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Topic: crummy Bud LDG undercarriage..??? |
Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2004 4:33 am |
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| I borrowed an old LDG and when I opened the case I saw a Sho Bud undercarriage that looked different than any I'd ever seen. REALLY crappy CAST knees, Springs that looked like they came from a Bic pen,no way to adjust pull rod length,rods just a tad thicker than a body hair..REALLY cheesy!. It looked like Maverick undercarriage. The guitar was a wood neck and looked old but had the "smaller" pedals. It stayed in tune and played well,but the cheapness factor creeped me out. Certainly did not look like any Bud I ever owned!... What kind of mechanism was I looking at??? bob |
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Farris Currie
From:
Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Oct 2004 6:37 am
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| sounds like something you'd get on ebay to me |
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Clyde Lane
From:
Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2004 8:42 am
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All Sho-Buds after ABOUT 1978 had this undercarriage. I have a "78" LDG and the weakest part is the knee lever brackets, I have broken two. Duane Marrs make a replacement that is almost unbreakable. He replaced all of mine along with the changer fingers. IMHO those chrome plated fingers sound great but they wear out fast.
I think the key words were "played good and stayed in tune". How was the tone?
Clyde Lane |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2004 9:39 am
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| Clyde.. tone was ok.. just a bit darker than most Buds I've played. With an aluminum neck it would have been close to the sound I had with my old Pro III...maybe..... bob |
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