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Topic: Shobud Professional project-before and after |
James Morehead
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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 7:33 am |
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Here's my new pride and joy before and after.  I have decals to put on yet, then it will be totally finished.
Now I have 5 knees on this guitar. Plays and sounds like a dream machine to my ears.
Now I'm ready to redo my '67 fingertip for my next project. Yee Haww!! |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 7:50 am
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| Looks fantastic, James! |
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Russell Nugent
From:
LA (lower Alabama)
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 8:02 am
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| That turned out great! I have one that looks more like the before pictures. Did you use the original parts? Also, what is that toggle switch by the changers for? Great job |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 8:08 am
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Thanx for the kind words guys! And yes, those are all the original parts, with a few racks added into the mix to accomodate LKL for my C6th neck, and replace the two hole pullers that came on that guitar, which were not original to the rack and barrel undercarrage. I wanted my "rack and barrel" to be 100% "rack and barrel".
Awe the toggle switch!! It is a bypass jack for my tuner, so I can keep it completely out of the signal after I tune up. |
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Jeff Hyman
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 8:39 am
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James,
A spectacular job! How many man hours do you have in this project? Did you replace any of the old parts, or just cleaned the originals real good? Did you completely disassemble it to get such detail cleaning. Did you use one of those Sham-Wow rags :-) |
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John Groover McDuffie
From:
LA California, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 8:46 am
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The mechanical clean-up looks great, but I sure like that old warm brown finish.
I'd love to have an old R&B Professional myself. I have a R&B s-10 which was my workhorse until I moved up to playing s12. |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 8:58 am
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| Jeff Hyman wrote: |
James,
A spectacular job! How many man hours do you have in this project? Did you replace any of the old parts, or just cleaned the originals real good? Did you completely disassemble it to get such detail cleaning. Did you use one of those Sham-Wow rags  |
Hey Sheriff, yes I completely disassembled this guitar and polished every screw and washer, grover tuner, endplates blah blah by hand. No parts were replace except a couple of two hole pullers/crossrods. So I actually added parts. Ah-Ha!! |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 9:04 am
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| I saw this guitar close up in Dallas last week. It is without a doubt the cleanest R and B professional out there, probably cleaner than when it left the factory. Incredible job, James!! |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 9:12 am
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| John Groover McDuffie wrote: |
The mechanical clean-up looks great, but I sure like that old warm brown finish.
I'd love to have an old R&B Professional myself. I have a R&B s-10 which was my workhorse until I moved up to playing s12. |
Yeah my wife was helping me strip the cabinet and pull out the stain, and I told here to lighten it and stop where she likes it the best. This is where she stopped. |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 9:15 am
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| Thanx Chris, Too bad we didn't have a chance to play it, you would have been able to hear the wonderful tone out of this sweetheart guitar!! At least you got to hear the '68 singleneck on Thursday!! |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 9:24 am
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I am massivly impressed. Awesome work.
Ricky
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Email Ricky: sshawaiian2362@gmail.com |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 9:37 am
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| Ricky Davis wrote: |
I am massivly impressed. Awesome work.
Ricky |
Well, you taught me, my friend!! Yee Haww!!
Last edited by James Morehead on 21 Mar 2009 12:42 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Benton Allen
From:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 9:49 am
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James,
That is great!
Beautiful work on the old Bud, but what's the deal with waiting to install the decals?
I'm just being nosey. 
Cheers!
Benton |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 9:53 am
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just getting lazy, Benton!!  |
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 10:30 am
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| Wonderful job! Now thgis guitar can be enjoy a new life. Its a classic. |
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David Dunn
From:
Hideaway , Tx USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 11:56 am Shobud Profeassional
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James, did you replace the changer springs or clean the old ones up ? I am in the middle of a resto and don't know which way to go.
Thanks............Dave |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 11:59 am Re: Shobud Profeassional
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| David Dunn wrote: |
James, did you replace the changer springs or clean the old ones up ? I am in the middle of a resto and don't know which way to go.
Thanks............Dave |
Clean up your old ones and paint them with a rustoleum paint. That's what I did. |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 12:37 pm
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| Something you all need to know. My wife and I stripped the cabinet and prepped it for final finish, but my pal George Piburn AKA Georgeboards, is the brain behind the finish job. He shot the final stages of finish and his hands put the final touch on that finish. Thankyou so much George!! |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 12:54 pm
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Nice job James. Shot would be proud.
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Jerry Van Hoose
From:
Wears Valley, Tennessee
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 1:55 pm very, very, nice
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James, you did a fantastic job, top to bottom! Very impressive, indeed.
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 2:17 pm
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Recalling your last Sho-Bud project, it seems that you have a penchant for beautiful blondes.
Will you shoot clear-coat over the decals? |
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 3:14 pm
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It looks like very nice work but I too like the original finish better. But it's your guitar and I know your happy.
I too had a 1970-71 Professional with the brown finish with 8+4 and I miss it. One of these days I may find another. |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 6:10 pm
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| Russ Tkac wrote: |
It looks like very nice work but I too like the original finish better. But it's your guitar and I know your happy.
I too had a 1970-71 Professional with the brown finish with 8+4 and I miss it. One of these days I may find another. |
I'm with ya Russ, I like a tobacco brown, too, but this guitar, the finish had some very serious issues, so it had to go away. |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 8:48 pm
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| I own a tabacco brown Professional like in the first photo but I think the refinished version came out pretty sweet. Nice job. |
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