The Steel Guitar Forum

Chris, it's a beaut! Looks like my first Shobud that I bought new in '72. What's with that piece of the rack that's on an angle right up near the changer on the C6th neck? Or are my eyes playin' tricks on me?

R Crow wrote:Joe, I thought about the white fretboards too. Could you possibly post a picture with them just laying on your guitar?

Thanks
Rick

I'll try to do that this weekend, maybe I'll actually mount them this weekend...

Thanks, John! I'm really pleased with its condition.

You have a good eye.....Skip saw that as well. The C6 rack has come loose from the RKL. I just have to reconnect it. I plan on getting under there this weekend.

Here you go Rick, I say go for it! Joe

1974 S-10, 3 and 6, thanks to Ricky Davis and John Coop!

Chris-That is one beautiful Sho-Bud Professional. I had a Red one and Brown one in the 70's.. Liked them both, but the red one stole my heart. Thanks guys for whowint all the pics of one of my favorites. That rack and barrell was just great for tuning changes and possibilities and the dual coil pickups, etc. just great tone.
Before that I saw only pictures and the one row of raise and lower holes cooled me as I didn't know that the tunings were by the Barrel and unlimitied.

If I did, I would have bought one in the 60's. They were heavy when I was young, but I didn't mind. But of course, NOW, no way for me to carry one.Too bad....al.:)

Joe, the white boards do look great. To avoid copying yours even more, I think I may wait a year or two before changing mine. Thanks for taking the time to show the difference.

Rick

I bought this in 1975 and sold it in 1980. I got talked into the fact that I needed a more modern steel. Too bad...



I think I had a ball off the #8 pedal rod at the time. This was an 8+4.

Russ

Russ-Nice. I did the same thing with my Professional D10, rack and barrel, Sorry too. I sold my Pre Pro 1, rack and barrel 5/5 to get a S12. Bad Move too. But now have a Pro 1, with Coops knee lever ,etc. parts, 6/5, E6 with 2 E9 pedals.Now I am glad to have it....al.:)

Al, I did the same thing too! Bought mine new in '72. A dozen years later, I lucked into a Kline U-12. Had to sell the Bud. But I've been able to go overboard, and although I still love my Kline, I now have 4 old Shobuds, and wouldn't mind just one more!

Al, thanks for the compliments on my guitar. You should here it going through the D140 you just sold me. I installed it in my Session 400 and it is killer. When I drop the low C on the C6, the foundation of the house shifts. BTW, that Pro 1 you have sounds amazing.

I guess a lot of these were sold over the years to fund modern guitars. Many player seems to yearn for them, however....which is why you are seeing a lot of them resurface now. Russ, that one looks sweet - it's the quintessential "one that got away". I wonder where it is now?

I've since buffed and polished it a bit more. I swear it looks like it just came from the factory. When the seller said it was clean, he wasn't kidding:

Me, the Professional, and THE BOSS.

I can attest that this little blonde leads Jody around by the nose. Note Jodys red nose...

Update on mine. Ricky Davis emailed me yesterday with a tracking number so it should be here on Monday the 16th. I bought a Professional on Ebay awhile back and had Ricky put three more knee levers on it as it had only two. Also a new pedal rack and all new pulling system underneath. John Coop did some awesome work on all the parts and Ricky worked his magic on it. Will post some photos when she gets here.

Here is my 72 shobud professional, rebuilt first to a SD-10 setup, and then I added the Non-pedal backneck. Works great for my purposes.

Here is my baby in Coop's workshop just before he shipped it back to me. It just keeps getting better the more I play it.

John McConnell
Yuba City, CA

Here's mine, all lubricated, new strings, adjusted barrels on 3 & 6 for smooth G#-A raises,& ready to go.
I was inspired by this thread to get out the Mothers. Drives like a truck but pretty as a picture and I love the sound.

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Jim, your guitar and mine are almost identical......beautiful job shining 'er up!

I wonder how many D10 Professionals are in Canada. Maybe a good future thread topic?

Thanks, Chris. It's sure not as shiny as yours.

I noticed the similarity when you posted your first pics, right down to the green underside. I thought that LKR with the long linking rod was after-market but yours looks identical to mine. Mine's got a definitely after-market LKL which I don't see on yours.

I wonder how many were built and how they wound up in Ontario. Maybe Al Brisco can shed some light on the topic.

Come on guys, this is the most prolific steel guitar ever built, over 26000 of them, lets see some guitars,

I bought this guitar on eBay after sellin my Carter D10. Nothin wrong with the Carter, just always wanted a Sho-Bud. Had it sent straight to Ricky after talkin to John and after viewing numerous other guitars on the Forum that Ricky had done his magic on. I must say that I was totally blown away with the work done on this guitar. It originally had only two knee levers and the pedal bar was a little sloppy. The finish had some slight checking and the normal "battle scar" dings and dents but Ricky has a secret magic formula procedure for bringin out the finish. The aluminum end plates were polished by hand and look great. John Coops parts are just simply top notch and his attention to detail his apparent when you look at his parts. He's indeed a master craftsman. So I added three more knee levers, replaced all of the pulling system with Coop parts, new pedal bar, and cabinet and end plates polished to a high luster. Oh, the sound... how could I forget... The sound is classic Sho-Bud and to my ears has "that sound" that I hear in my head. It plays very smoothly, stays in tune. and feels as good to me as the Carter I had. When I got it unpacked it was still in tune and only needed a slight tweakin. The pickups are original and still sound awesome. I've played it through my Nashville 112 and am very happy with the sound. I haven't tried it yet through my Fender Reverb but know it's also gonna sound great. I always wanted a Sho-Bud and now own one that will give me years of great service due to Ricky and John's professional attention to detail.

BobbeSeymour wrote:Come on guys, this is the most prolific steel guitar ever built, over 26000 of them, lets see some guitars,

That's a lot of guitars! I thought they were only built for 3-4 years. (See http://www.planet.eon.net/~gsimmons/shobud/models.html.)
That would be around 7000-8000 per year. How many steel players are there, anyway? Or are you talking about production for all Sho-Bud models?

I got this one from John Coop last Dec. and just got the pictures . I hope I did this right.