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Topic: Length of time for a Marrs/ShoBud conversion |
Nick Anderson
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Posted 3 Dec 2007 8:55 pm |
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Just dropping a note to ask if anyone had an idea of how long it takes for Marrs Music to do a comversion/restoration?
I know that I would have to contact them for the current times, but just wanted to check to see if anyone has sent a 'bud to them and what the experience was.
Thanks,
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Nick Anderson
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IL
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Posted 3 Dec 2007 9:36 pm
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 3 Dec 2007 10:51 pm
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I had a Pro 1 done a few years for me by Duanne. It took about two monthst to get it back which I felt was more than reasonable. These days, Jeff Surrat pretty much takes care of things himself. A nicer and more helpful guy you can't find. I seriously don't know how much lag time would be today but no matter who you choose, you're going to have to contend with a time factor.
Finances permiting, you might consider a second steel for just such times as a back up..
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Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Wayne Wallett
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Shermans Dale, PA USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 2:06 pm
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Well guys I sent my Super-Pro down there mid January 2007 and got it back end of August 2007 so about 7 months. I have heard Duane's health is not the best recently, don't know what impact that might have. A.J.Nelson did a superb job on refinishing to a clear charcoal color. Guitar plays and works well with one nagging exception, the pedals keep changing pitch and have been tweeking it for 3 months. Seems fine for a week or so then changes. It was lubed with silicone spray by Duane and I have been told silicone can get gummy thru time, don't know. I gunked out the changers completely and lubed with Mullen Guitar light synthetic oiler.... see what happens. I gotta say Duane and Jeff couldn't have been nicer people, just wish the guitar would settle in. Costs about $2000 for complete job.
Regards,
Wayne Wallett
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 2:14 pm
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Personally speaking I question some of these conversions. I found a gorgeous LDG on ebay but after the conversion it's a Marrs in an LDG body.
Not any better or worse by any means but perhaps not as valuable for resale.
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The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 5:53 pm
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Wayne,
What did you have done for 2gs?
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The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Ken Pippus
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Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 5:53 pm
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Coop says when you're done with him, you have a much better ShoBud in a ShoBud body. He's probably right, and that's probably a significant difference.
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 6:16 pm
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| I had the first Sho-Bud conversion. It was dead accurate and sounded monster. |
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 6:19 pm
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Kevin,
Unless you got your conversion before '99, not sure you were the first.
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The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 7:08 pm
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| RC, it was a long time ago. I believe in the 98-99 years. I was under the impression from Duane and Jeff that I had the first one, but I may be wrong. At any rate I definitely had one of the early ones. It was a fantastic guitar and the only reason I sold it was that I play only ZB's now. I also sold my Emmons. The amount of detail that Jeff and Duane put into setting up a guitar is alot. Mine was dead on. If it is a Marrs conversion (looks like it)I would take it any day over original ShoBud mechanics. Just my opinion. |
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Antolina
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Dunkirk NY
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 8:27 pm
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Kevin,
Oh okay, I'll claim second then  I had my Pro1 done around that same year. Fact is Duanne took it home with him from one of the conventions in St.louis.
Do you ever hear from Gene S.? Is he still playing out or is he retired? I know he's old enough to have retired from the UB. I think the last time I laid eyes on him was '68 or '69.
PS: Share with me , if you don't mind, just why you'd take the conversion over the opriginal.
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The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 6 Dec 2007 10:21 pm
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| RC, GS is long retired from steel. The reason I would take the conversion over the original is that the original mechanics would wear out (fingers)fairly fast. The conversion with triple raise/lower allowed for more changes and are a heck of alot more consistently stable over time. That being said with Coop parts now available it changes things considerably. Coops parts are precision made and meant to last. Much better than original parts. Either way I think its a considerable improvement over the original Sho-Bud parts and I would take either. I know people who literally put their 70's Sho-Buds away because they couldn't get them to stay in tune. The fingers wore grooves in them and would have to be replaced. |
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