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what makes this amp a christmastree? lights or shape? how many years and last year made whats a nice one worth?
Thanks
gsp
Macon, Ga.

I think it was the colored lights in the front. Although some of these amps did have somewhat of a Christmas tree slope to the enclosure. Shot Jackson sold me one that had a 12inch and 15inch JBL speakers. Shot told me there were only two of those made. I sold mine to a horn blower on the Osmond Show here in Branson. I heard the horn blower wound up selling it to Tom Brumley. It had a good sound, but not much power. As I remember it was only 30 to 35 watts.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Keith Hilton on 16 February 2001 at 05:36 PM.]</p></FONT>

John, Al Brisco brought a few Evans amps into Canada in the early 70's and boy, did they sound good. They were the tube/transistor type and sounded so warm. I subsequently heard all of the steelers playing other amps over the years but those amps hold a special place in my heart. I guess they were a little tempermental.

<SMALL>ShoBud amps. ... the Company claimed that these were 100 watt amps, but with a 2 power transistor push pull design, I suspect that 60 watts may have been about all they produced.</SMALL>

Are you saying that there was creative marketing going on at Sho-Bud?

There is a big difference in on stage sound a amp puts out, and sound 50 to 75 feet beyond the stage. Some amps can sound wonderful on stage, but not so good out front. Other amps can sound terrible on stage and the sound out front is wonderful.
No brand names mentioned, but I owned a new amp that would self distruct the speaker with a big dose of DC current. It was a mystery where the DC surge was coming from. The volume was low, about "one" ever time the speaker went. The builder guaranteed the first JBL. I had two more speakers re-coned at $70.00 each. I finally had the next blown speaker re-coned as a bass JBL. Shortly after that I sold the amp to a guitar player, who sold it again shortly after he bought it.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Keith Hilton on 17 February 2001 at 09:58 AM.]</p></FONT>

The lights behind the knobs on the duel channel Sho-Buds were the true Christmas tree amps,,, to my understanding. I bought a single channel in 1973/74, that served me until 1985, when I retired it to my back room. Almost sold it here on this Forum last year, until you guys talked me out of it. Boy, I sure am glad I kept it! I've rediscovered how really great it sounds. Now, I won't part with it, and wouldn't mind buying another one for parts. Those single channel models are absolutely great amps!

Another Sho-Bud amp question..Which model has the slider controls on it & also has a needle type meter on it?? Also; how many watts is it?? Was it made after the Christmas Tree modles were?? Thanks Ron<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ron Whitworth on 17 February 2001 at 12:22 PM.]</p></FONT>

While we're on Sho-Bud amps, I post this question a while back and except for Keith never got an answer.

"I saw a Sho-Bud amp last night, it was a "My Little something maybe Pal" amp. It was solid state and only had one input jack on the #2 input. The #1 input had a silk screen mark where it would be but the front panel was never punched out for the jack.
I've seen several Sho-Bud amps, but not this one"

Here's a X-mas-tree for ya:

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BTW, this one is sold.

... J-D.

HEY! Thats my Baby & It sounds fantastic! Thanks Again, J-D > Al Udeen