Posted: 1 Sep 2017 5:39 pm
All I know is that Pro2 Custom I just got that belonged to Lloyd Maines has got tone. So that must be the generation you speak of Ricky.
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In an effort to follow the mechanical discussion is this what is meant by "finger?"Ricky Davis wrote:as soon as they got rid of the pin you hook the string on the finger;
. I just bought a Super Pro S10 and I'm glad to hear that I made a good choice.Barry Gaskell wrote:Hi Jim
I've had two pro III's, both pot metal with all the aforementioned problems. My first one was an absolutely superb guitar and had a sound to match and like any Bud, once you get to know them, they're wonderful beasts and each has it's own character.
The second one I had was a bit of a dog. Broke strings all over the place and couldn't hold a candle soundwise or mechanically to my first one. They looked almost identical, but were like chalk and cheese.
I now have a Super-Pro and it is absolute magic. It looks so cool, plays like butter, sounds like a Bud should do, stays in tune, doesn't break strings and because I know Buds pretty well inside out as a result of previous guitars, I can isolate and sort any problems out that may occur (which they haven't on the Super-Pro)
I would say with all Sho-Buds, treat each one individually, as a one off, because they are all different. One will just seem so right, whilst another just somehow doesn't.
You've just got to love a 'Bud
Best of luck in your search
Barry