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Topic: Sho~Bud Fretboard colour |
Jeff Mead
From:
London, England
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Posted 27 May 2015 9:08 am |
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What's the story with the white or black fretboards on Sho~Buds.
Is it that they used one or other on different periods of production or was it an option that was ordered with the guitar?
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 28 May 2015 4:18 am
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| I believe that the Baldwin era 'Crossover' models came from the factory equipped with white fretboards, not certain if others had. White reproduction fretboards appear to be a popular replacement item however, Tom Bradshaw sells them if I recall and they are offered as an option when ordering a new Show Pro guitar. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 30 May 2015 10:28 am
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My Baldwin Era 1967 S-10, 6(in the middle) and 2, came with a black board. It has a white one now after restoration,
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"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 2 Jun 2015 3:10 pm
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| Both of my Sho-Bud Crossovers, and my Fender/Sho-Bud hybrid S10, came with black fingerboards. I personally prefer the black ones to white ones. |
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Jeremy Threlfall
From:
now in Western Australia
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 2 Jun 2015 9:30 pm
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| White ones are great on a dark stage. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 3 Jun 2015 10:04 am
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| If you wanted to, you could bring out the painted frets on a black fingerboard with fluorescent paint. But maybe the best idea would be perspex fingerboards illuminated from underneath. I've been thinking about this idea for a long time. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2015 10:08 am
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It would be a pain to make,,,, but fibre optics
_________________
Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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Jeff Mead
From:
London, England
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2015 6:30 am
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| I have some of those at the shop and they are quite nice! |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 4 Jun 2015 7:18 am
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My problem with white fretboards: shadows.
In a brightly lit room, they're great looking and no problem whatsoever. However, in a concert hall situation... dark room and overhead par can lights hitting the stage... string shadows make the fretboard appear as though there's 20 strings per neck. Rather disconcerting to me, so I go with black.
I also don't care for colored fret markers, except on Emmons guitars and Sho-Buds. But that's for another thread.
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