Sho-Bud Serial Numbers

[David Ball]

Gene if you make it back around to this thread, anything you could tell me about model 6139, SN 3752 would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Dave

[Allan Jirik]

My Professional was delivered to me in the spring of 1971 and had the serial number 8106. This doesn't seem to fit the numbering scheme, any ideas?

Thanks!!

[John Billings]

The 8,000 series was kept by Shot and David. They don't fit into the regular serial numbers/

[Chris Boyd]

If this thread is still alive & kickin' I'd be much obliged to know about my Red Pro I,serial # 17716...early 80's??? Thank you Gene!

[John Castelletti]

I would love to know as well. I have SN# 6033 - a D-10 Pro III that has wood necks instead of the usual aluminum.

[Ray Riley]

Gene, I hope this finds you in good health. If you are, I want every one who asked you a question to send you $5.00 to pay your way to the steel guitar convention. You certainly deserve it. Thanks Ray I haven't ask yet about my S-12.

[John Castelletti]

Gene, I hope this finds you in good health. If you are, I want every one who asked you a question to send you $5.00 to pay your way to the steel guitar convention. You certainly deserve it. Thanks Ray I haven't ask yet about my S-12.

I would definitely be in...where do i send my $5 to?

[Ray Riley]

All we need is his address! I think he lives in Magazine , Arkansas 72943 Come on Gene, What is your street address?

[Frank Freniere]

I'm in for a fin.

[Jake Hoffman]

Gene, you are going to be a rich man. Count me in.

I have a Pro II with sn 5336. I would love to learn more about it. It plays as sweetly as the day I bought it, which was sometime in 1974-75.

Jake

[Don Blood]

If or until Gene gets back, I've taken the liberty of putting the number he's given us in chronological order. By estimating how many were being built at the period that contains your numbers, you should be able to at least get into the ball park of when your Sho-bud was built.

I've posted it on my website:
http://www.donblood.net/page5.php

Don

[CrowBear Schmitt]

Good One Don
Thanx

[Chris Boyd]

Thank you Don....That was very helpful and kind of you...

[Jake Hoffman]

A great service. Thank you, Don. That seems to match closely with what I presumed.

Jake

[Jean Guy Grenier]

SHOBUD D 10 ..................Red........... 8& 4.......1326 large floor pedal
SHOBUD L.D.G..................Red............3 & 4......11150 + 17160 MODEL 615
SHOBUD D 10 PRO 3........Pink Red......4 & 8......12517
SHOBUD L.D.G..................Green.........3 & 4......10696 + MODEL # 6150 615
SHOBUD L.D.G..................Green.........3 & 4......11696
SHOBUD PRO1.1/2 pad ....Brown,Red..4 & 4 .....15629
SHOBUD Super Pro D-10...Black .........6 & 8......17803

Jean Guy Grenier

[Jim Cooley]

Green round front LDG #4363, barrels behind 2-hole pullers, single/single changer, wide pedals. It would be great to know the build date and builder.

[Terry Jensen]

Hi Gene: I think you opened a big can of worms, I also have a Sho Bud D 10 The Professional that I Traded in from a guy on some boat work that I did for him about 12 years ago. This guitar had the old rack system with the brass barrel tuners, it was one of the older ones that sounded like a thrashing machine when you got the pedals and levers going !! I totally gutted it and made a state of the art pedal steel out of it. I put a new style triple raise and lower changer that you can also split tune in it utilizing the original casting, put all new square shafts in it with close to emmons style bell cranks in and all new levers etc, Kind of like a street rod new generation mechanics with the original body and pickups to retain the original wonderful sound quality and look, the only one like it. Any way I was always under the assumption that it was built around 1970 ?? The serial number that is stamped on the end plate and also the wood body is 7855 and also on the end plate is stamped 1-A-3 Any info. that you could give me will be greatly appreciated, Keep up the good work. Thanks

[CrowBear Schmitt]

je t'avais envoyé la réponse par mail Jean Guy
mais tu n'a pas du la recevoir
ou trop occupé a picker avec les chums...
en te referant a ce lien tu peux approximativement trouver l'année de fabrication
http://www.donblood.net/page5.php

voici le décompte :
# 1326 : Juillet 1971 - D10 rouge
# 6150 : Juillet/Aout 1974 - LDG
# 10696 : Mai/Juin 1976 - LDG
# 11150 : Aout/Sept 1976 - LDG
# 11696 : Avril/Octobre 1977 - LDG
# 12517 : Aout/Sept 1977 - Pro III
# 15629 : Janvier/Aout 1980 - Pro I
# 17160 : Sept/Oct 1981 - LDG
# 17803 : Mai 82 & 83 ? - Super Pro

[Rick Maxwell]

Gene, don't know if you are still up to looking these old Buds up but I have a Sho Bud
Pro II Custom. 15808. Original case has Music City Manufacturing Co serial number 5037 Model 6150. 609 9th st S Nashville Tenn. also has hand written name of Garlin. Any info would be appreciated

Thanks
Rick Maxwell
Macon Ga

[Mike Maddux]

Wow....great thread!!

