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Pete McAvity

 

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Post  Posted 20 Aug 2017 6:16 pm    
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Heya, forum. A local musician here ended up w/ a powered light beam type pedal w/ a "Speedy West Custom Guitars" emblem which I'm considering buying. It has the same badge that appeared on some Marlens. Anyone ever see/own one of these? I'm curious as to whether these came w/ the Speedy branded Marlens or if someone just threw one of those badges on a different maker's vp. Any info or thoughts greatly appreciated. Thanks!


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Edward Rhea

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2017 5:46 am    
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What a neat pedal...I've seen a Marlen sales brochure that a formite had posted in a previous thread, and they did offer the Edwards Light Beam pedal, but don't recall it having the Speedy West logo? I suppose anything is possible?
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Pete McAvity

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2017 5:58 am    
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Thanks Edward! That makes sense. Edwards light beam pedals came up in a search under "For Sale: Amps & Accessories" that looked like the same housing, but with a single tread strip rather than divided like this one. Thanks for the heads up- if I get it I'll contact you about the strip!
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Keith Hilton

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2017 1:30 pm    
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That is one strange pedal. I have never seen one like it. I think the Edwards pedal did not have the divided rubber top. This is the only pedal I have ever seen like this one. By the way, Speedy West was from the same town as I am from. When I was a kid the old woman who was my lap steel teacher once taught Speedy.
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Edward Rhea

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2017 2:52 pm    
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It's not my thread, but thanks for the info Keith! The top of the pedal looks like the Marlen pedal I have...mine is a passive pot pedal. Looks like this one...

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Keith Hilton

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2017 5:47 pm    
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If I remember correctly Speedy played a Marlin Steel before his death. If I were guessing, and this is a guess, I would guess that Marlin Guitar Company used the same technology as the Edwards pedal. The Edwards pedal was made in Denver, Colorado. The Edwards pedal used a light dependent resistor. It was cutting edge technology back in that time period.
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