@clinton
Thanks this is useful, I thought that shaping the veneer before gluing would be needed and didn’t think of a heat gun.
@jamesbisset
looks like this method works  

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Well. I got my bridge holes all sorted, sanded the body to 320 and now put the first coat of finish on the top, amber tinted polyurethane thinned down. Next I’ll do the whole thing with just the poly, couple…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 best solution I feel would be a vacuum press for sure.  In the past and I did it only once and came out satisfactory. With more thought if I should do it again might work really well.   Damp…   Read more»

I’ve put a proper Bigsby on it now, what a difference from the piece of Chinese junk that I originally had.