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Topic: Fender Bud Any info out there please??? |
John Davis
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Cambridge, U.K.
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 2:35 am |
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 Is this a rare beast? its the only one I have seen and it plays great! I don;t think Fender made them for long and I would like to date it???
Many thanks for any help>>>>
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 7:51 am
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Shobud built about 4,400 Artists for Fender in the mid 1970's. They have the pot metal Super pro undercarriage parts underneath. I have a D-10 and it's real nice. They made S-10 pro models and student models as well.
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Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 11:49 am
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As Dave said, they are basically a Super Pro, but there are a few differences.. The changer and mount is different, the keyhead is the old Fender "pan style", and I think the endplates are different.. I might be mistaken, but I thought the pickups were different as well. I always thought Fender made the pickups for these guitars as they do have a more "vintage Fender" sound than Buds of the same era...... bob
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 1:29 pm
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yes the pickups are unique, only made for these guitars.
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Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 3:26 pm
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They weren't really rare, with thousands of them having been made, but it was rare that you saw any pro playing one. And if they did, it was only for a very short while.
I can't explain that, but maybe some of the "pros" can?  |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 3:55 pm
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
They weren't really rare, with thousands of them having been made, but it was rare that you saw any pro playing one. And if they did, it was only for a very short while.
I can't explain that, but maybe some of the "pros" can? |
Donny.. This is only my opinion for whatever its worth... From what I have read here on SGF over the years, guys weren't all that thrilled with the sound.. Too bright and twangy.. Brighter than a Bud I guess..
Also, most hard core Bud guys don't play the Super Pro guitars either, as the pot metal undercarriage wasn't really highly regarded by many players.. Just my $.02 for whatever its worth... bob
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Charles Kurck
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Living in Arkansas but Heaven is home
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John Davis
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Cambridge, U.K.
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Posted 4 Apr 2015 12:14 am
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Thanks for the help guys... I have sent it to a new home in Bonny Scotland to a gent I am sure will be delighted with it....  |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 4 Apr 2015 2:45 am
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here's an S10 Artist "wood body" I recently sold, it was a fine playing and sounding guitar and the only reason I sold it was because I ran across a Sho Bud Pro I which I wanted, basically the same guitars. 3+4. The cast pullers were kinda the weak part on all the Sho Buds in this era.
I would buy another Artist in a NY minute if I wanted another S10.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 9 Apr 2015 3:07 am
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| Bob Carlucci wrote: |
Donny.. This is only my opinion for whatever its worth... From what I have read here on SGF over the years, guys weren't all that thrilled with the sound.. Too bright and twangy.. Brighter than a Bud I guess. |
I agree Bob, they definitely have a brighter sound than a 'Bud. But then again, so do the ZB's, and quite a few famous players played ZB's for a long time.
I dunno, it always kinda irked me that Fender got out of the steel business. |
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