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'' Sho~Bud '' 16 string steel guitar .
Posted: 13 Jul 2015 8:41 pm
by Gary Preston
I am just window shopping for my friend . He can't play steel anymore and is selling all his equipment . My question is this . Doe's anyone know what a fair selling price would be for the 16 string Sho~Bud steel ? Thanks in advance for your help .
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 4:21 am
by Edward Rhea
Good morning Gary
Can you tell us, if it's a D8 or a S16?
Condition is always a factor...
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 4:27 am
by Lane Gray
It might well be (and I don't know how you'd notate it, essentially an 8 strung in pairs. I don't think I'd call that an S-16.
I suspect it'd be worth a large amount of money to a small amount of people.
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 4:57 am
by John Booth
I know the guitar you're talking about Gary, I understand there's only a couple of them out there.
JB
16 string
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 6:27 am
by Gary Preston
As i understand it , this is a ''single 16 string steel '' . I understand that it has the E-9th and C-6th all on one neck . I was told that it is '' VERY rare '' . I was told that there were only 3/4 still around , so if that is true this guitar will bring a lot of money . I was told that it was appraised at $25 thousand dollars a while back . I don't really know the value of it . I am just trying to see if anyone may be interested in this guitar . Like i said my friend can't play anymore so he is trying to sell his equipment .
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 9:49 am
by chris ivey
mostplayers probably won't be interested in it. but maybe a collector who, of course, doesn't really play.
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 10:01 am
by Paul Hoaglin
If it had been the double-strung steel Lane described, it would have been my dream Sho-Bud - and I would not have had the resources to purchase it anyway. Double darn.
Very curious to learn more about it, in any event....
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 10:22 am
by Gary Preston
I would think this guitar would be a show and tell . It would be to heavy for me and most everyone else to carry around . No doubt it is a collector guitar . Maybe should be in a museum somewhere . I would guess it is worth a lot of money .
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 10:54 am
by chris ivey
it's hard to imagine it being worth $25,000.
but far out if it is.
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 11:15 am
by Andy Eder
I agree with Chris, not worth 25K or anywhere near it, but I would like to see pictures of it.
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 11:24 am
by Tom Quinn
Make a great wagon...
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 7:57 pm
by chas smith
I don't know if this is the one you're talking about, but it's very impressive.
Posted: 15 Jul 2015 12:48 am
by Paul Hoaglin
It may not be the one that
Gary's talking about, but it's the one
I'm talking about!
That steel never fails to make me drool....
Posted: 15 Jul 2015 8:25 am
by Bob Muller
Gives me a knot in the stomach every time I think about, What was I thinking??
Posted: 15 Jul 2015 12:58 pm
by Herb Steiner
Whatever gets paid for an instrument like that, I'd consider it to be as a work of art, and owning it would strictly be capricious, like having a signed Warhol print or something of that nature. For display only. I can't imagine any practical, professional use for it.
I'll echo Lane's remark about big bucks in a small market. But small markets do not big bucks always make.
25K as an appraisal came strictly from outer space to the wishful thinking of the owner, fearing that he might get screwed by undervaluing it. Valuations are only arrived at by previous sales of a similar item. Since there haven't been any of these on the market, what someone will pay for it is totally unknown and it has to be put up for auction to find out what someone WILL pay for the item.
And then it will be worth LESS than what it sells for, since the 2nd bidder DIDN'T think it was worth it enough to buy, and the winner is satisfied with his purchase.
Posted: 15 Jul 2015 6:32 pm
by Dustin Rigsby
Remember that super pro III that Bobbe wanted 10 grand + as the asking price for ? This guitar is a rare oddity from Sho-Bud. Maybe The Jackson family would be interested in this piece of their manufacturing history...
Re: '' Sho~Bud '' 16 string steel guitar .
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 4:21 am
by Rick Rian
Gary Preston wrote:I am just window shopping for my friend . He can't play steel anymore and is selling all his equipment . My question is this . Doe's anyone know what a fair selling price would be for the 16 string Sho~Bud steel ? Thanks in advance for your help .
Can you share some pics, Gary? I'd love to see this rare bird up close and personal ...
Thanks!
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 2:30 pm
by Jeff Mead
Just 2 Pedals!!!
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 4:41 pm
by Jimmie Hudson
chas smith wrote:I don't know if this is the one you're talking about, but it's very impressive.
WOW all them strings and just 2 pedals. Proves you don't need all the pedals and knee levers in the world to make music.
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 4:46 pm
by chas smith
WOW all them strings and just 2 pedals. Proves you don't need all the pedals and knee levers in the world to make music.
Don't be too sure.
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 4:56 pm
by Herb Steiner
Mothra!!!!
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 6:37 pm
by Craig Baker
Jimmy Krebs up in Newport News, VA had one of those years ago, and Charleton recorded a tune on one of the albums during his stay with "The Great Band". Wish I could think of the song.
Maybe it's my eyes or my monitor, but I don't see any logo on that triple-neck
Craig
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 7:01 pm
by chas smith
Sho-Bud 1964, 11-11-16 made for Bobby Garrett. AKA Mothra
Inquiring minds need to know
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 7:18 pm
by John Haspert
On that beast what are the tunings and copedant? Also is the weight measured in pounds or tons? Wow!
Re: Inquiring minds need to know
Posted: 16 Jul 2015 8:59 pm
by Herb Steiner
John Haspert wrote:On that beast what are the tunings and copedant? Also is the weight measured in pounds or tons? Wow!
All I remember is that when we delivered that guitar to Chas, Mike Cass and I had to double-team carrying it to the Millenium from the Holiday Inn. One man couldn't do it.
