Hot-Rodded Mavericks

Michael Hutchison · Post by **Michael Hutchison** » 14 Nov 2012 11:51 am

There are a couple of threads on here where guys have taken a maverick and upgraded the changer & undercarriage. I recently saw a maverick sell on ebay that had apparently had an all-pull changer installed, but I didn't recognize it from any of the threads on here. That got me wondering just how many of these hot-rodded mavericks there are out there.

I bought a Maverick (raised neck, gumby keyhead) the other day for a pretty good price and I'm thinking about doing just this, so I'd love to see what others have done.

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 14 Nov 2012 12:26 pm

Put your money into a higher grade shobud, and you will have something worth your time and money when you are done.

Give a monkey a hair-do and guess what---- you still have a monkey.

Michael Hutchison · Post by **Michael Hutchison** » 14 Nov 2012 12:40 pm

Hi James,

You are of course right.

But, I enjoy tinkering, and since I do all the work myself, mostly with found and/or cheap materials, the price is close to zero, and the time is spent doing something I enjoy.

That's what I tell myself anyway.

Geoff Marshall · Post by **Geoff Marshall** » 14 Nov 2012 12:47 pm

If it were mine I wouldn't even think of an all pull system - I would just upgrade by adding a balanced pull release assembly so i got raise and lower on the e's - eezy peezy - a diagram of it in the Winnie Winston book.

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 14 Nov 2012 2:27 pm

Michael, I here ya. Get with me later, I will be making knee lever kits that should work fine on you Mav--you can have 4 knees then and even a vertical if you feel froggy.

BTW, the blonde raised neck were my faves of the Mavericks. I just wish they had a better endplate.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 14 Nov 2012 2:52 pm

When I visited Coop a few years ago, he had a Mav on his bench. It had a new changer on it. Something he was working on.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 15 Nov 2012 9:53 am

Coop's Mav

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=167475

Geoff Marshall · Post by **Geoff Marshall** » 15 Nov 2012 11:43 am

Thank you Crow Bear Thatz a real beauty.

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 15 Nov 2012 12:16 pm

Crowbear, can you put up a couple shots of the other end of the undercarriage?

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 15 Nov 2012 1:14 pm

James, the only pics i know of, are in the link i gave above

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=167475

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 15 Nov 2012 2:29 pm

Thanx Crowbear, I'll check it out.