogany tonewood.

B&G Signature f Holes

The B&G signature reversed f holes contribute to its classic looks and pure tonal qualities.

Accessible Cutaway

For seamless upper fret access and comfort around the heel of the neck.

Highlights

Custom Shop

You get to pick your preferred, individual maple top, and the finish that best suits it, plus every other aspect of the guitar. Since the number of custom options can be overwhelming, B&G will gladly support you in choosing the right building specifications.

Chambered Lightweight Body

The carved, chambered body, in African mahogany, delivers unique acoustic features. It achieves a delicate balance between body resonance and resistance to feedback, that results in an organic, vocal quality to the sound, and a tactile, responsive playing feel. The guitar is by consequence featherlight, but without any compromise on her stability and strength.

Golden Era Lutherie

B&G Private Build guitars are hand-built using the traditional techniques from the ‘Golden Era' of electric lutherie, delivering a vintage feel, look, and sound, straight out of the case.

Traditional Glues

Glue is one of the critical elements in the building of a guitar. Traditional hide glue for the neck joint, fish glue for the frets, and urea formaldehyde for the top, all crystalize like glass when dry, creating a substantially thinner layer between the different parts, which allows for optimal string energy transfer -- significantly better than modern synthetic glues.

Nitrocellulose Finish

The vintage recipe for creating the best looking, thinnest and most resonant finish, remains the best. Nothing compares to a perfectly sprayed and buffed traditional nitrocellulose lacquer. It is the only finish that ages together with the wood, becoming thinner with time, merging into the wood molecules, and allowing them to vibrate freely.