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Topic: Looking for Sho Bud narrow pedals. |
Kent Viles
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2017 8:46 am |
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| I'm looking to purchase narrower pedals for my sho bud ProIII Custom. Don't want to cut mine down as not sure that I'll prefer the narrow feel. Any info on used or aftermarket is greatly appreciated!! |
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Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 1 May 2017 6:15 pm
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Kent,
I don't believe the narrower pedals will work on a Pro III as the shaft size and also the top width portion where the axle goes through is wider than the S~P models than those with narrow pedals. This would change the spacing of the pedals and how the pedal rods are attached to the pulls. I would get used to playing the wider ones, as I don't see any advantage to the narrows, I currently have a SuperPro as well. In the past, those that have had them cut down often are looking for originals again and they're really hard to find. |
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Edward Rhea
From:
Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 1 May 2017 7:11 pm
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Here's a Pro III Custom that belongs to formite Billy Beck. It now has a 2" lift and it has the narrow pedals, and as far as I know, they're original on this guitar. Wonderful playing/sounding guitar!
FWIW, I think Kevin makes a valid suggestion/point about there's no inherent advantage for the narrow pedals vs. wide pedals...I personally like the wider ones better!
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Posted 1 May 2017 8:07 pm
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The axle size is the same (1/2") so they are more or less interchangeable, but there are some differences.
The narrow pedals have a narrower pedal-to-pedal spacing, 2-1/2" vs ~2-3/4 on the old wide pedals (which of course matches the spacing on the cross shafts above). Also, the wide pedals mount in the middle of the rack, the narrow ones mount near the lower edge of the rack, so the geometry is different. They have a little arched tab that sticks up, it will hit the top edge on the old style pedal rack if the pedals are positioned too high. That shouldn't be a big issue though, you can always cut the tab down if needed and they should work fine with just some ~1/4" spacer bushings added between them on the shaft.
If you find a complete set, P4 or P5 will be cut down to compensate for the width of the middle mount bracket, which is wider than the old style. You'll need an extra bushing here too to maintain the older spacing.
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Ian Worley
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Sacramento, CA
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Posted 1 May 2017 8:30 pm
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Here is another pic that shows the different geometry. The curve and angle of the foot pad is quite different, the narrow pedals are 1/2" longer too.
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Kent Viles
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 2 May 2017 8:44 am
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| Thank you to all who responded! Really appreciate the info. I'll wait until I have the opportunity to try a steel with narrow pedals. I've played the wides for quite a while and have adapted to them well but curious if I could improve speed or dexterity with the narrow's. |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 2 May 2017 9:06 am
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| Bear in mind that there were two styles of narrow Sho-Bud pedals - smooth and treaded. Don't know if the axles were the same size, or if the width's were alike. |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 2 May 2017 9:21 am
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My '77 Pro III has the smooth narrow pedals and the pedal spacing is 2-3/4", like the wide pedals.
So the smooth narrows would match the spacing of the cross shafts. However, they mount near the lower edge of the rack and have the tab that sticks up, like the treaded narrows.
(Axle size is 1/2".) |
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