Saw it a little too late...

If you decided to give it another crack:
LDG Green 3+4 ser#4811

[Dave Hopping]

Here's my Super Pro S/N 13388.Build date June 1978.I bought it about ten years later from the first owner,who bought it at Don Edwards Guitar City in Lakewood,CO. She had the lesson before me,so I remembered her.If anyone wants to enter its info into a database,please feel free.

[Gene Haugh]

Month Year Serial Numbers
Begining End

March 1971 1001 1016
April 1017 1113
May 1114 1213
June 1214 1312
July 1313 1359
August 1360 1454
September 1455 1549
October 1550 1643
November 1644 1740
December 1741 1835


January 1972 1836 1931
February 1932 1962
March 1963 2033
April 2034 2129
May 2130 2224
June 2225 2309
July 2310 2448
August 2449 2551
September 2552 2647
October 2648 2754
November 2755 2900
December 2901 2946


January 1973 2947 3062
February 3063 3160
March 3161 3282
April 3283 3391
May 3392 3504
June 3505 3607
July 3608 3751
August 3752 3997
September 3998 4193
October 4194 4394
November 4395 4583
December 4584 4766


January 1974 4767 4958
February 4959 5129
March 5130 5306
April 5307 5417
May 5418 5677
June 5678 5877
July 5878 6024
August 6025 6175
September 6166 6346
October 6347 6504
November 6505 6734
December 6735 6897


January 1975 6898 7000
numbers from 7001 to 8109 are lost
8110 8210
February 8211 8395
March 8396 8576
April 8577 8758
May 8759 8936
June 8937 9117
July 9118 9293
August 9294 9473
September 9475 9652
October 9653 9723
November 9724 9814
December 9815 9948


January 1976 9949 10124
February 10125 10343
March 10344 10446
April 10447 10676
May 10677 10767
June 10768 10827
July 10828 10887
August 10888 11105
September 11106 11186
October 11187 11292
November 11293 11354
December 11355 11407


January 1977 11408 11627
February 14628 11702
March 11703 11821
April 11822 11876
May 11877 12065
June 12066 12141
July 12142 12367
August 12368 12469
September 12470 12537
October 12538 12639
November 12640 12823
December 12824 12924


January 1978 12925 12975
February 12976 13033
March 13034 13112
April 13113 13170
May 13171 13350
June 13351 13406
July 13407 13474
August 13475 13597
September 13598 13709
October 13710 13918
November 13919 13993
December 13994 14072


January 1979 14073 14112
Febuary 14113 14297
March 14299 14499
April 14500 14544
May 14545 14608
June 14609 14784
July 14785 14912
August 14913 14940
September 14941 15044
October 15045 15172
November 15173 15294
December 15295 15352


January 1980 15353 15467
FEBUARY 15468 15521
March 15522 15524
April 15525 15552
May 15553 15601
June 15602 15670
July 15671 15689
August 15690 15741
September 15742 15806
October 15807 15872
November 15873 15933
December 15934 15996


January 1981 15997 16078
February 16079 16166
March 16167 16293
April 16294 16424
May 16425 16574
June 16575 16719
July 16720 16811
August 16812 16989
September 16990 17124
October 17125 17268
November 17269 17366
December 17367 17440


January 1982 17441 17510
February 17511 17580
March 17581 17660
April 17661 17711
May 17712 17755
June 17756 17799
July 17780 17810
17811 18028


1987 18566 18597


1988 18598 18618


1989 18619 18641


1990 18642 18660


1991 18661 18675


1994 18676 18686


1995 18687 18696


2000 18697 18698

[Michael Yahl]

That's awsome Gene, THANK YOU!!

I've been trying to keep track of the numbers that have been posted and extrapolating dates from around those that you responded to some time ago.

Alain-Yves Pigeon and I maintain a spreadsheet on the "cloud", that we both can access, and continually update and, as I said, extrapolate the dates from.

I've tried to keep that ball rolling in your absence and respond to all inquiries to provide a date that may be +/- a month but I believe that I've gotten fairly close.

Alain-Yves and I will parse the spreadsheet and enter this new information.

I know that the inquiries can be time consuming and I really appreciate you posting this.

Michael

[Chris Boyd]

Wow... this is GREAT!! Thanks Gene and Michael.....

[Frank Freniere]

Thanks, Gene!