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Topic: Sho Bud Gumby key head |
Brian Gattis
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2019 2:31 pm |
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I always liked the look of the the Gumby headstock on Sho Buds I was wondering if anybody knows the reason they designed them this way?
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Marco Schouten
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 23 Feb 2019 2:44 pm
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I believe that it was just cosmetic. ZB had a nice design as well. When the trend was designigning more compact and lighter weight guitars, those nice designs disappeared,
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Edward Rhea
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Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2019 2:48 pm
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Great question!
I won’t even pretend to know that answer ...however, the early permanents with the “duck tails†and the “gumby headâ€, remind me of the ~ in the Logo!?
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Feb 2019 4:44 pm
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I don't believe it's widely known, but according to Buddy Emmons, that keyhead was the very first piece of the guitar that Shot Jackson designed and envisioned as the Sho~Bud. He first showed it to Buddy, and Buddy said the headstock reminded him of a "shark fin", and that Shot was really proud of it. I don't know who came up with the "Gumby" monicker, but I think Buddy was right - it looks more like a shark fin than it does anything else.  |
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Marco Schouten
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 24 Feb 2019 10:34 am
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
| I don't believe it's widely known, but according to Buddy Emmons, that keyhead was the very first piece of the guitar that Shot Jackson designed and envisioned as the Sho~Bud. He first showed it to Buddy, and Buddy said the headstock reminded him of a "shark fin", and that Shot was really proud of it. I don't know who came up with the "Gumby" monicker, but I think Buddy was right - it looks more like a shark fin than it does anything else. |
Especially the oldest version of the headstock. The later version is more like a dolphin fin 
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