Sho_Bud Pro II Info Needed

Brian Waits · Post by **Brian Waits** » 17 Oct 2017 5:24 am

While I have only been playing a couple years using a wonderful stage one, I have acquired this Sho Bud Pro II that seems to have sound above and beyond. Maybe I just like the tone of the older models. Anyway, I would appreciate any comments / Info I can get as to quality, year, desirability and such. I haven't found a serial number.

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 17 Oct 2017 5:30 am

Referred to as the round-front, barrel-behind-swivel-pullers model (or similar wording), it has been called the best sounding Sho-Bud there was.
Not the model I have but I'm roughly quoting Sho-Bud experts such as Ricky Davis.

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 17 Oct 2017 6:42 am

Oh yeahâ€¦ now thatâ€™s a Budâ€¦ A++
First-gen ProII. They pretty much never got any better. Congratsâ€¦ itâ€™s a keeper.

Robert Parent · Post by **Robert Parent** » 17 Oct 2017 7:23 am

I would guess early to mid 70's model... I had a Pro II, later model with the square front, narrow pedals, and received it fall of 76.

Robert Parent · Post by **Robert Parent** » 17 Oct 2017 7:23 am

duplicate post.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 17 Oct 2017 7:42 am

awesome guitar, serial number will be to the right of the sticker on the bottom of the guitar, stamped in to the wood, and end plate...

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 17 Oct 2017 7:46 am

This is the very first series "Pro-II" that came out right as "The Professional" was being faded out...probably 1972-ish. So it is basically a Sho~bud Professional in every way, except they got rid of the "Racks" to pull the Barrels and put in Crossbars with two-hole pullers with rollers, to pull the Barrels. Made for a much smoother action; but still the single/single fingers(the best sounding fingers ever put out by ShoBud) and barrel tuning; so you can raise or lower a string as many times as you want with barrels down one rod.
Coil Tab switches for the dual pickups...
Have fun.
Ricky

Jeff Heard · Post by **Jeff Heard** » 17 Oct 2017 12:14 pm

Beautiful guitar!

Tiny Olson · Post by **Tiny Olson** » 17 Oct 2017 4:00 pm

I've always been an Emmons guy but... I had a Pro II just like this back in the early 70s. I truly wish I still had it..!! It was an awesome sounding guitar. Mine was 1" taller than standard, which was slightly too short for me.

I totally agree with Ricky and others, these were the best sounding Buds ever made. Enjoy...!!!

Chris "Tiny" O.