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Topic: Edwards Light Beam Volume Pedal |
Wayne Tumey
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Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2011 7:31 am |
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Did do some research and found somethings on the forum. A bit familiar with this pedal, never used one but can any one give me what it's worth etc. Any interest in the pedal? I have not plugged it up so?
Thanks
Wayne
it is for sale, just don't no what it's worth?
(sorry for the quality of the pics)
Quote from 1 article:
"For Pete Townsend fans, he used it with his Gretsch Chet Atkins guitar and Fender Bandmaster combo for most of his studio recordings. These are rare and not seen too often".
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John Scanlon
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Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Wayne Tumey
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2011 9:36 am
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Thanks John,
I moved it to that section, do you know what these sell for? any info ?
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John Scanlon
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Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2011 10:11 am
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I really don't - I just use a pot-and-string Goodrich which is fine for my part-time steeling needs. However, there's an old light-beam Goodrich on eBay right now for about 30 bucks. It's not fully working, though, as the seller freely admits.
I'm not sure that light-beam pedals are widely available or even used anymore - I don't know if this makes them more or less desirable or how it affects the price. I may be wrong, though -- you just don't hear much about them outside of this forum.
You may be interested to see this, though: http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/guitar/edwardspedal.html
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John Scanlon
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Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Wayne Tumey
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Texas, USA
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 8 Jul 2011 2:40 pm
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Somebody on Denver Craigslist Musical instruments wants one BAD.I told him to look here.A couple days later he reposted on CL so I don't know if he looked or not.If you want to move it,check Denver CL for the ad.I would bet that he's a motivated buyer.
I counseled patience,as Don died long ago and he'd stopped making Edwards pedals quite awhile before that.His widow wouldn't share the blueprints so there haven't even been copies made AFAIK.I used them for years,still do once in awhile. |
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Bill Bassett
From:
Papamoa New Zealand
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Posted 9 Jul 2011 7:29 am For What It's Worth
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My experience with the Edwards Light Pedal was not so good. I got one in about 1973 in hopes that it would forever solve the scratchy pot problem. Instead I got burned out bulbs, 60 cycle hum and finally a blown transformer. I sent it back and it was supposedly fixed but it hummed worse than ever. I sold it to a local Seattle guy who assured me it could be fixed. I never heard back from him so I guess he either got it working or scrapped it.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jul 2011 12:41 pm
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they had some mystique at one time...i had one once.
wouln't give $4.75 for it now. there are better pedals out there at reasonable prices. |
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Tom Jordan
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Wichita, KS
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Posted 10 Jul 2011 5:53 pm
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I had one briefly...got rid of it because I kept getting shocked by my mike when I would use it...
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 11 Jul 2011 8:16 am
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| Yup.Those two-prong AC plugs on an Edwards,and everything else running on household current back in the day,could give you a nasty shock.I can't specifically blame the Edwards I was using at the time(on six-string) for getting shocked unconscious for a few seconds,but I don't use one of those anymore if I'm anywhere near a mic. |
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Gary Walker
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Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 25 Jul 2011 10:49 am
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| I bought one of these in the 70s but it sits in my inventory, as I have evolved into many others. It had a big punch. |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2020 7:59 am
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What light bulb is the correct replacement in these?
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Scott Denniston
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Hahns Peak, Colorado, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2020 8:56 am
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| It's been a lot of years but I had one that came with a Sho-Bud. As I recall it used a large bulb like in a tail light about the size of an 1157 and I think it attached that way too. That two prong a/c cord right into the wall scared the crap outta me. Luckily I didn't care for the tone. It seemed way overly trebley next to my Goodrich. Completely different animal than the infrared Hilton I've been thrilled with for years. I sold it cheap to someone who really wanted it. Hope he lived. |
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Larry Jamieson
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Walton, NY USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2020 2:19 pm
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| I had a Goodrich light beam pedal which I bought new from Ollie when I got tired of replacing pots. It worked good and was quiet. I carried an extra bulb around but never needed it. Then, it quit working and I called Ollie about getting it repaired. He told me they had quit building that pedal and were not making repairs. Didn't say anything about safety... I bought an H10K and used that of quite a while. Now I have a Hilton. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2020 9:27 am
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Larry,
I had a similar experience.
I thought there was something wrong with my Goodrich light beam pedal and sent it back to Goodrich.
They wouldn't return it to me because of the liability problems they were experiencing. People were getting shocked like mentioned above.
They kept the pedal and gave me credit on a new pot pedal. 
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2020 10:06 am
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Interesting... I didn't get offered any credit. I can't remember getting any shocks but I never sang while playing steel so I didn't kiss any microphones.
I remember back in my rock and roll days before 3 wire plugs getting a few mike shocks and having to reverse the ground switch on the back of the amp. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2020 10:10 am
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Larry,
I don't think it was necessary to have a mike.
I understand that if you used the pedal on a wet stage you could get a shock. 
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