The Steel Guitar Forum

Just a little survey of Forum members....I am looking at the possibility of acquiring a 70's Sho-Bud and I'm wondering how many members prefer modern day guitars and there sound versus guitars from the 60's and 70's....I personally really like the vintage sound.

72 restored Marrs Custom Shop Sho-Bud Professional. 73 Marrs Custom Shop Sho-BUD LDG. 71 D-10 ZB -Custom. Can't beat 'em.

I am very happy I found an '81 Sho-Bud. I like the sound. Maybe someday a newer instrument, but I would keep the SBud. Most all my instruments are 40+ years old. The mandolin is 1912. Wood sounds good when it's older than you.

Both my steels were made during the 70's as was my Washburn acoustic, my (Leo fender) Music Man Sabre, and one of my Gretsch country gents. The other is from 1967. My Tekle is from '68.

My oldest guitar is a '57 National Res-O-Phonic.

I once had a pre-1900 Martin, but it was not in playable condition and hung on the wall as a decoration.

When it is in good condition, it will play as good as any modern guitar.
(and sound better).
My 70 LDG-prototype was completely restored/repaired and has a Duane Marrs undercarriage. It plays perfect.

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Steelin' Greetings
Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud Pro III Custom; Sho-Bud LLG; John Pearse bar; Emmons bar; Panther amp

I have a handful of old MOT Magnatones, they all have different tunings. I like the fact I don't have alot of money into them and can take them with me anywhere I go quit easily. Add a battery powered amp and I'm ready to party up in them there hills.

Have a 1966/67 Finger-tip tuning D-10 Sho-Bud that has been (and still is) a great "axe". By to-days standards the workings are ancient ------ But what a great tone !!!!!!!
Len Ryder
Princeton
B.C.

1956 Bibsby four neck w/six pedals

1965 Rick dbl-8

1970 Shot-Jackson Fry Pan/8

1972 Emmons dbl-10 w/8+4

1930's Rick Bakelites........six/six stingers

1930's Rick Bakelites........3 seven stringers

1940's Rick Bakelites........2 six stringers

I prefer an older one anytime but that´s also got to do with the kind of music I play. For about a year and a half I played a mid ´70s ShoBud ProII Custom which is nice but still somehow doesn´t get quite there. I wanted one of those great classic older ShoBuds. The Professional from ´69 or ´70 that I just bought is it. I noticed right away it´s just a different quality, I mean it´s really solid. They just didn´t make them like that in later years anymore. The tone beats anything I´ve ever heard. You can´t even imagine what that thing sounds like, it´s unreal. And since Ricky Davis carefully cleaned, polished and adjusted everything, it plays as well as any new guitar... even with the original rack-and-barrel mechanism (love it!)
It is really inspiring to play a guitar like that, it actually makes you want to play your best and you´ll find it gets a lot easier...!

Regards, Joe H.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Joe Henry on 15 April 2003 at 10:49 AM.]</p></FONT>

'75 Marlen 8/4 D10

1967 D-10 Sho-Bud Fingertip, 9x4 thru a N'ville 400.
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1970 Sho Bud "The Professional" D10 8/4
1979 Emmons S10 pp 3/4
1955 Gibson BR6 lap steel

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Steel what?

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Frank Estes - 1978 Emmons D-10 8+7 #2441D

I play a 1974 student model Emmons, and I'm not very sure of the year of my Morrell lapsteel. My 1974 Emmons has three pedals and one knee lever. I love the sound of any Emmons steel. Brett Day, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel

Hey Ray you have a
1956 Bibsby four neck w/six pedals

The bib is for when we get to old and drool when we play?? LOL, just kidding ; couldn't resist!

'68 sho-bud s-10
'71 sho-bud d-10 professional 8+4

take your old sho-bud or marlen and hand it over to ricky davis. he'll make it sound and play better than anything out there today. you won't believe it till ya play it!

I play a 1972 Emmons, 1970 Sho~Bud and a 1996 Carter. All are great sounding guitars.......Carson

1966 Sho-Bud Fingertip
1970 Sho-Bud Professional


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Sho-Bud: Professional & Fingertip

197? Sho-Bud PRO-III ser# 8339.I don't know exactly what year it was manufactured, but I have played this guitar since 1975.

My "newest" guitar is a Rickenbacher B-10 war-time (WW-II) model.
My "newest" amp is a Sho-Bud Christmas-tree form the early 70's.
And me... I'm 37 years young.

... J-D.

'58? Gibson D8 Console Grande

'52? Fender Dual Pro

'48 Martin D-28 -- Not mine, but I do get to play it frequently

1938 Rickenbacher Metal Body 6str
late 40's Rickenbacher Bakelite Panda 6str
1950's Silvertone 6str lap steel
1960's Stringmaster T8
1968 Twin Reverb
circa 1972 ZB Custom D10


1998 ZumSteel U12

I love 'em all for their unique properties...
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NICE SHO~BUD Leon

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I bought a Sho-Bud Professional in 1974 with 8 + 2. I have been playing it ever since. I had Duane Marrs put a knee lever on it in the late eighties. I intend to get it cleaned up and add a few more knee levers sometime. It still sounds great!

My old Z.Bs are early 70s and sound good to my old ears; it's a toss-up which one I take on a job as I like them both about the same.
Big thing recent times are the well talked about RV3s which make a great big difference.

Bob Mainwaring Z.Bs and other weird things.

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