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Anybody know how many 12 string sho buds were made? I am thinking of buying one serial number 8357 can anyone tell me the year? Its a green single body 3x5

Alan

Does it have six double courses or twelve individual strings ?

12 individual strings

The stock color was blue, and they often fade to green. But it could also have been custom ordered green.

Alan

Here's mine.

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I have a S12 that I bought @ ten years ago. It has been a real workhouse for me ... stays in tune really well.

Hi Alan, I think you know I got mine in 1977 at the Sho-Bud shop in London. It was a 3 pedal 5 knee lever extended E9th. I had the extra bits made up locally in 1981 to make it a "Universal" tuning. As far as I know there weren't too many 12's made. Mine was only a double raise/single lower, and according to Sho-Bud guru Ricky Davis a very good changer for tone. Mine is for keeps Lost your e'mail and phone number so if you can mail me. Love to Karen, cheers...Micky

Micky Byrne United Kingdom

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Fo'Bro' Larry Bell had a nice one 4 sale not too long ago

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Here's mine. The body on this one was so badly refinished when I got it that I had to build a new body for it. I used Lacewood and got new knee levers and extra parts needed from Coop as well as decals.
It sounds fabulous and I like the white fretboard for contrast against the fairly dark wood but like others who have responded, I think the black boards on a maple Sho-Bud is classic and can't be beat.

Here's mine. The body on this one was so badly refinished when I got it that I had to build a new body for it. I used Lacewood and got new knee levers and extra parts needed from Coop as well as decals.
It sounds fabulous and I like the white fretboard for contrast against the fairly dark wood but like others who have responded, I think the black boards on a maple Sho-Bud is classic and can't be beat.

Sorry about the double post

Here's a shot of me and my old S-12 ShoBud (the guitar player is Cecil Bays). It's a little fuzzy.... When I first got the 'bud in '77 it was a very pretty blue stain but after years in the bars it was "green". I experimented with this guitar a lot, adding pedals, levers etc. At one point I had it up to 8 floor pedals and 7 knee levers but when I sold it in the nineties it was down to 4 pedals and 5 knee levers. Mine also had an Emmons pickup installed about a year after I bought it.......JH in Va.

Hey Bro Jerry, as you know that pic there of your Bud is the mirror immage of mine before it's "resurrection" ....Mine as you know also had an Emmons p/u and was 4 pedals and 7 knees. Now it's 4 pedals and 6 knees. Still does the biz, but It's heavy as you well know, and I don't use her anymore.I think yours and mine may have been next to each other at the Sho-Bud factory, as I got mine too in 1977. I think you have seen the way she looks now in a previous thread. She's now a kinda lighter Turquois colour and a white fretboard...she's now called "Phoenix" for obvious reasons, and still has the tear drop levers and wide pedals.

Micky Byrne United Kingdom

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