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Topic: Help! New steeler needs help pricing a guitar.... |
Steve Wood
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 11:29 am |
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Hi All,
Steve here from Kitchener, Ontario. Im relatively new to the steel world and Im looking to upgrade my pedal steel. I know little about value, pricing, etc. and wonder if anybody could lend a hand to a fella trying to upgrade!!! To buy a new steel I have to sell my old one, a Sho-Bud S10, 3/4 Student model. I have no idea how to even begin setting a price for it!
Looking forward to chatting!
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 12:09 pm
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Steve,A good way to start would be to post some photos of your guitar,Stu
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Paul Sisson
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Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 12:10 pm Sho-Bud S-10
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| I sold one about a year ago, but I don't know if mine was considered a student model. It was 3/4, built in the 60's, wood body and neck. I got $900.00. Wish I had kept it. |
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Greg Wisecup
From:
Troy, Ohio
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 1:22 pm
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| I'm getting ready to upgrade but I,m keeping mine(starter). I don't want to be without if the upgrade needs something or has an issue where it needs to be sent out. If you have only the one and it has an issue, you'll be less likely to address it because you'll be without. |
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Antolina
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Dunkirk NY
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 2:41 pm
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Lately it's been open season on those older wood sho~buds. If you can afford to keep it, that may be your best bet.
What makes you think it's a student model? I ask because some folks think if it's only got one lever it's a student model and that's not always the case.
If you post some pictures, you'll be able to get a lot better idea of what it's worth.
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Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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James Brown
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Mt Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 3:11 pm Shobud
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I sold mine here in Nova Scotia a few years ago with a pedal,case and wires for $850.00  |
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Ronald Sikes
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Corsicana, Tx
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 3:14 pm Sho~Bud
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Hi Steve,Make sure you have a student model.Sounds more like a Pro I or Pro II if it's got 4 knees.If it is, you have a guitar that's sought after by a lot of players,probablly worth $1500.00 to $1800.00 depending on the condition and the originality of the instrument.If it is a student model I've seen them go for an average price here on the forum for $600.00 to $800.00
Maybe Chris LeDrew will have some comment's on this,he's up in Canada also, and he's owned several old Bud's.
You can also do a search on the forum and get a good idea of what you might ask for it,or you may indeed have a guitar you would want to keep.
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 3:18 pm
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UH... someone correct me if I'm wrong but a pro 1 can have one lever, according to Jeff Surrat and a Pro II is a double neck.
I could be wrong.
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Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 9:06 pm
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a pro I is a single neck pro model, could probably accomodate 4 knees...more if you wanna go there!
pro II....D10 wood necks
pro III...D10 metal necks |
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 9:29 pm
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Taking it one step further, some don't even have the Pro decals on then at all. I'm told that they simply ran out of them on any given day.
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Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Steve Wood
From:
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 9:44 pm Thanks all!
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Thanks for all your suggestions!
Im going to post a few pics and hopefully I can nail down a better identification.
The fellow that sold it to me called it a student model.
Id prefer to sell it because I have an opportunity to pick up a really nice S10 Fessenden.
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 29 Dec 2007 10:06 pm
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Hi Steve. I am just down the road from you, in London.
You should post some pics of that guitar on the Instruments for sale.
You come to London ever? if so, come see me and bring it with you. |
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Pat Carlson
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Sutton, Nebraska, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 6:43 am
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Steve there should be a model number as well as a serial number on the underside of the guitar. The model number would tell you if it is a Pro-1, Pro-2, Super-pro, maverick, or whatever.The Pro-2 is a model name and does not mean it has 2 necks.
http://www.planet.eon.net/~gsimmons/shobud/models.html
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Steve Wood
From:
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 11:17 am no numbers...
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hi patrick,
thanks, but i cannot seem to find any markings or numbers. Maybe it's been repainted. Any tips on where underneath, maybe Im just missing it... |
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Steve Wood
From:
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 11:18 am
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| thanks for the link, too! |
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 11:43 am
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| Patrick Carlson wrote: |
| .The Pro-2 is a model name and does not mean it has 2 necks. |
From that same site,
The Gretsch price list from 1983 lists the Super Pro-II as a double 10 string, 8 pedals, 6 knee levers with a suggested price of $3530
Refer back to Chri Ivey's post.
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Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 12:58 pm
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Steve,
Email me some pics and I'd be happy to tell you what you have. It's probably an updated Maverick (Sho~Bud student model). Keep in mind, though, that some old-timers consider any single-neck 'Bud to be a student model. Single 10's were not taken as seriously in the 60's and 70's as they are now, according to many conversations I've had with older players. So you may have a 6139 or a Pro 1, or maybe even one of the Sho~Bud/Fender S-10's that were produced in 1976. They came standard with 3+4.
BTW, the Pro II is certainly and definitely a double-neck guitar.
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 1:29 pm
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Chris,
I was about to email you till I saw you own a 6139. If it's good enough for you, it's plenty good enough for me 
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Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 1:39 pm
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| The Pro-2 is a model name and does not mean it has 2 necks. |
I'm no expert on 'Buds, but I've never seen or heard of a single-neck Pro II.  |
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Pat Carlson
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Sutton, Nebraska, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 8:16 pm
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Sorry Boys,I spoke out of turn. 
I once had an old Sho~Bud. It was difficult to play I sold it for good $ bought a new Mullen and love it. To me the old bud was more of a collectors item than a good steel to learn to play on  |
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Steve Wood
From:
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Dec 2007 10:20 pm Pics...
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Hey chris,
thanks a lot for the help.
do you have an email addy through which I can send multiple pics or can I do that with this forum (sorry, new guy here!)
S. |
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Steve Wood
From:
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 31 Dec 2007 2:04 am my shobud...maybe a maverick?
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Any thoughts? Still can't find a serial #.[/img] |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 31 Dec 2007 7:47 am
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Hi Steve,
That's a single-neck Professional, or "round-front rack and barrel" as us Sho~Bud freaks know it.  The model number is 6139. It is not a student model. The left knees are aftermarket. Probably 1970-72. Do you have pics of the whole body and the whole undercarriage? Looks like some sort of pad is adhered to the rear of the body. It would be interesting to see more pics. My email is:
toocommercial@hotmail.com
Cool!
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 31 Dec 2007 7:58 am
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Sweet guitar. No problem puting more levers on it. Original parts readily available and if you insist on selling, it won't last more than an hour.
A keeper for sure.
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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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Ronald Sikes
From:
Corsicana, Tx
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Posted 31 Dec 2007 8:40 am Sho~Bud
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RC your'e right on the model #.I believe the SD10 Pro II I saw once was a conversion from a D10.
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