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Topic: Another Ricky Davis/John Coop Collaboration |
Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 9:44 am |
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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.
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Steve English
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Baja, Arizona
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 9:59 am
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Beautiful guitar!
Pretty funny how this one will suit both the right and left handed player....depending on which picture you view 
Part of Ricky's "Magic" I reckon.....
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 11:03 am
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Congrats on a great guitar Andy. I've played a Sho-Bud with rebuilt parts and they are better than new. Thannks for letting us see the underside too!
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 11:22 am
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| Steve English wrote: |
Beautiful guitar!
Pretty funny how this one will suit both the right and left handed player....depending on which picture you view
Part of Ricky's "Magic" I reckon..... |
Thanks Steve, heh heh  Actually, that was my magic when I downsized the photos.  Ricky's good but that would be some trick for sure so I flipped the photos back to the right way for ya.
Greg, I'm a firm believer now in reproduction parts. Especially if they're made by John Coop. I would have loved to keep it original but when parts wear out you have to do what you have to do and this guitar plays so smooth now there's no comparison.  |
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James Collett
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San Dimas, CA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 11:50 am
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Andy-
Question- It looks like the single raise/lower changer but has the regular nylon tuners- how do you tune A+C or C+F?
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 2:48 pm
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Outstanding and incredible. Congrats, Andy. You've got a Rolls Royce.
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 3:45 pm
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Thanks Chris, I'm in heaven and I haven't even played it through my Fender Twin yet. I had purchased a Nashville 112 awhile back and can't break away from it yet. What a great little amp.
James, not being really familar with the technical aspects of this guitar yet I guess I'm not quite understandin your question. But I've been able to tune all the pedals and knee levers at the end plate without havin to go underneath like they used to have to do with the old style rack and barrel setup. Now the E9 tunable split on the 6th string is tuned a little bit different than the way I'm used to but it's easy to do. First I tune the G# to A pedal on the top nylon tuner then from that A note I tune the lower to G on the lower nylon tuner. Then last I tune the G# to F# on the middle nylon tuner, too easy.Maybe Rick will chime in here and explain it better than I did. Also I'd like for him to talk about the new geometry that he and john came up with and was used on this guitar to get it to work better and smoother.
Ricky, feel free to elaborate Bro |
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Steve English
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Baja, Arizona
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 7:07 pm
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James,
Looks like a double raise/single lower to me. At least on the E9 neck. I'd like to hear more about that modification too.
What a killer guitar!
Andy,
I knew you were gonna fix the pictures and screw up my post!! 
Just kidding!
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 10:09 pm
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Steve, after you pointed it out I couldn't stand it.
Every time I flip this guitar over to look at something I'm struck by the fine workmanship on John's part. The photos don't do them justice. I need to place a mirror under the guitar like they do at a car show...  The new strings are finally broken in after playin it all day and so far it stays in tune as good as the Carter I had. I've heard a lot of folks say these old guitars were a pain to keep in tune but with the new mods it's like a new guitar but with that classic sound. |
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 5:52 am
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| Great looking guitar. Every one I've seen that was detailed by Ricky has looked great. I've never had a Sho-Bud, what are the two switches below the E9 changer? |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 7:18 am
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| Those are the coil tap switches. Beautiful guitar! |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 8:31 am
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| Howard, one switch is for the E9 neck and the other is for the C6. flippin the switch gives you a little more thinner sound for lack of a better description. I like it. |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 3:25 pm
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Thanks for the kind words Andy; and it thrills me that you are so satisfied....that is a GREAT Professional you have there and it was a honor working on it.
As for the Geometry; well it's a different leverage for the knee levers; and they pull the crossbars further and quicker with less movement> BUT....the prob. that doesn't match up using the original fingers, is the fingers don't move that far.
But sound AWESOME the same.
Good luck with it...and now you can spend time playing and enjoying; and not having to work on it; tune on it; adjust on it.
Ricky
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James Collett
From:
San Dimas, CA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 4:21 pm
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Thanks, Andy- and I forgot to say, spiffy guitar!!!
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