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Topic: Mullen like the old Sho-Buds? |
Sherman Willden
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 8:08 am |
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In the early 90s someone told me that if I wanted a Sho-Bud sound that the Mullen was the way to go. Did that ever apply? Does it apply today?
Thank you;
Sherman |
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Sonny Priddy
From:
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 8:19 am steel
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Calvin Walley
From:
colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 8:46 am
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be careful about buying a Mullin...you might not ever want to play anything else
you gotta love a Mullin
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proud parent of a sailor
Mullen SD-10 /nashville 400
gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
Sho-Bud Mavrick |
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Sherman Willden
From:
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 8:49 am Mullen like the old Sho-Buds?
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Thank you. Calvin, I totally agree. In the early 90s I bought a late 80s Mullen D-10 8x5 and I had to give it up later. Truely an ache in my heart.
Sherman |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 9:39 am
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If you want a Sho-Bud sound, probably getting a Sho-Bud is the way to go! 
They are available all the time, here on the Forum and from steel guitar shops. Being used, they are less expensive than a new Mullen. And this could be considered the "Golden Age" for Sho-Buds, because of the number of dedicated craftsmen now doing maintenance, renovation, and "upgrades" on them.
Whether a Mullen has a Sho-Bud sound would be an entirely subjective judgement. I have a '94 Mullen (lacquer with metal necks); I think it sounds fabulous. I also have several Sho-Buds; I think they sound great, too. To me, the Mullen and Sho-Bud sounds differ significantly, but that's just my ears. YMMV. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 9:54 am
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 9:55 am
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| Who ever told you needs a new set of ears. They sound totally different. Its Mullen, not Mullins. |
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Calvin Walley
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colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 10:02 am
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pardon me for the spelling error , some times i type faster than i think
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proud parent of a sailor
Mullen SD-10 /nashville 400
gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
Sho-Bud Mavrick |
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Al Udeen
From:
Hendersonville Tn
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 12:09 pm Sho-Bud sound? Yes!
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| I have a Mullen that Del Mullen built for me in 94, I wanted it to sound like a Sho-Bud, so I ordered it in Lacquer with wooden necks, when I recieved the guitar it had soft aluminum fingers, "instead of the usual black annodized ones", these fingers give a more mellow tone than the much harder ones that are on almost all Mullen guitars. I did change the E9 pickup to a BL 710, This is by far the best guitar I have ever owned, stays in tune,never breaks a string,plays like a dream,still looks like new, & I wouldn't trade it for 2 of anything else! I've owned at least 50 guitars "mostly Sho-Buds" Go Mullen! au |
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David Kurrasch
From:
Royse City, Texas, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 5:23 pm
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| Early in my steel playing career, I owned 2 different Sho-Bud's, and since then I have had 3 Mullen's. To me they are not comparable at all. If the Sho-Bud sound is what you are after, then that is the guitar you should get. You might want to give the Mullen a try though, and see if you don't just like it better, and get hooked, like I did! |
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Alan Harrison
From:
Murfreesboro Tennessee, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2007 7:36 pm Hard to Compare
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In the last 40 years I have had Sho-Bud's, Emmons's, Zum's and a few more that were professional grade instruments. Earlier this year, I bought a Mullen Pre G2 with 9 floor and 7 knee levers. Without a doubt, it is the easiest playing, has the best tone (has the wide mount G 2 pickups) of any guitar that I have owned. No, It doesn't sound like a Sho-Bud or an Emmons or even a Zum. But it has that sound that I have been looking for for the last 40 years. It will most likely be my last Steel since I am 72 years old. I would choose it again over anything I have ever sat down behind. The Mullen Guitar is hard to beat. We all hear and see things differently, Thats why we have Mullen, Emmons, Sho-Bud's etc.
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Mullen (Black) Pre G-2 9x7, B.L. 705 PUP's, Evans SE 200 Telonics NEO 15-4, BJS Bar, Peterson Strobo Flip, Steelers Choice Seat, Folgers Coffee and Hilton Pedals.
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pdl20
From:
Benton, Ar . USA,
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Posted 8 Nov 2007 6:57 pm Sho-Bud sound
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| Only Sho-Bud can do that.always wanted one but couldn't afford one ,year's later i ended up with a Marlin then Emmons for 35 yrs ,now have a Pre G-2 and what a sound .beats the Emmons for overall tone in the studio also,never thought that was going to happen. next step a G-2 |
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