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Topic: Sho-Bro on ebay |
Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 12 Feb 2002 11:13 pm |
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Talk about a classic Sho-Bud fretboard!
auction here
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[This message was edited by Doug Beaumier on 12 February 2002 at 11:15 PM.] |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2002 9:13 am
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| Seems like John Pearse is sellin' off all his steels...???? |
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Doug Beaumier
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Posted 13 Feb 2002 9:26 am
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I noticed that! He's got a nice collection.
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Ally
From:
Edinburgh, UK
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Posted 13 Feb 2002 9:56 am
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Yeah, but he won't ship to UK.  |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 13 Feb 2002 10:56 am
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| Ally, it seems that there are many sellers who will not ship outside of the U.S. I have international customers who have me ship their merchandise to freight forwarders. The forwarders do all of the required paperwork and handle the overseas shipping. It is an added expense. |
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Ally
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Edinburgh, UK
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Posted 13 Feb 2002 11:57 am
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Mike, I've played it... great sounding guitar, but never quite got to grips with the bizarre 7-string tuning. Very, very expensive, though, at £1395 (about $2,000!)
See what we have to contend with in the UK?
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Ric Nelson
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Posted 14 Feb 2002 11:14 am
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There are two different kinds of Sho-Bros out there: Those made by Gretsch and those made by Shot at Sho-Bud. The ones made at Sho-Bud (after 1973) are a much better instrument. The one on e-bay could be a good catch for $677, if made after Aug,1973, at Sho-Bud. The serial number or lack of tells. If it is a Gretsch, arounbd $400 is a better price.
I emailed the seller for the s/n.
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Ric Nelson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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Posted 15 Feb 2002 11:22 am
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Judging by the s/n provided by the seller, I think that there is a good chance that it is a Gretsch-built Sho-Bro (March, 1973) and if that is in fact the case, IMO, over priced
[This message was edited by Ric Nelson on 21 February 2002 at 01:48 PM.] |
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2002 9:55 pm
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I owned one of these squarenecks in the late 70's in Michigan- I remember it as being a bit of a beast... I had a really fine Surise pickup custom built for it by Murphy/Shaw guitar works. I don't miss the Sho-Bro but I'd sure like to have that pickup back!
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