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Topic: my new Sho-bud! |
Joseph Overton
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Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 30 May 2014 7:28 pm |
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I just impulse bought my first D-10. Sho-bud ProII
my band was playing a gig in a small town in Maine a couple days ago. The venue was attached to a music store. This baby was sitting in there. He made me an offer I couldn't refuse... so here we are...
I'm pretty excited, so I thought I'd show off! The serial number is 10231, which I think means its a 76!
if anyone had any thoughts or advice about this guitar I'd love to hear it. Can anyone identify these pickups?
C6 here I come!
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Sho-Bud Pro-II | Mullen Discovery | Fender Dual Pro | http://www.norajanestruthers.com/ | https://joeoverton.bandcamp.com/ |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 30 May 2014 8:33 pm
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Great find there, the C6 pickup appears to be stock ShoBud, the one on the E9 does not, Truetone perhaps?
Super guitar for sound and playability, the two weaknesses being the pot-metal parts in the undercarriage which occasionally break at the wrong moment, and excessive wear on the rivets that hold the changer fingers together, when one gets too loose it can make a full-tone lower difficult on the attached string.
Keep us posted on your adventures with this baby... |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 30 May 2014 9:56 pm
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A couple of observations:
Can't really see the right side decal, but unless this guitar was modified at some point it appears to be a Pro III, rather than Pro II, as the only Sho-Buds with metal necks stock are Pro III and some Super Pros.
And if this guitar is indeed a '76 (the serial # fits--my Pro III is ser. #11845, dated 4/11/77), it probably doesn't have pot-metal parts in the undercarriage. I'd guess it has two-hole pullers with swivel connectors for the pullrods, and probably a double-raise/double lower changer. If the changer fingers have slots for the string ball ends instead of pins, they would be pot metal, but not much else on the guitar would be.
(I think!--There are Sho-Bud experts on here that know more than me!) |
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 30 May 2014 10:44 pm
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I owned two late 70`s Pro IIIs and they both had large pedals.
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Micky Byrne
From:
United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 31 May 2014 12:50 am
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Dave...I don't think the C6 Pickup is a Sho-Bud's. Sho-Bud's have 4 holes for attaching...and the E 9th doesn't look like Truetones as they too have 4 holes for attaching, and a thin white line around it. The true tones are good looking pick-ups and sound Brilliant...I have one on one of my steels and even with the "Throttle" opened there is no hum, considering it's a single coil.
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Joseph Overton
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Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 31 May 2014 5:40 am
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Thanks for the feedback guys!
The decal does say "The Pro II" and it looks like its been pretty heavily modified.
I'll be home on monday and will be able to check it out more thoroughly, but I did snap a quick picture of the works before i packed it up. looks like it does have pins on the pull rods
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Sho-Bud Pro-II | Mullen Discovery | Fender Dual Pro | http://www.norajanestruthers.com/ | https://joeoverton.bandcamp.com/ |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 31 May 2014 8:04 am
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Yep, apparently someone replaced the necks and the whole undercarriage. Those parts in the undercarriage are basically the "Super Pro" mechanics, including many that are pot metal. However, it's hard to tell, but it looks like the knee lever brackets may be aluminum instead of the pot-metal ones that were the prime breakage risks.
Should be a nice axe!
My '77 Pro III has smooth narrow pedals, teardrop levers, two-hole pullers with swivels (not brass), and slots in the changer fingers.
As to the pickups, the C6 pickup does look like a Sho-Bud pickup, with three mounting holes, like these (from a current For Sale post):
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 31 May 2014 8:21 am
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| I don't know the whats or the whens of 3 hole pickups vs. 4 hole pickups but there is surely nothing un-Sho-Bud about the 3 hole pups. I've seen pics of many such. |
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 31 May 2014 9:56 am
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Hmmm. I bought my first Pro III new in -78 at Manny`s in NYC:
Maybe it had been sitting there for a while? The Super Pro was already on market then, with the narrow pedals.
I wanted to get a Super Pro but couldn`t find one on my trip the States.
In fact, the only pedal steel I found in a shop was at Manny`s.
Except for a used Professional at the Sho-Bud store in Nashville that was about 30% more expensive than the new Pro-III in NYC. Go figure...
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 31 May 2014 10:37 am
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| i dunno...look like sho-bud pickups to me. really good looking guitar!! that's a good one. maybe someone modified it....or maybe even a factory oddball. enjoy that great steel. |
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Jerry Hedge
From:
Norwood Ohio U.S.A.
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Posted 31 May 2014 6:50 pm
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| I think those are stock pickups. I have a '74 and a '75 Pro 3 and they both have 3 screw pickups.I hope You enjoy your Sho-Bud as much as I love mine!!! |
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