First, let me define the Sho-Bud Mavericks. There are 3 major versions of the Maverick:
Mk1 - Sho-Bud 6138 - 1969ish to 1979ish ???
This was the original version of the Maverick. All Mk1s came with 3 pedals. Some also had a single knee lever. Legs were non-adjustable. I owned one of these back in 1974ish and last May I bought another one, mostly for old time's sake.
Most of these were shipped in natural maple. There are two 6138s in the FOR SALE section right now: Andy Gibson has black 3+1 and Rick Grieco has a red 3+1 one, both look nice. I am just one Lotto ticket away from buying both of them
.Mk2 - Sho-Bud 6152 - 1982ish to ???
The Mk2 is easy to spot. It is covered in an ugly brown vinyl and it has a Fender Stringmaster-ish style recessed tuner pan & keys.
Much the same specs as the 6138. I have only seen photos of them. I am not sure if any came with a knee lever or not.
Mk3 Jackson Maverick HD
Jackson Steel Guitar Co. USA guitar is currently making a much, much, much improved Maverick, designated as a Maverick HD.
https://www.jacksonsteelguitar.com/prod ... el-guitar/
You can get it in a 10 string 3x4 version OR a 6 string version with 2x2 or 2x3 setups.
Contact Jackson for more info. Bring your check book
. This Maverick is on my Lotto list as well!OK. My Maverick is a Mk1 6138 version that I needed to replace the tuners.
It had 3 bent tuners. I tried to straighten one and of course it broke. Not Grover's fault. I contacted Grover for replacements and the bad news is that they no longer make that exact tuner. I asked Grover to send me some samples so I could see if any would fit.
Grover sent me 5 samples to try. The good news is that they have a current production tuner that with slight modifications it will fit.
Grover Sta-Tite V97C (chrome) is the one I used.
https://grotro.com/product/sta-tite-97-series/
Since it is only sold in packs of 6, 3+3 I had to buy 2 packs and thus I have two spares.
IMPORTANT!: The stock screws are TOO small to fit in the holes Sho-Bud drilled for the tuners. USE THE ORIGINAL SCREWS to attach the new V97C tuners!
Tuners #1 & #10 fit with no mods. The others need to have the end that points toward the bridge filed down a bit so that they lie flat against the headstock.
There is one big issue with the V97 tuners. #5 & #6 touch and do not lie flush. The tuner shafts are too long. I tried swapping in the shafts & gears from the original tuners into the V97 tuners but nothing fit. You have three options:
1. Use the two best original tuners that you have, polish/clean them to match the new V97 tuners.
2. Grind down the ends of two new tuners so that they do not touch.
3. Have a machine shop make two new shortened shafts. The local quotes were in the $300-$400 range to make them as one-offs.
I chose option two. Took all of 10 minutes with my bench grinder to make them fit.
I gave the old tuners to my tech who will use them to keep old Mk1 Mavericks running.