The Steel Guitar Forum

I guess I've had 14 MSA's....trying to make the great-built guitar sound great...went back to what I started with, been happy ever since! SHO BUD BRO!

A very special guitar there sir, mine is similar except for the swaged metal rod ends, and brass barrel tuners onboard. Happy playing , I admire your posts.

P.S. Many thanks to Mike Cass for helping me with these unique beautiful guitars!

I had a '66 bolt-on about two years ago. Pickups were 19k, measured by Mike Cass...boy was that thing loud and punchy! Traded it for a '67 cut-tail "just because", sure miss it! Glad you are enjoying yours. Emmons were just such unusual guitars!

Jim Flynn has made several of these for me--all steel and solid! Great Guy too!

Randy Reinhard circa Charlie Pride era...

It's like Randy Reainhard told me 25 years ago... "It's just a matter of playin'...

I would like to buy this guitar, I don't care if it is the "newer" Bud anyway Thx

Nice full fat chord voices, but sure changed my hand technique; blocking etc. Went back to ten-string 2 years ago--like playin' a banjo now--love it!

Nice work from a quality builder and innovator-- if it weren't for him, I'd still have pot metal brackets on my '78 Pro III Custom. Thank you Jim Flynn!

Beautiful music and approach! Your website clear and elegant...I didn't know you had been in the Houston area. Keep up the innovation and great work! Ward O.

PLEASE CLOSE----SOLD OVER A YEAR AGO___DONATION SENT

P.S. I want to add this--although the sound of this intrument was and fabulous right off, the feel was very stiff and 'pushy'--to my feel; I'm an MSA/Blanton guy-that's why I wanted it looked over and adjusted. While I was there I asked Mike Cass, okay these guys are true Professionals obviously --h...

Just wanted to show the beautiful Sho-Bud I received recently and the precise re-rodding and KL arrangements done by Mike Cass over in Dickson TN. I put her in my car and drove it out there (no shipping this babe!) and in two days this smokin' hot guitar was ready to go! My sincere thanks to Dicky, ...

YES! This is the kind of elevated playing of this modern instrument(the pedal steel guitar) I envision with my aluminum pedal harp idea---which I am still working on--an extension of what you are doing on deeper, longer string nodes; only, like a grand piano, adding to the beauty and sustain of the ...

I am very happy now that I have gone back to the older Sho-Buds! Just took the '75 Pro II Custom I bought from Randy of Amber Digby's group to Mike Cass. Spent 3 days there in beautiful TN while he set up the guitar like I wanted KL's,ETC--I couldn't be more pleased! And you are right on; What a sou...

Yessir, I like what you are getting at in this innovation, have been working on this tuning on a pedal operated 20 string version myself for the past year and a half. 1/2 step raise each of seven pedals...Keep up the good work! Pretty sounds! WO

Hi b0b, yes, it was played with both hands---the bass with the left hand & the treble with the right hand. I could not tell what the strings were, but I think they sounded metal; like piano wires. I am still trying to find out what it was that I saw; that's the reason I have about 245 pages of d...

Hello everyone--I had a dream, really an unannouned vision on the night of a strong snowfall of all places here in S.Texas---I saw an all aluminum hollow frame that was vertical--like a Harp, but it had the sound and playabilty of our dear steel guitars; with the pedals,of course, but the knee lever...

Randy is a modern-day Beethoven, have said this for the last 30 years-- and now, thankfully , he is recognized for his dedicated work, style and vision!

Hi, could you describe the set-up with the 6 KL's, also is it two-hole bellcranks? Beautiful Bud! Thanks, WO in SeguinTX

Thanks Randy--this is the first I've been able to see of this! Here in SouthTX, it's on at Friday nights around midnight on RFD, I always miss it cause I'm working somewhere. Great Job y'all!! Thanks, WO

Hi Bent....thanks for the info on Jerry. Will give him a call today, am playing an all maple front/body from him that sounds great! He's a true innovator! Merry Christmas to all.... Ward

This Is all Blanton---even solid maple front apron, what a tone--yes, he is a genius and friend! Ward

Still available, however just sold the rosewood one---will have pic posted later tonight, thanks to everyone. Ward O.