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Topic: Can you add a knee lever? |
RB Jones
From: Burlingame, California, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2003 1:51 pm
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I bought my son a Sho-Bud Maverick as a birthday present. He's a great guitarist and has developed a interest in pedal steel so I figured I'd get him a basic model so he could try it out. It's probably a 50s model. It has three pedals.
One thing I noticed is that it doesn't have a knee lever. I've seen other Mavericks with a knee lever. I'm not a peddler so I don't know if he even needs a knee lever at this stage of the game but he seems to think that it's important.
Is this something that can be added on to this guitar? I don't have it with me, but I would think that the bridge would have to have the connections to make a knee lever work.
If anybody knows if this can be done, where would be a good place to start in trying to find the parts to do it?
Thanks in advance. There is an enormous amount of knowledge concentrated on this forum.
RB |
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Bruce W Heffner
From: Payson, Arizona
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Posted 3 Feb 2003 3:25 pm
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At this stage of the game he should get Jeff Newman'S AB pedal course and forget the knee levers until he masters the pedals. It would possible to add a knee lever to the Maverick; however, it would more than likely be a waste of money that could be applied to his next professional guitar when he masters what he already has.
Good luck
Bruce w
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Bobby Bowman
From: Cypress, Texas, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Feb 2003 3:45 pm
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Very good and stable advice, Bruce.
BB
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Bob Simmons
From: Trafford, Alabama, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2003 8:21 pm
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Yes, I can add knee levers to Mavs, Call me, Bob (Simmons Steel Guitars) 205-647-2331 |
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