The Steel Guitar Forum

Well, here is a one owner LDG. I bought this 79 or 80 can't remember. I think I'll keep it!

I've posted this before: Late '66 or early '67 Crossover. Pre-Baldwin, maybe a prototype. Bobbe Seymour said they made about 20 of these. 23" scale length, and a strange string retaining method and rollers on the changer. I dont have any recent pics...it is all together and plays pretty well. Pickups rewound by Jerry Wallace, great tone!!





The decal was put on over the laquer, like they were in some kinda hurry, it hasn't been refinished. All the pedals are on it, just not in these photos.

It's lookin' good Rick! I'm glad you kept it. Very cool guitar.

Here's an action shot of my old S-12 'bud that I used when I was playing full time in the 70's & 80's. It came with 3FP & 4KL and during the course of it's life with me it got up to 8FP & 7KL. When I finally sold it I'd taken it back to 4FP and 5KL. I wish I had this one back as I still miss it. I also installed an Emmons pickup about a year after I got the guitar in '77. Also, I took the metal ShoBud logo off my packseat and put it over the original logo on the guitar!.......JH in Va.

My PRO-III

My Professional

My LDG

this one lives in the stl area.

Oooh...Jimmy Day's Blue Darlin' Bud?
Very cool...you win.

The Pro II

This one lives in Las Vegas

Here's a pic of three local Sho' Buds (Harley James, Dave Grafe, Doug Jones) and their guitars on a rare night out together:

Note tht the guitars are much more photogenic than their owners. My red Pro I has a special finish from sitting in the south window of Petert's Music Co. for about ten years before I liberated it. The back of the guitar that was in the shade is still cherry red, the rest is as you see it here, sure looks fine under the stage lights!

I just bought a Pro II from Henry Matthews. I'll try and post a picture later, but in all honesty, this Bud is a tone to the bone monster for sure! It has my Lashley Legrande II beat in the tone department, and I didn't think I'd ever find a steel I liked better than an Emmons for tone. It's a unique guitar, with aluminum necks, and is only 32 1/2" long, I think most Pro IIs are about 33 3/4". Anyway, I really love my Pro II!

terry

That's me and my Sho Bud Professional. I was attending MSU but I was playing music at least three nights a week. It's a wonder I graduated!!!

I borrowed this picture from Henry's post on instruments for sale. Hope he don't mind. This is the Pro II I just bought from Henry.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0 ... oBud_1.jpg

terry

I can join the Sho-Bud club now. Mine arrived today from Bill Stroud. I have spent all day changing the copedant to my set-up. It plays like a dream BUT the PU has gone microphonic. I can hear all the pedal operations through the amp, and it even picks up my voice if I get close to it. Has anyone got a new, rewound or new replacement for this. I know I can send it away but I would like to replace it and then send the existing one away for rewind. I can buy, or I have 2 x new Bill Lawrence 705's to swap (taken off from my new D-10 Rains this week (which I replaced with George L's. Here's a pic..

The one I wish I had now. How about it Nick, You played this one and almost all my Buds.
This is one of John Robert's guitars built from a basket case.

ernie

Is it possible to have too many SHO-BUDS ??

Don't know how To put Picture On Here But I Have A Like Show Room LDG Late Model 80's Great Guitars. SONNY.

I have a D-10 Professional and a LDG. Both are great sounding guitars. Love them Bud's Eddie

Mines in with the 'road rig' but i dont want to be left off the list.

Is it possible to have too many SHO-BUDS ??

YES! And as a friend, I will gladly help you create more space in your music room by taking that 6139 off your hands.

Rick

This is a question for Chas Smith. Thats some fine lookin work you've done on your Sho-Bud. You work at a machine shop or have access to one?