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Topic: Dating ShoBuds |
Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 3:22 pm |
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I don't need an exact date but I'm curious to what era of ShoBud my new/old guitar was from. It has the rounded body front, rack and barrel undercarraige, wide pedals and old style keyhead.
It was my understanding that the rack and barrel stopped around 1975/1976.
Thanks, Dave |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 3:24 pm
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| Rack & barrel ended in '73, I believe. |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 4:24 pm
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Dave do you have a picture of it??
If not; what inlay is it?
Does it have the metal casing that holds the axle and fingers and the neck butts up to it...or does the neck wrap around the finger mounting?
Does it have the Tone and Volume and two-way switch on the ledge or holes where that was; or not?
There were a few different models of these "Single-10 Professionals" that could actually date it specifically.
Otherwise Skip; is pretty much correct....as the first series Pro-II's and Sho-buds starting putting round crossbars in to replace the racks...right around the '72 era> give or take several months; as Sho-bud would still make something someone really wanted.
Ricky |
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John Coop
From:
YORKTOWN, IND. USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 5:02 pm
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| Dave..I have a very early 1973 Pro II It had the single raise / single lower changer with the "2 hole" rod pullers and round cross shafts. As far as I know, the "racks" ended in late 72 When I get done with it, it will have the double raise / double lower "Super Finger" changers with the standard 8 & 4 emmons setup on it. Naturally with my new knee levers and rod pullers and cross shafts! Coop |
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 5:35 pm
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Ricky-you've got mail.
John, I'll be contacting you in the near future.
Skip-thnaks.
It's nice to have the Sho-Bud sound back. I missed it. :0 |
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Ernest Cawby
From:
Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 8:23 pm
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I bought my rack and barrel in Feb. of 1973, it came with 1 knee lever, John it is the one you have now, working on.
ernie |
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