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Topic: sho-bud fingertip |
Bill Yoder
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Orrville, Ohio, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2004 9:25 am |
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| I,m fairly new at this,so i,ll ask some fo the old pro,s.I,ve found a sho-bud fingertip for sale,and would like to knwo its worth,or somewhere around it,also if they are a decent guitar.i am playig an s10 bmi,and its not bad,but i,m curious about the sho bud.its an s10 3&4. thanks guys. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2004 9:31 am
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| Since it's not really a classified ad, I'm moving this topic to the Pedal Steel section. |
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 22 Dec 2004 11:12 am
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| I suspect your BMI is a better axe to learn on. The Fingertips are known to sound great, and I've seen pictures of some real pretty ones, but there have been a lot of comments on the Forum over the years about them and most folks find them mechanically challenging. I'd still like to mess around with one someday.... [This message was edited by Bob Blair on 22 December 2004 at 11:13 AM.] |
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D Schubert
From:
Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2004 3:49 pm
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| I bought a beautiful maple & rosewood fingertip D-10 with 9+4 four or five years ago, after being away from PSG for many years. Oh, man, what a sound! That's what sold me on it. But, it weighed slightly less than a grand piano and was very "adjustment-resistant" to put it mildly. I can't remember what was the last straw, but at some point, I decided to tuck my tail between my legs and trade it away, at a loss, for a more modern Sho-Bud Pro II and a S-10 Emmons push pull. So, I've still got a couple of vintage steels, but there is a lot of difference between mid-60's and mid-70's mechanics. Ready, fire,...aim! |
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Mark Durante
From:
St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 22 Dec 2004 5:48 pm
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I wouldn't consider myself an old pro but will give you my take. They are beautiful and sound really great, and if you are into the vintage aspect they are right up there. But then if you are into vintage you will find most of them have been modified at some time, most did not come stock with knee levers for instance, parts wear after 40 some years, and to get it up to playing like a modern guitar likely you will need to replace parts or modify more. If you don't mind tinkering they can be a lot of fun though.
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Dec 2004 6:17 pm
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S10 3x4?
500$ tops unless it's a REALLY FINE one.
Then $700 would be about tops.
More trouble than they're worth for a working player.
I could have bought a fingertip D10 10 years ago that looked brand new for 600$. Too many things that were too out of date. I passed.
EJL |
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Bill Yoder
From:
Orrville, Ohio, USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2004 10:35 am
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| Thanks guys for all the help,you can close this one up bob. |
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