Bigsby or Not?

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 26 Feb 2005 8:07 am

Just spotted this one on fleabay....is this a bigsby or not?
Maybe the seller does not know what he has for sale. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=7302832506&rd=1

Ron

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[This message was edited by Ronald ! on 26 February 2005 at 08:08 AM.]

Bud Harger · Post by **Bud Harger** » 26 Feb 2005 8:19 am

It appears to be a Bigsby Volume / Tone pedal. Why it plugs in to the wall is a mystery to me. The In / Out guitar plugs are on the right side...barely visible, but they're there. This is a very restorable pedal.

bUd

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 26 Feb 2005 8:39 am

Is that na Edwards Light Beam with side-to-side tone?

Steve Merritt · Post by **Steve Merritt** » 28 Feb 2005 1:33 pm

I beleive that Duane Marrs did a prototype pedal similar to that when he worked at Sho-Bud. I e-mailed the seller and he says when you plug it in there is a small red light on the side that lights up. I have no idea why...neither did he.

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 28 Feb 2005 1:41 pm

I asked the guy that is selling this pedal and he said it's not a bigsby.

Ron

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Russ Wever · Post by **Russ Wever** » 28 Feb 2005 11:11 pm

Bigsby Pedals had the brand name cast into the front of the upper half.
Also the bottom length of the upper half wasn't straight, but had a curve to it.
~Russ

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 1 Mar 2005 4:48 am

I have a feeling its a 70's Fender Volume/Wha...thats what it looks like to me... bob

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 1 Mar 2005 7:22 am

I don't think it is a Fender. The Fender pedal wasn't aluminum like this one. It was chrome and shiny.
Erv

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 1 Mar 2005 2:38 pm

Russ is right, with no "Biqsby" logo, it's probably not a Bigsby. Looks like an early Edwards light-beam pedal, to me. That would also explain why it needs the 110v plug.[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 01 March 2005 at 02:38 PM.]

db · Post by db » 2 Mar 2005 7:58 pm

YES, EDWARDS!
I WANT IT!

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Dan Balde
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db · Post by db » 2 Mar 2005 8:05 pm

Edwards used a copy of the original Bigsby castings to make all of their pedals . . .
I don't understand why there was never a lawsuit here!
If you inspect their assemblies you can actually see the Bigsby casting "signatures"!

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Dan Balde
U-12/8&5, S-7/D 3&1, S-6/E,A & G3

db · Post by db » 2 Mar 2005 8:11 pm

This assembly converts easily to an LED - low voltage set-up with minimal expense.

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Dan Balde
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