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what model shobud is Paul playing here. and where was this at. anyone there...



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Pete,
I don't have an answer for you, but that's the late and great drummer Randy Hauser in the background. Paul brought Randy to a show we produced near Phila in 1986. Your photo was probably taken in the late 70s.

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Wow - is that Paul? Could've fooled me. I'm going to guess the steel is a Pro III.

Barry Blackwood wrote:Wow - is that Paul? Could've fooled me. I’m going to guess the steel is a Pro III.

If they made a Pro lll with wood necks... but both of mine had metal necks

It could be a Pro 2 with a Super Pro undercarriage,or a Super Pro, Judging by the knee levers and headstock.

Maybe Paul will jump in here.

I'm going to revise my guess. Rounded front and wood necks suggest a Pro II, but the straight knee levers are still a mystery.

Barry Blackwood wrote:I'm going to revise my guess. Rounded front and wood necks suggest a Pro II, but the straight knee levers are still a mystery.

Good eye Barry

I'm going to revise my guess. Rounded front and wood necks suggest a Pro II, but the straight knee levers are still a mystery.

Do not think standard production models, his father was running the factory. He could have had anything he would like to try

Good point, Bas.

As far as I can remember, the Pro III's had aluminum necks and the Pro II's had wooden necks. If I remember correctly, Sho-Bud changed to "straight" knee levers and away from the "teardrop" levers (and the long key head with the Pro III's.) I played a Pro III in the late 70's that had aluminum necks, straight knee levers and the shorter key head. Sho-bud was always changing designs.

Maybe Paul can weigh in on this?

I would guess Bas is right.

l've often wondered was the Franklin Guitar in production when Paul recorded his first LP or did he play something else? Anyone know?

I don't think they made a Pro III wooden neck as the difference between II and III were the aluminum necks. I have seen Pro II' s with alum necks however. The knee levers look similar to what's on a Franklin? Sr prolly built it while at S~B would be my guess. Looks 75/76 era and straight knees look diff than those made be S~B of late 70's and later. Hopefully Paul will see this and respond.

i hope you're all ashamed of yourselves.

Chris, At the risk of being thrown under the bus here I don't get what you are meaning. Just trying to understand your comment, Thanks, J.R.

My guess is a version of, or a Pro II Custom. Looks like a square front to me. As Bas said, with Paul Sr. building guitars at the shop, there is no telling what it was!

ha ha jr...just the massive speculation that always goes on when no one knows the answer. just funnin'.

A few years ago Paul was hired to do a live recording session on the Faroe Islands near Norway, but are owned by Denmark.
The Sho-Bud was a loaner from someone in Europe, since he didn't want to haul his Franklin PSG to Europe.

Not totally sure of the location of the pic. ??

Roger

that may be, but this was more than 'a few years ago'.
it may have been before the first franklin guitar was made.

Looks like there's a Sho~Bud Christmas tree amp lingering behind him -

Kenny Davis wrote:Looks like there's a Sho~Bud Christmas tree amp lingering behind him -

Oh yeah. I can spot a Christmas tree amp 2 counties away.

What about the Peavey amp? What era is that?

Paul's dad, Paul Franklin, Sr. was building ShoBud's at the time, so this may be a special ProIII he built for his son. Man! - look at all the knee levers!

GaryL wrote:As far as I can remember, the Pro III's had aluminum necks and the Pro II's had wooden necks. If I remember correctly, Sho-Bud changed to "straight" knee levers and away from the "teardrop" levers (and the long key head with the Pro III's.) I played a Pro III in the late 70's that had aluminum necks, straight knee levers and the shorter key head. Sho-bud was always changing designs.

My Pro-III had aluminum necks, teardrop levers and waffleiron pedals. It may have been a Pro-III Custom, tho.