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Topic: Sho-Bud Amps |
Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 10 Jan 2004 9:48 am |
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| Sho-Bud amps. Which were the decent ones? How good were they. Wattage, etc. |
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Mike Kowalik
From:
San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 10 Jan 2004 10:44 am
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| I have one that is supposedly from the early seventies....doesn't have a model number....5 black knobs across the front...has a JBL D130F 8 ohm speaker in it..must be around 100 watts..nice size cabinet..not real heavy...matches up quite well with my Professional... |
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John Floyd
From:
R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Jan 2004 12:49 pm
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| THe Claim was 100 watts on a Clear day when you were Drunk, However I would estimate 55 -65 maaybe 75 watts with that particular Power Amp. I built those amps for a short time around 1974 at Music City Mfg. Never did agree with the claim of 100 watts. |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2004 1:51 pm
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| The BUD Christmas Tree was a HUMDINGER! |
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John Floyd
From:
R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Jan 2004 5:45 am
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| It was also the same power amp as the single channel amp. They didn't squander a lot of bucks on R&D [This message was edited by John Floyd on 11 January 2004 at 05:50 AM.] |
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Duane Dunard
From:
Troy, MO. U.S.A.
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Posted 11 Jan 2004 6:10 am
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| My single channel 1973 model was built for a steel player,and not trying to please a rock, blues, or jazz 6-string market. No pre-,post, shift, mid-shift, or other crap. Just simple tone to the bone and light weight. |
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Chick Donner
From:
North Ridgeville, OH USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2004 7:54 am
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All the above is true. The amp was designed by one Kenny Cain, a true genius who certainly marched to the beat of a different drummer. Didn't play bad steel, either.
I have two of these amps, one of which is either the first or second production amp made. Hank Corwin and I went down on a Saturday morning to an old garage over off Division street where Cain was making these things then, and picked the first two. He got one and I took the other. One of them was the first.
I still use them a lot. I usually use a Webb when playing out, but you can be sure the spare amp I have with me is almost always the ShoBud. It really 'cuts' through the other stuff, even though it is much lower powered than anything else on stage.
BTW, when I bouth my first (1970 if I remember correctly), I was carrying two Twins on the road, because we played so mny outdoor gigs on flatbed trailers. ONE ShoBud replaced BOTH twins. |
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pdl20
From:
Benton, Ar . USA,
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Posted 11 Jan 2004 9:41 am
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I bought a single channel Bud from a friend in Ohio,i had one like it (new) in the early 70s.it is a great sounding amp,not too heavy,nice JBLD130 and this one i have now looks like new.
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2004 12:26 pm
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| I have 2 Christmas Trees and they each have their own sound. One sounds better with the JBL D-130, the other sounds better with an Altec 418B. You want a lower powered amp for recording. |
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Buck Dilly
From:
Branchville, NJ, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 1:51 pm
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| Why is it called christmas tree? I have only seen one ShoBud which had 5 or so slider faders. |
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Buck Dilly
From:
Branchville, NJ, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 1:56 pm
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| OK I just did a search- Colored lights across the front. I'd still love to see a picture. Anybody have one? |
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John Floyd
From:
R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 2:08 pm
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Buck
Just on the upper left front corner. on the controls |
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David Mullis
From:
Rock Hill, SC
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 2:19 pm
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Unless you're a lucky guy like Chas and you have book ends  |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 7:36 pm
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David, they get a lot of "eyeball"...
Tim Maag, who rebuilt both of them, described them as: "if you were going to build a Twin with transistors, this is how you would do it." He's a tube guy and he says that the Christmas Tree Sho-Buds, that he's heard, are the best sounding transister amps. |
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David Mullis
From:
Rock Hill, SC
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 7:52 pm
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Cool Chas, my personal favorite of those two was the one with the D-130. If I had kept the amps, I would have ended up putting a D in the other one as well. I'm glad you're still enjoying them.  I've switch to Evans and I like them alot. Soundwise they remind me a lot of the Sho-Bud amps, but with more headroom.
Take Care
David
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