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Hi, Larry --
That's entirely reasonable. We can wait 'til you're back home to finalize anything. I just got one more reply, so I'd like to see what else is available.
I saw a foto of a seven- ...

Larry --
Thanks for the reply. Your Sho Bro looks to be in fine shape. How do rate its sound? Do you know any of its history, including any work done on it?
I got mine from a picker and bu ...

Looking for another Sho Bro 7-string, in good shape. I'm interested in a 7710, or any other squareneck model you might have. Thanks --

Thanks, you guys. I appreciate it.
-- J, Mack

I'm playing a '74 ShoBro 7-string: G, B, D, E, G, B. D. Sounds best with a set of light 80/20 strings, .12-.53. I'm using the .16 for the high unwound D, adding an unwound .18 for the B, and a wound ...

I'm finding it hard to learn two-fret reverse slants using a heavy bullet bar. The bar rolls slightly off the high string, apparently because it's approaching parallel with the string -- or, I'm just ...

Don -- hadn't even occurred to me -- old guy. Thanks.

Hi folks -- Just scored a SuperSlide 8, and want some lessons -- badly. You guys have helped a lot, but I need to steal some licks in person. Santa Cruz, CA, isn't a hillbilly hotbed -- anybody know o ...

Hey, folks -- MSA says strings may be added to its 6 or 10 SuperSlides; has anyone tried this? If so, what does it involve -- especially re nut, neck and tailpiece -- and what's the cost? (Specificall ...

Jana -- I found just one other 7710 for sale over several years, and the fretboard was thrashed -- they just aren't available, or sought out, I guess. It's not what folks want to hear.
I'm using ...

Jana -- Here's what I think: ShoBros don't use a sound well -- at least those I've seen -- so they don't focus the sound through the cone. It reflects off and around the entire, big wood body. And the ...

Thanks, you guys. This is the info I was looking for -- and I'd love to hear anything else anyone has to say. It's not a widely known ax, so anyone who's used one, pitch in.
I like the sound of b ...

Brad --
Thanks for the reply, Yup; seven strings, G6, tuned to pitch (440). I'm playing hillbilly music -- bluegrass, country, traditional, mostly acoustic -- whatever plays well early-countr ...

Anybody know anything about installing pickups in a ShoBro 7710? What setup do you like, and why? It'd be great to hear from anyone who knows this model -- I'm also wondering about possible structural ...

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Topic: WTB --Sho Bro 7-string squareneck
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1149	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 16 Aug 2019 3:21 pm Subject: WTB --Sho Bro 7-string squareneck
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1149	Hi, Larry -- That's entirely reasonable. We can wait 'til you're back home to finalize anything. I just got one more reply, so I'd like to see what else is available. I saw a foto of a seven- ...
Topic: WTB --Sho Bro 7-string squareneck
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1149	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 16 Aug 2019 9:57 am Subject: Sho Bro
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1149	Larry -- Thanks for the reply. Your Sho Bro looks to be in fine shape. How do rate its sound? Do you know any of its history, including any work done on it? I got mine from a picker and bu ...
Topic: WTB --Sho Bro 7-string squareneck
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1149	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 11 Aug 2019 11:02 am Subject: WTB --Sho Bro 7-string squareneck
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1149	Looking for another Sho Bro 7-string, in good shape. I'm interested in a 7710, or any other squareneck model you might have. Thanks --
Topic: Anybody have a good acoustic-string source?
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 883	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Apr 2019 3:37 pm Subject: Anybody have a good acoustic-string source?
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 883	Thanks, you guys. I appreciate it. -- J, Mack
Topic: Anybody have a good acoustic-string source?
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 883	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Apr 2019 8:35 am Subject: Anybody have a good acoustic-string source?
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 883	I'm playing a '74 ShoBro 7-string: G, B, D, E, G, B. D. Sounds best with a set of light 80/20 strings, .12-.53. I'm using the .16 for the high unwound D, adding an unwound .18 for the B, and a wound ...
Topic: Bar that is good for reverse slants?
John McNicholas Replies: 35 Views: 11031	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Apr 2018 6:16 pm Subject: Bar that is good for reverse slants?
John McNicholas Replies: 35 Views: 11031	I'm finding it hard to learn two-fret reverse slants using a heavy bullet bar. The bar rolls slightly off the high string, apparently because it's approaching parallel with the string -- or, I'm just ...
Topic: new guy, new SuperSlide, lessons
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1645	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Feb 2016 8:45 am Subject: new guy, new SuperSlide, lessons
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1645	Don -- hadn't even occurred to me -- old guy. Thanks.
Topic: new guy, new SuperSlide, lessons
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1645	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Feb 2016 6:29 am Subject: new guy, new SuperSlide, lessons
John McNicholas Replies: 4 Views: 1645	Hi folks -- Just scored a SuperSlide 8, and want some lessons -- badly. You guys have helped a lot, but I need to steal some licks in person. Santa Cruz, CA, isn't a hillbilly hotbed -- anybody know o ...
Topic: MSA SuperSlide, adding strings
John McNicholas Replies: 0 Views: 761	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Dec 2015 5:49 pm Subject: MSA SuperSlide, adding strings
John McNicholas Replies: 0 Views: 761	Hey, folks -- MSA says strings may be added to its 6 or 10 SuperSlides; has anyone tried this? If so, what does it involve -- especially re nut, neck and tailpiece -- and what's the cost? (Specificall ...
Topic: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jul 2015 3:45 pm Subject: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Jana -- I found just one other 7710 for sale over several years, and the fretboard was thrashed -- they just aren't available, or sought out, I guess. It's not what folks want to hear. I'm using ...
Topic: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jul 2015 6:24 pm Subject: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Jana -- Here's what I think: ShoBros don't use a sound well -- at least those I've seen -- so they don't focus the sound through the cone. It reflects off and around the entire, big wood body. And the ...
Topic: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jul 2015 8:51 am Subject: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Thanks, you guys. This is the info I was looking for -- and I'd love to hear anything else anyone has to say. It's not a widely known ax, so anyone who's used one, pitch in. I like the sound of b ...
Topic: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jul 2015 9:44 am Subject: Shobro oickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Brad -- Thanks for the reply, Yup; seven strings, G6, tuned to pitch (440). I'm playing hillbilly music -- bluegrass, country, traditional, mostly acoustic -- whatever plays well early-countr ...
Topic: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Jul 2015 4:57 pm Subject: ShoBro pickups, tunings
John McNicholas Replies: 14 Views: 4079	Anybody know anything about installing pickups in a ShoBro 7710? What setup do you like, and why? It'd be great to hear from anyone who knows this model -- I'm also wondering about possible structural ...