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Topic: New To Me Sho-Bud Super Pro |
Daymon LaPoint
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Jasper, Texas
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 6:25 am |
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8&8 and I can't describe how incredible the finish is. Got it home this weekend and letting it adjust to being back in Texas. Purchased it from Billy Tam. I drove over to Baton Rouge to pick it up and had a wonderful visit with Billy and his wife. Great conversation and shared some good laughs. Billy thank you for the opportunity to own this one. We'll see y'all again during football season. Thanks again for your time and friendship. Hope you enjoy your new Mullen. 
Last edited by Daymon LaPoint on 19 Jul 2013 10:48 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 9:13 am
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So, you're the lucky guy who got that beauty.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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billy tam R.I.P.
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baton rouge, louisiana
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 2:35 pm new Bud
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Daymon, I hope to have the Mullen in a few days and only time will tell if I jumped the gun. I'm really glad you are getting back to playing and having a guitar you are really proud of will help you get back in shape in no time. We too enjoyed your visit and I hope Ducote's camp is a big success.
Richard, this is the most beautiful steel I've ever owned but the blue Professional you bought from me was a real close second.
Enjoy Daymon,
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 6:16 pm
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That's definitely a one-of-a-kind Super Pro.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 9:16 pm
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Daymon LaPoint
From:
Jasper, Texas
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Posted 19 Jul 2013 3:52 am Who Did What
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Thank Guys.
Darvin it's my understanding that YOU are the one behind the beauty of this guitar. I'd love to know when and where and how about it. And very curious to know what color it was prior to you refinishing it in blue. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 19 Jul 2013 6:09 am
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Billy, unfortunately, I ran into hard times and had to sell that blue Professional. Broke my heart to have to sell it. If I had the money, this Super Pro may have been sitting in my living room today.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Daymon LaPoint
From:
Jasper, Texas
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Posted 19 Jul 2013 10:48 am
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| Darvin, Thank you for that message. |
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Daniel J. Cormier
From:
Lake Charles, LA, USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2013 8:07 am My Super Pro
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Figure you wouldn't stay away from the steel guitar for ever. Glad you bought this guitar. I was in the progress of trying to refinace my pirouge to buy it. Come see us a Larrys French Market the 2nd Sat. and 3rd Fri.. Don't be a stranger.
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Daniel J. Cormier
Rittenberry with Tone to the bone,profex or tubefex and what ever amp, hilton pedal, BJS bars. Email at kajunsteelman@yahoo.com. |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 6 Aug 2013 8:58 am
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Daymon, I appreciate your enthusiasm about your super-pro.
Because I couldn't afford two guitars, I let my Super-Pro get away when I bought a newer and more dependable guitar when I was playing a music show and didn't have time for the required maintenance of the Show-Bud after every show.
Now that my financial situation is much better and I can afford to buy it back, I have no idea about where it is today.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 6 Aug 2013 1:50 pm
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| why would any steel require maintenance after every show? |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2013 2:12 pm
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At the height of my collection I had 14 pedal steels, including this one. There wasn't a nickels worth of difference in the mechanics of any of them but the Emmons P/P's, and this one didn't require any more maintenance than any of the others. I'm a little confused too Chris.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Gene Jones
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Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 7 Aug 2013 8:52 am
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Chris and Darvin, you raise some great questions about my experience with my super-pro, even though they were somewhat condescending.
In summary, the guitar was worn out and needed restoration that required time without it that I didn't have as I was working a regular show.
I understand your objections to my problem. I pray that you don't have a similar problem and that your experience in this era will see you through to a solution.
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 7 Aug 2013 3:46 pm
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Yet another Sho-Bud picture I keep coming back to. Were the Super Pro pickups designed much different, than say a Pro Series or the LDG? Really amazing looking steel Daymon.
-Dan |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 7 Aug 2013 6:17 pm
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Gene, I apologize if my reply was a little too pointed. I was just surprised that your Sho Bud needed maintenance after each show.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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