So I sold my Stage One last winter because I found myself enjoying non pedal more and I wanted to finance a double neck Carvin.
But I must admit i missed it.
I was at a motorcycle rally in Kansas this past weekend and an older friend there I jammed with last year and this year brought a Maverick he bought in 1971 or so and he gave it to me on Saturday night as this past weekend was the first time it had been out of its case since 1980.
It needs a little tuning up and I saw through some searches it’s not too much money or trouble to add the one knee lever to it, which will be more than enough for me for the time being. Or so it seems.
Is it that much trouble to add the one knee lever? Haha. I’m somewhat mechanically inclined.
Oh and here’s a picture.
making my neck hurt...so I rotated it. I don't know too much about Mav mechanics, but it shouldn't be too difficult. I'm sure some knowledgeable party will be along shortly to advise you.
This guitar is one of the better Mavericks with the raised neck and finished maple body. Enjoy.
Well I had originally planned on tackling it myself but Google didn’t help much and this thread didn’t drum up much response.
However, I had a friend heading to Nashville that was getting work done on his guitar and he took mine. His regular place wasn’t available but he was put in touch with Mike Cass and took both of our guitars there.
Mike basically rebuilt my whole guitar and added three knee levers.
I’ll let this photo Mike sent me do most of the talking here. He’s shipping it out to me on Monday.
The E lower and raise on both 4&8 is absolutely do-able, but it's a lot more involved than setting it up the way you have it now. For an inexpensive starter guitar like a Maverick what you have is really the best approach - keep it simple. Have fun!
Ian Worley wrote:The E lower and raise on both 4&8 is absolutely do-able, but it's a lot more involved than setting it up the way you have it now. For an inexpensive starter guitar like a Maverick what you have is really the best approach - keep it simple. Have fun!
Reason I painted the neck black is because there were two huge cap screws holding the changer down and they made huge holes in the back of the neck in the wraparound area. The reason those screws were there was that the neck was cracked where the changer mounts and those screws were an easy fix for someone I guess. I filled them up with dowel which still looked rather unsightly so I decided to just sand the finish off and paint it a semi gloss black. As for the white fretboard I thought it would look nice on the black neck and the old one was pretty well beat up. The reason I did all the work to the guitar was one that the changer mount was cracked and needed repair, plus the ball end connectors which hold the pedal bellcrank I guess you could call it on pedal t2 snapped off as I was adjusting it. I figured if one went the other two would probably go eventually so I proposed installing a real undercarriage with Pro 2 parts and adding pedal stops, and Will asked to have two more knee levers added at that point. That's the whole story and I'm sticking to it. MC
Mike Cass wrote:Reason I painted the neck black is because there were two huge cap screws holding the changer down and they made huge holes in the back of the neck in the wraparound area. The reason those screws were there was that the neck was cracked where the changer mounts and those screws were an easy fix for someone I guess. I filled them up with dowel which still looked rather unsightly so I decided to just sand the finish off and paint it a semi gloss black. As for the white fretboard I thought it would look nice on the black neck and the old one was pretty well beat up. The reason I did all the work to the guitar was one that the changer mount was cracked and needed repair, plus the ball end connectors which hold the pedal bellcrank I guess you could call it on pedal t2 snapped off as I was adjusting it. I figured if one went the other two would probably go eventually so I proposed installing a real undercarriage with Pro 2 parts and adding pedal stops, and Will asked to have two more knee levers added at that point. That's the whole story and I'm sticking to it. MC
Thank again, Mike. I’m absolutely loving this guitar and you did an amazing job both with the work and with explaining it all to me as we went along.
You're quite welcome my friend.
I should say that Harry Jacksons advice on repairing the changer mount area and securing the new comb to the neck and body was invaluable. Gotta love Harry!
Enjoy.
MC
Thanks Bob. And one could play it about anywhere with anyone. The copedent is pretty close to Lloyd and that of Jimmy Day, as neither one lowered a string that was raised due to hystersis, ie., strings 4 and 8. While a pull release system surely could be installed to facilitate the lowering function, the main reason I didn't propose it to Will was that the leverage of the changer, size of the cutout in the body and a few other factors didn't seem to bode well for success. The current cooedent was good enough for Jimmy and Lloyd, not a bad place to start. More than most of us had...
