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Topic: Early Sho-Bud Pro II (round front) f/s Pics Added |
Mike Cass
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Posted 29 Jul 2012 1:05 am |
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D-10, ser# 4773, flame maple body and necks in brown mahogany finish w/rope inlay. Emmons setup(was orig. 8x2, factory parts added by me to make it 8x4, w/original ShoBud teardrop knee levers). This guitar features the aluminum pin type changer fingers(not slotted pot metal), w/single raise/lower changers, stainless pull rods(4 n.o.s. added), Pro II bellcranks, brass barrels and brass roller nuts. The guitar was quite clean when purchased, however I went ahead and had Bud's Polishing in Pegram, Tn. buff the milky out of the ding-free endplates(a previous owner had the signatures of Buddy Emmons & Jeff Newman engraved in left e/p..still there), tailpieces, keyheads(w/orig. Grover gears)pedal rack and pedals also buffed to high gloss.
The body is faintly weather checked and is a 9 out of 10 on the bar ding meter. Original shiny black fretborads in near perfect condition. Original 3 screw dual coil pickups, all electronics in perfect working order.
Id like to stress how clean the undercarriage is including the greenish painted coating on the bottom. Obviously this guitar was barely played, the only visible wear on the finish being that typically seen as a result of minor case abrasions on the rounded front right next to the endplates, though they mostly rubbed out quite well with minimal effort. Little to no wear on the pedal treads.
The only issue at all that I can find is that the leg sockets have been reworked as the obvious result of the plugs having loosened up at some point. This was apparently acomplished by reinserting the plugs and performing a small ammonut of grinding in one area on each leg at the joint where the plug meets the leg so as to act as a weld. It is not visible when the guitar is assembled. Not a bad fix, imho.
This guitar came with a letter stating that it was once owned by guitarist Rick Derringer, though I have no way of substantiating that claim.
All in all, I call it a 9 out of 10, and the small ammount of cosmetic and mechanical effort invested has resulted in a fine looking and sounding instrument, ready to play, w/ orig. hard case in very good condition, including legbag.
Im told that these barrel-type Pro II's are the most desirable but Im no expert, so I offer it as it stands @ $2500.00+shipping, lower 48 only. No trades, pics sent upon request to serious parties.
email me @ mwillsteel@comcast.net
or call 615-446-5952 10am-6pm CDT.
thanks for looking!
sincerely,
MC
edit: currently setup standard Emmons, will change within reason for buyer at no add'l cost.
Last edited by Mike Cass on 4 Aug 2012 12:12 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Mike Cass
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Posted 3 Aug 2012 9:48 am
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| Pics coming! |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Mike Cass
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Posted 4 Aug 2012 7:27 am
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| thanks Cal! |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Mike Cass
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Posted 5 Aug 2012 8:55 am
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Thanks to you folks for all the emails Ive recieved regarding this instrument, and I'd like to take this opprotunity to address a few of the common questions Ive been asked in order to save future interested parties some time:
There are none of the typical body cracks behind the changers as evidence in pic# 2, which is one reason why I shot it from that particular angle. There are no cracks anywhere in the guitar for that matter.
Also, yes, the changers are that clean. Some of our more eagle-eyed members have asked whether the changer assemblies are chrome plated, due to the apparent shine on the raise and lower bar flange areas where the pull rods emerge and go towards the keyhead end; there is nothing but the factory zinc-ish plating, and there was no tumble cleaning involved here. Really, I was amazed at how clean the underside was when I recieved it. The rods were still shiny and the brass parts werent really tarnished to speak of. The only thing I did to the mechanism was to wipe every thing down with thinner when I moved some cranks around to accomodate the Emmons copedant, polished the tops of the fingers to remove the rather milky gray color typical with aluminum fingers of this vintage and added the LKR and RKR knee lever kits made up from original 'Bud parts out of my inventory.
Additionally, there are no oil stains on the factory applied green painted underside.
To continue: the leg fix is very discreet and pretty much invisible when the guitar is assembled. This fix is something Id seen Duane Marrs perform back when his shop was in Madison. The legs are all stable and thread in perfectly.
Finally, the 3way neck selector switch is original to the guitar, fully functional and quiet. One dual coil tap switch was replaced(due to malfunction) with an original Sho-Bud coil tap switch purchased from Jeff Surratt of ShowPro Guitars, along with a new Sho-Bud pedal rack decal. Thanks Jeff!
I understand the all the concern with this particular guitar due to the near excellent condition, etc., as its not often that one this clean comes along. Some guitars in similar condition probably wouldve had to be restored to be as such and might be misrepresented, but this guitar is THAT clean, nice and original, save the changes Ive posted here and above.
To end: I only accept cash, cashiers check and U.S. Postal money orders...no wire transfers, PayPal, etc.
I hope this helps.
Lots of email traffic on this guitar, who's going to step up to the plate? You wont be sorry! Packed and ready to ship to lower 48.
Thanks for looking.
MC |
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Chris Lucker
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Posted 5 Aug 2012 3:44 pm
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That is a clean Round Front Pro II. It doesn't look like it was played much at all. I especially like the ones with that faint green tinted underside treatment.
Most guys may not know that while you are one of the two Factory authorized Emmons repair stations, you have actually been working on Sho-Buds even longer than Emmons guitars. When did you get your first Sho-Bud -- 1962 or so?
Emmons Wraparounds, Bolt-ons, Cut tails, Emmons LeGrandes Franklins, JCHs, EMCIs, DALANDs, Sho-Buds, Bigsbys, Bossans, GFIs, and the list goes on -- Mike's work is the best and you can count on him to use the correct parts. A guitar worked on by Mike Cass helps the value.
Someone is going to get a very nice guitar if they get this one.
Chris Lucker
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Mike Cass
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Posted 6 Aug 2012 6:04 am
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Thanks for your comments Chris. It is a nice one for sure! Yes, I was just a kid when my Dad bought me my first Sho-Bud, a single neck. He got it from Suneson's Music in Mpls.
If anyone wants case pix I'll send those via email rather than bothering Cal again to post them here.
Thanks again.
sincerely,
MC |
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Tommy White
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Nashville
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Posted 7 Aug 2012 5:25 am
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| What a beautiful vintage Sho-Bud! My favorite year too. Great work Mike! |
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Mike Cass
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Posted 7 Aug 2012 6:03 am
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Hi Tommy!
Thanks so much my for your kind words my old friend.
If its still here when you get time to come on out Id really like you to play on it. I'll even switch it around before hand so you can really put it through its paces, not that its current Emmons setup would slow you down any though 
I thought about bringing it to the Grand Ol' on Saturday to use but Im not that brave as Ive been breaking in my new p/p all week and Id hate to embarrass myself anymore than Im already going to 
But hey, I might just drag it a long anyway so we can play with it in the dressing room between spots, if you have time. We'll be back from NC pretty early, so look for the purple bus when you get there and come on in and wake me up.
Love ya!
MC |
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Rick Johnson
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Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Mike Cass
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Posted 7 Aug 2012 10:00 pm
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Rick,
PM sent, thanks. nice website, btw!
MC |
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Mike Cass
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Posted 8 Aug 2012 3:07 pm
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| Sold, pending reciept of funds. Thanks! |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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