u/Davie069

I'm pretty knew to guitar work. I was gifted a completely disfunctional Yamaha Pacifica. I tried fixing it, but couldn't get the pots or pick up switch to work correctly, so I decided to replace them. After too many hours of soldering and resoldering all the wires, new wires, old wires, everything, it isn't working. I can get the neck pick up to work, but it's very fuzzy. The bridge and middle pick ups aren't functional at all. I know the other two pick ups work (or worked yesterday), but I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong. I switch from the neck, and they get super loud and touching anything makes it louder. It's grounded in the back, all of the pick ups are grounded to the volume pot as well. I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong. Does anyone have any ideas? I've already tried replacing the wires, regrounding them, and resoldering them to the lugs on the pick up switch, but nothing has worked thus far.

I found a Shogun Maverick for $1200 (cheapest I could find within my budget), but I don't know enough about pedal steels to know if this is worth it. It seems like even just a year or 2 ago they were all so much cheaper, and that everything on the market now is insanely priced.

Here's the listing. I don't want to buy it if I'm being absolutely ripped off, but I do really want a decent pedal steel to get started on.

This Vintage Sho-Bud Maverick S10 10-String Pedal Steel Guitar is in very good condition and as far as I can tell, was made between 1979 and 1980 . The 3 pedals and lever all function just as they should and this steel plays and sounds great! Great for learning on or even for someone with more experience. There is a minor crack in the vinyl covering near the upper side of the tuner pan, totally cosmetic. That can be seen in the pictures. Complete with the original Hardshell Case that is also good condition. Sho-Bud Maverick S10!

Is this within the realm of reasonable, or is this guy trying to rip me off?