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Topic: Light weight legs for an old ShoBud |
Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 9 May 2013 9:40 am |
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The original stock legs for an old ShoBud are quite heavy being steel and chrome.
Have any of you tried modern alu legs on a SB? Can they do the job OK?
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Paddy Long
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 9 May 2013 1:54 pm
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Tom check these lightweight legs out, they are really great, and look exactly like the chromed steel legs - I bought them for my flying kit but there is nothing to stop someone from using them all the time - the guitar remains very stable
http://nashvillerecordings.com/guitar/steel_guitar_parts_catalogB2.htm
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 9 May 2013 2:53 pm
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Thanks Paddy. Yes, that's the legs I was wondering about. The "Airline" legs are some kind of alu alloy, not steel. They would be more flexible. I wonder if guys playing old Sho-buds find that these legs make the guitar too wobbly on stage. Like when you hit a stiff knee lever and the whole body of the guitar moves a bit.
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Paddy Long
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 9 May 2013 6:23 pm
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Actually Tom there is no flexibility in them, I use them on my Zum's and the guitar is just as stable as it is with the normal legs.
The only noticeable difference is the they are quite a bit lighter :-} they are chromed Aluminum and look identical to the steel ones.
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Doug Palmer
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 May 2013 4:57 am Light Legs
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Does anyone know how much lighter they are? I was wanting to lighten my rig also.
Doug
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 10 May 2013 7:33 am
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I echo Paddy's comments. I have a set, and they brought the weight of my cased Emmons PP S-10 down from 57lbs to 49lbs, making the guitar *regular* checked baggage on domestic airlines and avoiding the $50-75+ excess fees normally charged for items over 50lbs.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 10 May 2013 7:38 am
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I bought a set of the light weight aluminum legs for my Franklin. I didn't like them, too light, and I was concerned about holding up. I sold them soon after I tried them.
What I have done is build a two piece case set, one for the steel and the other for the pedal bar, legs and pedal rods. Lightens the load considerably. The cases are made of 1/2" Baltic Birch plywood (the best grade Baltic Birch not what is sold at Lowes or Home Depot). |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 12 May 2013 2:36 am
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| Depending on the age of your Bud, the new style legs might not be the right size on the threads. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 12 May 2013 5:34 am
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The guitar is a 71 Professional. I think they are standard threads.
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Paddy Long
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 12 May 2013 7:30 pm
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Tom - from the webpage: they will fit the following guitars:
Allison
Derby
Emmons
Fessendon
Jackson
Justice
Lone Star
Marrs
Mullen (newer models)
Rittenberry
Russler
Sho-Bud
Show Pro
Stage One
Zum
And many, many others.
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Igor Fiksman
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 23 Jun 2013 8:28 pm
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I use these on my Sho-Bud Professional SD-10 every gig and have no problems at all. Any minimal play that exists because of the lighter metal is well worth the weight reduction. I'll soon be getting another set for my D-10 ProIII Custom, as of now that monster in a case with steel legs will ruin your back in no time. New set of legs will help me drag it out once in a while.
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Malcolm McMaster
From:
Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 23 Jun 2013 9:41 pm
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A similar leg is fitted standard on MSA Millenium ,and probably rest of MSA range, have absolutely no problem with them, great saving on weight.
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