Sho-Bud 14 string pedal steel

Tony Oresteen · Post by **Tony Oresteen** » 28 Jun 2017 11:17 am

While reseaching Julian Tharpe I came accross a reference to a Sho-Bud 14 string single neck PSG that he played. I assume that the 14 string was custom built.

Does anyone know how many 14 string PSGs that Sho-Bud made and when they were made?

I looked for photos of them but no luck. Anyone have a photo of the Sho-Bud S14?

Thanks!

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 28 Jun 2017 11:55 am

I don't know, but Johnny Cox might be able to tell you. I know that he played one for a while years ago.

FWIW, Here's Julian's coped as given to me by Boogie Sherrard as he tried the JET tuning for a bit. He gave this to me when I played 14's a couple times, but I never explored that tuning, interesting as it is.

I was pretty much fixed into the modern Universal tunings.

Rex Thomas · Post by **Rex Thomas** » 28 Jun 2017 1:58 pm

Rick Abbott · Post by **Rick Abbott** » 28 Jun 2017 2:31 pm

For what it's worth, Bobbe Seymour told me that Sho~Bud made the keyplates, necks and fretboards for 4 14-string steels.

Julian got one, Barbara Mandrell got one and two were left unfinished. I bought a plate-neck-fretboard set from Bobbe about 7-8 years ago. I've never done anything with them.

My info may be wrong, I am passing it along as is: I was told...

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 28 Jun 2017 7:36 pm

I heard there were three in existence. One of them is here in the bay area I believe. I saw a green one in Casa Grande Arizona for sale about 25 years ago.

Ian Worley · Post by **Ian Worley** » 28 Jun 2017 8:28 pm

I'd love to see a pic if anyone has one! I'm kind of a Sho-Bud nerd.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 29 Jun 2017 8:10 am

Didn't Shot build a double stringed guitar?
Something like 20 or 24 strings?

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 29 Jun 2017 9:36 am

Erv Niehaus wrote:Didn't Shot build a double stringed guitar?
Something like 20 or 24 strings?

Bottom one made for Bud Charlton, don't know about the other one..BF

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Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 29 Jun 2017 9:41 am

A better link, click on the first link under the pictures

https://www.google.com/search?client=op ... 8&oe=UTF-8