Buddy Charleton's amp.....

Mike Kowalik · From: San Antonio,Texas

Does anyone know what amp or amps Buddy used during his time with ET?

I recall that on the television show amps were never seen so I've always been curious what he used with his Sho-Bud's.
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Craig Baker · From: Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.

Hi Mike,
The first time I saw Buddy Charleton live was in the late 60s. He was still playing a Sho~Bud, and using a Standel Amp.

To my ears, when Buddy Charleton played a Sho~Bud it was, and still is. . . the best tone I've ever heard. Along with myself, there are several members of the Buddy Charleton cult following on here, perhaps others will join in.

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john buffington · From: Owasso OK - USA

When I began following Buddy Charleton the first time I saw him at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, it was in late 67-68 time frame, he was playing a gold sparkle Sho-Bud amp. Leon was playing a silver sparkle Sho-Bud amp. Buddy was also playing a D-10 natural finish Sho-Bud fingertip, with the card suit decal on the front. It had 2 knee levers, 8 floor pedals, and white background fretboards. Also, he used a capo on one of ET's songs "Through That Door" and slide it under the third fret to get a G tuning just for that song. First time I ever saw anyone use a capo, but that was just a Charleton trick, one of many no doubt. The next serveral times I caught up with Buddy he was playing through a Standel amp, in fact both he and Steve Chapman were using Standels after Leon left the band. There is a YouTube video of ET doing Waltz Across Texas where Buddy is playing an Emmons p/p and looks to be using that same gold sparkle Sho-Bud with his push-pull.

Mike Kowalik · From: San Antonio,Texas

Thanks for the info gentlemen.....I've always been amazed with the sounds and tone Buddy achieved playing the early Sho-Bud guitars.

I've always thought that his amps were more than likely Sho-Bud's or Standel's....as has been confirmed.
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Steve Alonzo Walker · From: Spartanburg,S.C. USA (deceased)

I remember that they were one of the first bands to use Evans amps when they came out. When I saw how small those amps were I asked Buddy and Jack if they will do the job and he said ask me again after the show and I was floored how loud and clear those amps and you know Buddy Charleton didn't hold back with his playing! This was around the 70's

Bob Hoffnar · From: Austin, Tx

I have Buddy's Standell that he used with Tubb.
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Mark Durante · From: St. Pete Beach FL

About how many watts were those amps he used?

John Cadeau · From: Surrey,B.C. Canada

I can't remember what amp he was using, but I met Buddy backstage at an Ernest Tubb show. Me and my friend asked him how he tuned his guitar to that Nashville tuning, he told us about E9th
and wrote it out for us. A very nice guy. this back about 1965.

Elton Smith · From: Texas, USA

Old memory.I played guitar for Earnest.On that night some one broke the windows out of the car and stole my gibson 335 and my standel.Buddy had one as well.The kicker for the story,was we were on a military base,so the guards couldn't go out side the gate to look for it and the cops couldn't come in.So by by guitar and amp.Mine was the super artist.It had two 12's and 50 watts,as best as I recall.I don't know if Buddy had the artist or the super artist.THey looked pretty much the same.
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Craig Baker · From: Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.

Elton,
I guess whoever snatched your amplifier figured: if you were good enough to be playing with E T. . . you must have some pretty good equipment. I would think that in those days, The Texas Troubadours could have had just about any amplifier or piece of equipment they desired. Regardless of what equipment they were using, they sounded excellent everytime they played.

I asked Buddy once if they ever encountered any real problems with wrong-doers over the years. He said the only thing he could recall, other than an occasional heckler with too many beers, was one time when somebody ran up and grabbed E T's white hat and ran off. A couple of Troubadours took off after him, and in a minute came back with the hat. . . undamaged.

Jack Mollette mentioned that E T sang so many songs that as a Troubadour, he had to learn over 300 intros.

(but only 3 endings.)

Sincerely,
Craig Baker 706-485-8792

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Craig Baker · From: Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.

Elton,
I guess whoever snatched your amplifier figured: if you were good enough to be playing with E T. . . you must have some pretty good equipment. I would think that in those days, The Texas Troubadours could have had just about any amplifier or piece of equipment they desired. Regardless of what equipment they were using, they sounded excellent everytime they played.

I asked Buddy once if they ever encountered any real problems with wrong-doers over the years. He said the only thing he could recall, other than an occasional heckler with too many beers, was one time when somebody ran up and grabbed E T's white hat and ran off. A couple of Troubadours took off after him, and in a minute came back with the hat. . . undamaged.

Jack Mollette mentioned that E T sang so many songs that as a Troubadour, he had to learn over 300 intros.

(but only 3 endings.)

Sincerely,
Craig Baker 706-485-8792

cmbakerelectronics@gmail.com

C.M. Baker Electronics
P.O. Box 3965
Eatonton, GA 31024

Elton Smith · From: Texas, USA

Funny thing about that.When ET got there in that ol blue and white Caddy.He would open the trunk and there were maybe 50 taco straw hats in there.You just dug around till you found one that would fit.Hahahahahah
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Mike Neer · From: NJ

Paul Wade · From: mundelein,ill

amps and shobud d-10

Bob Hoffnar · From: Austin, Tx

This is the amp. He told me he used it for quite a while with Tubb.

I found some original modules and got it working again. It was sitting in his trailer holding up and old word processor of Kay Lee's when I was over one time.
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Don Drummer · From: West Virginia, USA

I saw him use a X-mas tree Sho-Bud at Bean Blossom, Indiana in 1972.

Billy Knowles · From: Kenansville, N. C. 28349 usa

Buddy used an mid 80s Evans FET 500 for a long time also.
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Bob Hoffnar · From: Austin, Tx

Buddy also used Peavey steel amps in his teaching studio and an old Princeton Reverb at home. He talked about how much he liked the sound of the Princeton.
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Abe Levy · From: California, USA

Could those sparkle sho bud amps have been compactras?
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