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Topic: Sho Bud Maverick |
Tom Johnson
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Posted 21 Sep 2012 8:10 am |
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I am new to pedal steel and recently acquired a Sho Bud Maverick s/n 5207. This one does not have a knee pedal and I was wondering how difficult it would be to replace. I am not sure if it ever had a knee pedal. The other question is what is the best way to address the problem of excessive buzz from the pickup.
Thanks,
Tom |
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Blake Hawkins
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Florida
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Posted 21 Sep 2012 1:26 pm
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Not difficult to add knee levers. Several people on "The Forum" have done it.
If you look closely under the bottom, you may see
that it is predrilled for two knee leavers.
The buzz could be something external to the guitar.
If your amp is too close, you will pick up some buzz. |
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Tom Johnson
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Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2012 2:45 pm
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Thanks Blake
I will try to find the parts for the knee lever. I did notice some extra holes on the underside of the guitar. I have it disassembled right now for cleaning and I am waiting on a new fretboard. When I get it put back together I will try moving the amp a few feet further away from the guitar.
Tom |
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Dave Grafe
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Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 23 Sep 2012 4:40 pm
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| Also try rotating the guitar to find the quietest orientation. That single coil hum is the price you pay for a beginners' guitar with bigtime tone. |
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Tom Johnson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2012 4:44 am
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Jerry Wallace solved this problem. He rewound the pickup and now it sounds great!
He is a great guy to work with. Quick turnaround too.
Tom |
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Dearl Roughton
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Chocowinity, N.C. US
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Posted 28 Nov 2012 3:00 pm
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| Tom post a photo of your Maverick if you can. My Mav is serial # 1726 and I just finish the cleaning process. |
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Tom Johnson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2012 3:34 pm
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Here are a few pictures.
It was very dirty when I got it. It had not been played for several years. Now I think it is a pretty good instrument to get started learning with. |
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Dave Grafe
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Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 29 Nov 2012 7:49 pm
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| That's one of the nicer models, and you can get a lot of great music out of her for sure! |
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Dearl Roughton
From:
Chocowinity, N.C. US
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 6:38 am Nice
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| Tom great job. It looks great. |
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Larry Ray Miller
From:
Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 7:34 am Maverick sound
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I have told this on here before. Forgive me if it gets boring. I thought it was worth repeating
I attended one of Jeff Newman's seminars sometime in the 80"s. A eldrely gentleman in the front row in front of Jeff raised his hand. He said "you have a nice expensive guitar, and all I have is this Sho-Bud Maverich. I can't expect to sound good like you". Jeff jumped up, unpluged his guitar, an set the Maverich on the little stage. He pluged it in, and tuned it a little. He started playing and it sounded beautiful. The gentltman jumped up with a tape recorder, and shouted into it " Listen Martha that is Jeff Newman playing my guitar".
These guitars are limited with the knee levers that can be installed, but they can sound great in the right hands.
Good luck
Larry
PS There was a little girl in that class. I saw her several years later playing in Bill Anderson's all girl band. I think her name is Donna Hammit.
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