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Topic: My new Showpro from Jeff |
John Coffman
From: Wharton,Texas USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 5:48 am
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Hey guys if you ever loved a Show bud check this one out. In the TSGA Showpro room in Dallas.
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Kevin Mincke
From: Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 7:08 am
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w0wzer
Beautiful! You're a lucky man. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From: Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 10:04 am
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Wonderful eye candy. Thanks for posting!
Greg |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 12:53 pm
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Gorgeous ! |
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 1:43 pm
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man! |
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Tim Tyner
From: Ayden, North Carolina U.S.A
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 1:54 pm
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VERY NICE! |
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Daniel McKee
From: Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 2:39 pm
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WOW thats a nice one.I really like the looks of it. |
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Andy Sandoval
From: Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 3:04 pm
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What a beaut! Isn't Jeff great to work with? |
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Mark van Allen
From: Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Kenneth Kotsay
From: Davie/Ft Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted 8 Mar 2013 5:00 pm
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Yo..............what a color combination, very, very nice, enjoy playing that beauty.
KEN |
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Mike Terry
From: Galesburg Il
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Posted 9 Mar 2013 4:49 am
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That's beautiful ! I can't wait to get mine. |
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Roger Rettig
From: Naples, FL
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Posted 9 Mar 2013 5:09 am
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It's an eye-catching finish - very nice.
How heavy are these guitars - as heavy as Sho-Buds? They always look so substantial that I wonder if weight's a serious factor. (I'd like one but with blue instead of red... ) _________________ Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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John Coffman
From: Wharton,Texas USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2013 5:57 am
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Thanks guys. This has been a dream of mine for three years and thanks to my wonderful wife we were able to get it. Roger it the weight is light compared to older Showbuds. I have only had a chance to set behind it 2 times very briefly as the showpro room is packed almost all the time it is open LOL. I started out with a 4 and 4 and then it turned in to a 5L and 4p. The sustain is very good and I would compare the sustain to all of my Thomas guitars I owned since 2005. Better that the GFI for sure. Jeff made 2 minor adjustments and it fits me well.
Roger not sure of the exact weight but I would guess about 21 pounds give or take. It is heavier that my GfISD10 Ultra but the sustain is there if your are wondering about that. I put the E66 on it to get a middle of the road tone. I can go high and low depending on the EQ setting I need for songs. I am a very blessed man to have a great wife who love country music and steel guitar as I do. |
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Ken Byng
From: Southampton, England
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 11:03 am
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Roger
The Show Pro is lighter than the Sho-Bud. Jeff had a beautiful peacock blueburst SD10 in the Show Pro room here in Dallas. Looked a million dollars. I am so pleased with mine - both cosmetically and tone-wise. In fact tonally it has exceeded my expectations. The 24 and a quarter inch scale means it doesn't die above the 12th fret like some 'Buds do.
I am just going to pack it up ready to take on the plane with me, and will not breathe properly until I get it all home in one piece. I had the split cases made for mine.
Ken _________________ Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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John Coffman
From: Wharton,Texas USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 12:09 pm
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Ken has another great looking guitar. Ken safe travels. |
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John Coffman
From: Wharton,Texas USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 12:09 pm
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Ken has another great looking guitar. Ken safe travels. |
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Ken Byng
From: Southampton, England
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 12:43 pm
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John Coffman wrote: |
Ken has another great looking guitar. Ken safe travels. |
Thank you John - much appreciated. I travel back to England on Tuesday. I spent a lot of time in the Show Pro room and I can say quite categorically that Mikey Johnson is not just a class act as a player, but is also a class act as a person.
Jeff & Gloria are 2 beautiful people. I love them. _________________ Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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Steve Hinson
From: Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 4:08 pm
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The ShowPro is hard to beat...This will be the eighth season I've had mine out on the Randy Travis tour...it always sounds great and performs flawlessly...
Thanks to Jeff and Gloria for a wonderful guitar...and service that is unequalled! |
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Steve Hinson
From: Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 4:08 pm
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duplicate post
Last edited by Steve Hinson on 11 Mar 2013 4:27 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Ronald Sikes
From: Corsicana, Tx
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 5:03 pm
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John it was great to see you in Dallas . You're going to love your new guitar . _________________ Show Pro #26 & #83,BJS bars,Stereo Steel,Tommy Huff cabs loaded with JBL D130's, Wampler pedals,NV112,NV400, Steelers Choice Seats |
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John Coffman
From: Wharton,Texas USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 5:06 pm
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Thanks Steve.
Ron I got it home and tuned. Looking forward to giving it a good test drive |
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Roger Rettig
From: Naples, FL
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 5:11 pm
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Thanks, Ken - do let us all know when it's home safely (and you, of course!!!)
I've just had another enjoyable gig playing my Zum Encore - I really should change a couple of strings, though!!! I can easily imagine a Show-Pro SD10 in my future - blue and maple (no sunburst or shading but more like the ZBs we used to know). My ship's going to have to come in first, though... _________________ Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Roger Rettig
From: Naples, FL
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 5:12 pm
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PS: I recall seeing Mike play at the NTSGA many years ago - breathtaking, and he was such a pleasure to talk to as well. Tommy White also played that night so you can imagine the talent overload, can't you??? _________________ Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Ken Byng
From: Southampton, England
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Posted 10 Mar 2013 11:59 pm
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Roger
Hope the Roland/Zum combination is still doing it for you. Your back will have already noticed the difference.
Talking of Zums, I am thinking of getting my old mate Mark Giles to make a new lacquer body to replace my faux woodgrain mica bodied D10 Zum. I'll get Ron Mawn to exchange the undercarriage from old to new body. I spoke to Mark yesterday, and we are both keen for it to happen. Will let you know.
In the meantime, I suspect that my Show Pro will be at #1 in the pecking order of my guitars gig-wise. My mates back home can't wait to feast their eyes on it. _________________ Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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Roger Rettig
From: Naples, FL
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Posted 11 Mar 2013 3:54 am
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Time you changed your Forum 'signature' by the sound of it, Ken - more blue ink, methinks!!!
Thanks for your wonderful email - still enjoying all of it! _________________ Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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