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Topic: Sho_Bud Pro II Info Needed |
Brian Waits
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 5:24 am |
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While I have only been playing a couple years using a wonderful stage one, I have acquired this Sho Bud Pro II that seems to have sound above and beyond. Maybe I just like the tone of the older models. Anyway, I would appreciate any comments / Info I can get as to quality, year, desirability and such. I haven't found a serial number.
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1976 Sho Bud Pro III SD10
Carvin 150 with Profex II
Carvin 100 tube amp with Transtube fex Stereo 2 15"JBL D130's
Session 400 with JBL D130 |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 5:30 am
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Referred to as the round-front, barrel-behind-swivel-pullers model (or similar wording), it has been called the best sounding Sho-Bud there was.
Not the model I have but I'm roughly quoting Sho-Bud experts such as Ricky Davis. |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 6:42 am
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Oh yeah… now that’s a Bud… A++
First-gen ProII. They pretty much never got any better. Congrats… it’s a keeper. |
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Robert Parent
From:
Gillette, WY
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 7:23 am
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| I would guess early to mid 70's model... I had a Pro II, later model with the square front, narrow pedals, and received it fall of 76. |
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Robert Parent
From:
Gillette, WY
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 7:23 am
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| duplicate post. |
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 7:42 am
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awesome guitar, serial number will be to the right of the sticker on the bottom of the guitar, stamped in to the wood, and end plate...
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 7:46 am
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This is the very first series "Pro-II" that came out right as "The Professional" was being faded out...probably 1972-ish. So it is basically a Sho~bud Professional in every way, except they got rid of the "Racks" to pull the Barrels and put in Crossbars with two-hole pullers with rollers, to pull the Barrels. Made for a much smoother action; but still the single/single fingers(the best sounding fingers ever put out by ShoBud) and barrel tuning; so you can raise or lower a string as many times as you want with barrels down one rod.
Coil Tab switches for the dual pickups...
Have fun.
Ricky
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Ricky Davis
Email Ricky: sshawaiian2362@gmail.com |
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Jeff Heard
From:
Lopez Island, Washington, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 12:14 pm
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| Beautiful guitar! |
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Tiny Olson
From:
Mohawk River Valley, Upstate NY
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 4:00 pm
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I've always been an Emmons guy but... I had a Pro II just like this back in the early 70s. I truly wish I still had it..!! It was an awesome sounding guitar. Mine was 1" taller than standard, which was slightly too short for me.
I totally agree with Ricky and others, these were the best sounding Buds ever made. Enjoy...!!!
Chris "Tiny" O. |
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