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Ron !

 

Post  Posted 26 Feb 2005 8:07 am    
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Just spotted this one on fleabay....is this a bigsby or not?
Maybe the seller does not know what he has for sale. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=7302832506&rd=1

Ron

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[This message was edited by Ronald Steenwijk on 26 February 2005 at 08:08 AM.]

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Bud Harger


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Belton, Texas by way of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Post  Posted 26 Feb 2005 8:19 am    
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It appears to be a Bigsby Volume / Tone pedal. Why it plugs in to the wall is a mystery to me. The In / Out guitar plugs are on the right side...barely visible, but they're there. This is a very restorable pedal.

bUd
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Chris Lucker

 

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Post  Posted 26 Feb 2005 8:39 am    
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Is that na Edwards Light Beam with side-to-side tone?
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Steve Merritt

 

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Alameda, California, USA
Post  Posted 28 Feb 2005 1:33 pm    
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I beleive that Duane Marrs did a prototype pedal similar to that when he worked at Sho-Bud. I e-mailed the seller and he says when you plug it in there is a small red light on the side that lights up. I have no idea why...neither did he.
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Ron !

 

Post  Posted 28 Feb 2005 1:41 pm    
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I asked the guy that is selling this pedal and he said it's not a bigsby.

Ron

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Russ Wever

 

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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2005 11:11 pm    
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Bigsby Pedals had the brand name cast into the front of the upper half.
Also the bottom length of the upper half wasn't straight, but had a curve to it.
~Russ
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Bob Carlucci

 

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Candor, New York, USA
Post  Posted 1 Mar 2005 4:48 am    
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I have a feeling its a 70's Fender Volume/Wha...thats what it looks like to me... bob
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 1 Mar 2005 7:22 am    
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I don't think it is a Fender. The Fender pedal wasn't aluminum like this one. It was chrome and shiny.
Erv
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Donny Hinson

 

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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 1 Mar 2005 2:38 pm    
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Russ is right, with no "Biqsby" logo, it's probably not a Bigsby. Looks like an early Edwards light-beam pedal, to me. That would also explain why it needs the 110v plug.

[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 01 March 2005 at 02:38 PM.]

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db

 

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Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
Post  Posted 2 Mar 2005 7:58 pm    
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YES, EDWARDS!
I WANT IT!

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db

 

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Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
Post  Posted 2 Mar 2005 8:05 pm    
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Edwards used a copy of the original Bigsby castings to make all of their pedals . . .
I don't understand why there was never a lawsuit here!
If you inspect their assemblies you can actually see the Bigsby casting "signatures"!


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Dan Balde
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db

 

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Post  Posted 2 Mar 2005 8:11 pm    
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This assembly converts easily to an LED - low voltage set-up with minimal expense.

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Dan Balde
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