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Topic: Trouble with a Sho-Bud Super Pro |
Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
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Posted 27 Apr 2015 6:05 pm |
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I have a buddy that's having some trouble with a Sho-Bud Super Pro. I'm not familiar with Sho-Bud mechanics, so I told him I'd post the problem here and see if any of you Sho-Bud guys might know how to fix his issue ... when he presses his A pedal to raise his 5 & 10 strings, his 6th string goes way flat as he's raising 5 & 10. Anyone have an idea what might be causing that and what the fix might be? All suggestions and help are greatly appreciated.
His guitar, by the way, is an SD-10. I'm guessing it's probably a D-10 that was converted. The issue with the 6th string flattening with A pedal use is also a recent thing if I understood him correctly on the phone.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 27 Apr 2015 6:29 pm
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| first off i'd make sure the two fingers that are next to each other aren't gunked up. should be clean and lightly lubed so no drag on either one. |
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Larry Bressington
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Nebraska
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Posted 28 Apr 2015 7:59 am
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I have had mine do that....It was definatley in the finger mechanizm, if i remember sometimes the finger elbow piece (right at the end by the return spring) can get crooked over a slight and it will drag against the next one.
Just seperating them slightly with your hand will do the trick. Press the A pedal and see if the 6th finger is moving.
Rods touching eachother causing drag?? Make sure the rods pull as straight as possible to the bell cranks.
Also check the pedal itself is not rubbing against each other, is this thing oiled well???
Check tuning keys inner nut is tight. 10mm i think.
Something is dragging and it will require some investigation from under her skirt.
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Brint Hannay
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Posted 28 Apr 2015 8:07 am
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A question: What does he mean by "way flat"?
Some might say that to describe the 6th string going 10 cents flat, which on some guitars (with a plain 6th) could be a case of "cabinet drop". |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2015 11:47 am
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| first off i'd make sure the two fingers that are next to each other aren't gunked up. should be clean and lightly lubed so no drag on either one. |
This^... also make sure the pull rods are not binding somewhere.. I really doubt its cabinet drop.. On Buds, I tighten every screw un that guitar over and under.. It can make a big difference... bob
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Ron Pruter
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2015 2:34 pm
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Sounds like cabinet drop except for the sudden onset.
Maybe he just listened harder. A wound 6th will help. A .022 wound is what I use. You'll need to adjust for more travel on that string if you go that route. RP
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Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
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Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 28 Apr 2015 4:23 pm
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Thanks for all the advice, guys. I've never had that sort of problem with any of my guitars and was at a loss for what to tell him when he called me about it.
If I remember our conversation correctly, I believe he said it was anywhere from 10 to 15 cents flat that it's going when he presses his A pedal.
I'll be sure to pass on all this advice to him. My own first thoughts on it mirrored Chris' ... that it was probably something gunked up in his changer binding it up, but I also thought of cabinet drop as well; however, when told it was a sudden onset, I began to really be confused about what may be causing it.
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1986 Mullen D-10 with 8 & 7 (Dual Bill Lawrence 705 pickups each neck)
Two Peavey Nashville 400 Amps (with a Session 500 in reserve) - Yamaha SPX-90 II
Peavey ProFex II - Yamaha R-1000 Digital Reverb - Ross Time Machine Digital Delay - BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
ProCo RAT R2DU Dual Distortion - Korg DT-1 Pro Tuner (Rack Mounted) - Furman PL-8 Power Bay
Goodrich Match-Bro by Buddy Emmons - BJS Steel Bar (Dunlop Finger Picks / Golden Gate Thumb Picks) |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 28 Apr 2015 4:45 pm
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If he switched from wound to plain, that could do it. As could stepping harder on the pedals than needed.
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