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Topic: SuperPro on ebay |
Willis Vanderberg
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Petoskey Mi
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 12:36 pm |
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I am not very familiar with this model,
did they have the diecast knee levers ? Those pups looks like a Lawrence 705's to me.
Is that price in range for these guitars ?
Any comments good or bad ? thank you ..
Old Bud
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Tommy R. Butler
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 2:37 pm
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| Lawrence. Looks like'm. Comments: Good..none Comments: bad... The 5th Maybe |
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Grant Johnson
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 3:04 pm
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| Many folks do not like the materials on the mechanics of this era Sho Bud. The changer parts, knee levers, brackets, and bellcranks are made from a lesser grade of metal and have reliability problems. I own a Pro II Custom from this era and have had no problems with part breakage or tuning. I have replaced the Knee Levers and Brackets with aftermarket parts from John Coop. I think these Sho Buds sound great to my ears. |
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Bruce Hamilton
From:
Vancouver BC Canada
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 7:22 pm
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I owned Super Pro 8x9 with metal necks for over ten years and it was a great guitar. The undercarriage parts appeared to be made of low grade metal but I never had any of them break. When I ordered the guitar I hoped it would sound like a round body Pro 11 but it actually sounded more like an Emmons than a Sho-Bud which is not necessarily a bad thing. Put John Coop's parts on the ebay guitar and you would have a real killer.
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 7:49 pm
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Thanks for the information. As for the pups I really like the Lawrence 705's.
But the question is ..... is the price about out of the range . I don't think it is worth much more than the present bid.. |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 8:05 pm
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| Willis, the Sho-Bud Super Pro was introduced by Sho-Bud in 1977. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10 |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 8:29 pm
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Bud-I had a SuperPRo and really liked it. It had the Lawerence 705's, good sound, played easy, D10 8 pedals 6 knee levers. I never had anything break on it. I made a home video of me playing E6 on the bottom neck of it in 1991, When I used to spend the winter in Florida.....al
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 18 Jan 2006 12:47 pm
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I got a new SuperPro 9+9 in 1982, with BL 705's and it was a great guitar - I did have a couple of the knee lever brackets break, but replaced them ok (with the same crappy metal if I remember) - but apart from that it was a great guitar and served me well for years --- if you upgraded the parts with some of the after market stuff that's available it would be spot on !!
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