Maverick Jam?

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 28 May 2003 4:31 pm

I have an idea for the steel shows. Line 4 Mavericks up side by side on the stage and have a jam with them. No special trick pedals, just standard set-ups. The only difference being Emmons or Day set-up for the floor pedals. Then get the best players to play them. I think everyone would be amazed at what they would hear. Now that would be entertainment! It might not help the guitar company's business in selling extra knee pedals. What do you think?

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 28 May 2003 5:03 pm

Randy,
I have a Maverick someone can use for this jam, it sounds better than most of the current Pro models.

Bob

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 28 May 2003 5:52 pm

Bob, we're half way there. I know where another one is.

Rick McDuffie · Post by **Rick McDuffie** » 28 May 2003 6:02 pm

I think that's a GREAT idea. I've about decided that more than 2 kl's are just for bragging rights anyway. It's amazing what a good player can do with 3 & 1!

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Rick McDuffie
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Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 28 May 2003 6:39 pm

And another...........or two

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 28 May 2003 7:35 pm

Randy, you KNOW I'm in on this one. I've heard some great stuff come out of Mavericks in the last few weeks. You played some of it, so has Smiley and Lloyd, and on course I've shot several learning videos on an early raised neck model. Yes Bob Knight, I know what you are saying about tone. These early ones do sound a lot better than most pro model guitars built today. I did a Diana Williams master recording on one a few years ago because it sounded so good.

OK Randy, let's get it on. I have the place and the video equipment and the guitars.! I love it!

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 29 May 2003 2:13 pm

Bobbe, this would be kinda our "IROC" series. You know , where all the cars are prepared the same. No special tricks or gimmics. Not that this is a race, but to show just what can be done with a basic student set-up. I must say though, I think Lloyd would have an advantage because his set-up isn't much more than that anyway. And I've never heard him run out of ideas! There's a moral to this story somewhere. And yes, those guitars sound great!

Bob I. Williams · Post by **Bob I. Williams** » 29 May 2003 3:02 pm

I've got an old cable Maverick stored in the case, If anyone needs it for the jam. (don't look like it's been played much)

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 29 May 2003 3:33 pm

The black ones sound best.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 29 May 2003 3:51 pm

Which Maverick sounds better?

The Push-Pull Bret?

Or, the All-PULL Bart?

Ed Naylor · Post by **Ed Naylor** » 30 May 2003 3:40 am

If I am reading messages right I come to the conclusion , A Steel doesn't have to have 14 pedals, 27 knee levers, and 6 effect units to be able to create a sound that would be acceptable to the public. Is it possible that the PLAYER is what makes it happen.????? ED Naylor Steel Guitar Works

LARRY COLE · Post by **LARRY COLE** » 30 May 2003 4:16 am

What about a Red Baron or Sidekick? Or wouldn't that brand wouldn't have the tone.

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Ed Naylor · Post by **Ed Naylor** » 30 May 2003 4:53 am

Randy-Since the Maverick does have limitations,would it be to much to ask to allow a "WHOOPPE CUSHION" or button in case the player needs to get attention??? Ed

LARRY COLE · Post by **LARRY COLE** » 30 May 2003 5:00 am

Ed, I heard that you had your own whoopie cushion built in. Hope to see you ay the Columbus show next week.

Frank Estes · Post by **Frank Estes** » 30 May 2003 6:10 am

Why not make it really interesting and just use Fender Telecasters on your laps?

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 30 May 2003 6:42 am

A cable maverick? Who made that? Sho-Bud didn't. Mavericks are "coat hangar steels".

Larry Cole? Because they don't tune up and the tones sucks. It would be like running the "IROC" with a Yugo instead of a Camero.

Ed Naylor, yes , you are correct, you DON"T need four knees a a hundred pedals to make great music. We remember Jerry Byry and Bud Isaacs don't we! (and a few others!)

Frank, Telecasters? They don't even work for -------,oh you are so silly!

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 30 May 2003 10:53 am

Well, I recently sold my Maverick to a student, But I'm sure he would lend it for this. It has an actual piece of coathanger for one of it's "pull-rods," if you can call them that. It has two knee levers, so you'd have to disable one.

Maverick pickups were a little weak and noisy. If I still had mine I'd put a True Tone single coil on it, and I bet that puppy would howl with the big dawgs.

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 30 May 2003 11:44 am

No David, no special pickups either. Sort of like "restrictor plates." I've had a few of those on my guitars and couldn't figure out how to remove them!

LARRY COLE · Post by **LARRY COLE** » 30 May 2003 11:52 am

David, just send the pickup to Truetone or Bill Rudolph and have it rewound. It will still have the stock pickup then.

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Playing For JESUS,LC. WILLIAMS U12, SHO-BUD PRO1,CARVIN TL60

Bob I. Williams · Post by **Bob I. Williams** » 30 May 2003 12:53 pm

Bobbe you are so right. I just dug the Maverick out,It does have coat hanger lookin rods. Bob

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 30 May 2003 1:42 pm

Hey Randy:

Can I bring my ZB 3+1 Student model? Sounds better than any Maverick I've ever played. And it plays pretty good, too.

Now to work on those slants...
lc

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Larry Chung
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Fred Layman · Post by **Fred Layman** » 30 May 2003 7:21 pm

My "mental" wheels are beginning to churn -- Lexington show Halloween weekend. Hold on to that one of yours Bob K., we might need it.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Fred Layman on 30 May 2003 at 08:22 PM.]</p></FONT>

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 31 May 2003 4:03 am

I remember in St. Louis one year where 4 men took bottom line guitars to show how they would sound in the hand of a pro. I know Emmons played a frying pan and I believe Randy Beavers was one of the players as well. The other 2 players slips my mind. Before it was all over Speedy West got involved. He had Emmons down on his elbows with someone holding his feet in the air. They took another player and held thier guitars in the air while the men stood up and played. It was very humorous and their was even some pie in the face at the end of the show. Only Speedy West would come up with such a great idea...Paul King

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 31 May 2003 7:37 am

Another possibility for an interesting jam....Fender 1000 (any tuning, but with "no" knee levers!)

Gene
www.genejones.com

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 31 May 2003 4:01 pm

Paul, the performance at the ISGC you are referring to, was Jeff Newman's idea. It was called "CREAM OF THE CRAP" It took place two years in a row.

Roger