Shobud Maverick rebuild

[Tor Arve Baroy]

I usually play a GFI Expo, but I wanted a extra guitar for rehersals etc. I got hold of a shobud maverick that will fit my needs.
But, I`m gonna customize it a bit.
Here are some pics of the process:









Still not finished, but its getting there

[Bent Romnes]

Looking good so far, Tor Arve. Are you keeping the original changer or do you have plans for something new?

[Tor Arve Baroy]

I`m keeping the changer. Gonna set it up like this:
A pedal-raise B`s to C#
B pedal-raise G#`s to A
LKL-raise E`s to F
RKL-raise F#`s to G#
RKR-lower D# to D
I`ll have what I need with this setup.

[Bent Romnes]

Sounds great! Post a lot of progress pics.

[Bill Ford]

Why would you want to cover wood like that with shelfpaper??????..Looking good...Bill

Edited to say...If you have the resources, beadblast the endplates if they don't polish out to suit you.

[Tor Arve Baroy]

I`m having them beadblasted as we speak
Hoping to get them back today.....

Now what I need to get hold of is two extra knee levers...think I have one lying around somwhere...

[Joseph Meditz]

Your clear coat finish is very well done. Very uniform. How are you doing it, and what are you using.

[Tor Arve Baroy]

Just got the endplates back from beadblasting



Looks much better than the black ones to my eyes

[Tor Arve Baroy]

Got the parts, hoping to assemble this weekend






A white fretboard from mr. bradshaw, and a Jerry wallace pickup(also from mr. Bradshaw)

[David Zornes]

Now that's a good looking Maverick. But if they had come that way from the factory, It would have costed us newbies (back in the seventies) around $6-800.00.

[Tor Arve Baroy]

Now my maverick rebuild is finished
I set it up with a limited, but very useful setup.
2 pedals and 1 knee lever, I will later add one or two more knees.



I mounted a Truetone on it since the original pup was gone....




I gave it a sunburst finish and a white fretboard




Its now a great guitar number two
I intend to use for gigs where I have to travel light, for short gigs with just one or two songs it is really small and quick to set up.

Here are a few more pics of the process:





Here is how I recived it:

[chris ivey]

looks nice! and looks like you got a good pickup, too.

[Chris Boyd]

Did you change the undercarriage from cable to rods?

[Tor Arve Baroy]

No, but I am conemplating doing that....
Just need some more time on my hands, I got a son 4 weeks ago, so I think its bets to postpone any workshop activity for a while

[Chris Boyd]

Congratulations!!!

[Tor Arve Baroy]

thanks

[Pastor Bruce Kiser]

great work! like the color(check mine out a little further down under "mahogany'. also love the simplicity of the peds & levers- you can get a lot of music that way.good job!
pastor bruce

[Jordan Bissonnette]

I was curious if you saw a tone difference with the plastic wrap removed ? but I guess you also changed pickups right so you probably can't ever answer that question. Anyways I send you a private msg too. I'm thinking of doing this with my Maverick and just leaving it the natural wood color with a clear coat over it. I'm getting my pickup re-wound by Jerry wallace too.