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Topic: Making Sho-Bro sound like metal body |
Darryl Hattenhauer
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Posted 12 May 2008 8:29 pm |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330233932364
Regarding the Sho-Bro that was on ebay, is there any way to make a roundneck 6-string Sho-Bro sound like a metal body? Any pickups, sound processors, modifications?
I'm thinking that because a Sho-Bro sounds so unusual, it might be easier to make a Sho-Bro sound like a metal body than to make other wood body resos sound like a metal body.
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 12 May 2008 8:51 pm
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| is there any way to make a roundneck 6-string Sho-Bro sound like a metal body? |
Sure. Replace the wood body with a metal body and your problem is solved. 
Seriously, if you want the sound of a metal body guitar, buy a metal body guitar.
As they say, "Never try to teach a pig to dance. It wastes your time and annoys the pig."
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Darryl Hattenhauer
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 12 May 2008 9:20 pm
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Brad,
Since the Sho-Bro was cheap, I thought I might be able to make it or another cheap wood reso sound as good as the metal bodies costing a lot more. For my rookie's ear, the metal bodies I've heard that cost under $1,000 don't sound so good. I thought with all of the modern pups and processors, I might be able to get a $1,000 sound for $500. Not possible?
And then without the pups or processor, I'd have Sho-Bro to use as a wood reso. Crafter's has a wood reso with a pip that can be made to sound like a metal body, but it's $3,500.
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AJ Azure
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Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 13 May 2008 9:36 am
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| check out Republic guitars they do sound good at under $1k |
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Darryl Hattenhauer
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 13 May 2008 10:44 am
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Thanks, AJ. I hadn't heard of these. I listened to their sound samples, and it seems you are right. The cut from a movie soundtrack is too processed to tell, and I didn't listen to the uke etc, but the other samples sound excellent.
http://www.republicguitars.com/soundsamples.html
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AJ Azure
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Posted 13 May 2008 11:19 am
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| Darryl Hattenhauer wrote: |
Thanks, AJ. I hadn't heard of these. I listened to their sound samples, and it seems you are right. The cut from a movie soundtrack is too processed to tell, and I didn't listen to the uke etc, but the other samples sound excellent.
http://www.republicguitars.com/soundsamples.html |
Glad to be of help
By the way they offer biscuit single cones as well as tricone squarenecks |
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Darryl Hattenhauer
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 13 May 2008 2:55 pm
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Here's that electric wood body
Link to YouTube video removed since the video is no longer available. |
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