The pedal Bill is showing is one he built for me. He is an artist at restoring these old Speed Kings to -better than new- condition. My buddy MickM bought a reworked Speed King from Bill awhile back and he raves about the pedal. I had always wanted one that Bill had worked on, but kept putting it off because I already had one. Mick's recommendation made it an imperative and I took the plunge. It was a mistake to wait.

You can see the results in the photos. Bill put that 60's pedal together for me just the way I wanted it. A real 'custom' Speed king. Worth more, I think, than he asks for them. But I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth, I got mine!

Highly recommended seller/craftsman. Good communication, smooth as silk transactions, and top quality workmanship at a fair price. Doesn't get any better than that.

John

Blush*****

Thanks John -- I sure hope you fell the same after it shows up!

BTW - if you don't like it, or something doesn't feel right...let me know ASAP, and I'll make it right. Really.

Now....on with the show!

G'day mate! :),

Is YOUR speedkings faster&quicker then new?, &could you ship one to 3922 AUS? PLEASE? ! :)

Ta mate

Ado.

I don't know if it's faster or quicker than new...I've never played a new one!

So ... I have no idea. I'm a vintage kind of guy. They feel great for the stuff I do, but I don't play fast or hard. Heel down...that sort of thing...

I'll bet there are a bunch of pedals on the market that would for sure be faster, aren't there?

I have a Yamaha Flying Dragon direct drive that plays faster and harder (I think). Sell it to ya' cheap (compared with new)

I really can't answer your question, but if you'd seriously like to follow up, please send a PM.

Be glad to talk with you about it!

P Shuffle knows what Bill's pedals are like, they're just like the 2, yea, 2 I got from him. The 1st one I bought from a different VDF member was listed as "rebuilt", wasn't. I sent it to Bill and got back a bionic SpeedKing!

I'm one of those guys that once I find something I like and use and it has the possibility of wearing out or something, I get a spare; be prepared you know!

I called or emailed Bill and got another using one of his as a core. I have that one stashed away for "just in case"!

Not a bad idea, Mick! I'll send Bill my old one for a refurb and stash it away for a working spare! Cool1

John

Hi,

Glad to see you back in gear Bill. I was wondering recently what had become of you.

I have a Speed King that Bill rebuilt. A very fine pedal that I use frequently.

I have a couple of other Speed Kings and don't notice a difference in speed. The originals have a bit more slop which I also kind of like, probably from years of playing them into the dirt.

Nice work, Bill

Bill,

My pedal and the cymbals arrived today! I LOVE the pedal! Fast and quiet as a church mouse. My old pedal will go out shortly so you can work your magic on that one too.

Thanks for a great deal, and for a really sweet Speed King!

John

Hey man, that is great to hear! Yep, send the other along, we'll paint it purple metallic!

Thanks for the ++ post, too!