Sho Bud Pro I "SOLD"

John Reynolds · Post by **John Reynolds** » 19 Oct 2020 8:41 am

I purchased this a while back here on the Forum and it is a great guitar that needs someone with talent to play it.. It plays smooth, stays in tune and sounds great but I lack the skills to play it like it deserves. I paid $2000 plus the shipping and would like to get that back, if not I'll just keep it. The person I got it from thought it might be a Duane Marrs rebuild, it is not Sho Bud mechanics and I found some pictures on the internet of some of his guitars, there was one that could be this one but who knows. My pictures seem a little red probably from lights, it is blond.. 515 250 2102

Jerry Malvern · Post by **Jerry Malvern** » 19 Oct 2020 12:44 pm

Does not look to me to be a Mars rebuild. He used round cross shafts. But whoever did it looks like he knew what he was doing.

Jim Arnold · Post by **Jim Arnold** » 19 Oct 2020 2:00 pm

Ricky Davis is the ShoBud master
Ask him, he'll know. Beautiful steel by the way

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 19 Oct 2020 2:23 pm

Yeah that was built last month of 1975. Original double/single changer fingers in and looks like a TrueTone pickup in there(that's great). The whole pulling mechanics underneath are certainly "HomeMade"; looks to be fairly OK..but I would have to see much closer or move them to see if normal friction free for the long run. Pretty Blonde square front.
Ricky

John Reynolds · Post by **John Reynolds** » 19 Oct 2020 2:26 pm

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... highlight=

This a link to the add that I purchased this guitar from.
Thanks for looking.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 19 Oct 2020 3:42 pm

Ok thanks John for those pics in that link where you bought it. Yes that is a great system underneath; some of the stuff does look like Duane made it; but some doesn't, but nevertheless; that looks very good and I'm sure plays very good.
Ricky

John Reynolds · Post by **John Reynolds** » 19 Oct 2020 5:15 pm

Thanks Ricky, I have a Pro II old round front 8x4 that I play at home and may never take out. My main instrument is Bass and I can embarrass myself just fine with that.

Jerry Malvern · Post by **Jerry Malvern** » 20 Oct 2020 11:31 am

The only real expert is Jeff Suratt at Sho pro. There have been many guitars here on the forum that the sellers proclaimed to be Mars rebuilds.

Jerry Malvern · Post by **Jerry Malvern** » 20 Oct 2020 11:41 am

Here are a couple of photos of my Mars conversion. I sent it to them so I know its authentic.

John Reynolds · Post by **John Reynolds** » 26 Oct 2020 2:36 pm

John Reynolds · Post by **John Reynolds** » 4 Nov 2020 3:51 pm

Sale pending.. Thanks Michael!!

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