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Topic: Modern Steel with shobud tone? |
Tom Gorr
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Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 8 Nov 2014 10:43 pm |
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| Outside of Jackson and ShowPro, which appear to have deep ties back to Shobud, which steels have something more like the vintage Shobud tone? |
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Skip Edwards
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LA,CA
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Posted 8 Nov 2014 11:42 pm
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Something with a wood neck, 24" scale, laq finish, and single coil p/u's ought to get you in the ballpark.
Desert Rose?
And yes, I know that some Buds have metal necks...my SuperPro does. |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2014 5:33 am
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Good luck.. I have tried getting the Sho Bud sound from other brands, and it doesn't usually pan out..
A Jackson will give you exactly what you are looking for, but they don't come cheap.
I had a Desert rose, and while it was a nice guitar, all wood, etc, it had a decidedly "modern" sound..
It would have been closer with a Truetone wound to Bud specs...
The late John Fabian once told me his guitars had a very "Bud like" sound... I agree. Not exactly of course, but after 2 Carters I must say, its as close as I have gotten.. They are quite rare, but I bet if you could find a wood neck, lacquer body Carter with a Truetone you would be close... Best bet?.. Finding a Sho Bud with upgraded "modern" mechanics....bob
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 9 Nov 2014 7:40 am
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| To me, the Fulawka has a sound that's very similar to the old 'Buds. Though I've been know to buy just about anything (to keep, not to "flip") it's the only guitar presently on my wish list. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 9 Nov 2014 4:38 pm
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| Has anyone had any success fitting an old Sho-Bud pickup on a different guitar? |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2014 5:20 pm
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| The Shobud tone is an amalgam of many things. It's not just the pickup! It's materials, changer axle size, and on and on. James and I, and earlier on Coop and I, have discussed this for hours on end. The sum of the parts,,,,,,,,, |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 9 Nov 2014 5:40 pm
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I agree, John. That's why I asked if anyone has had any success.
I myself have two Sho-Bud Crossovers, which sound very different from each other, and a Fender/Sho-Bud hybrid, which uses a combination of Sho-Bud mechanisms, Fender tuners, and a pickup which seems to be derived from neither.
It would be nice to have a pedal steel with the tone of a Fender Stringmaster. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2014 6:06 pm
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Alan,
One of the most discussed topics between me and James, Coop and Ricky, is the effect of castings versus machining from blocks of aircraft aluminum. There seems to be a difference to me, The castings seem to sound better. In my opinion only.
John |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2014 6:11 pm
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"It would be nice to have a pedal steel with the tone of a Fender Stringmaster."
Now THAT might have a lot to do with how the pickup is wound! And might have something to do do with why Shobud pups were tapped. |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 10 Nov 2014 9:56 am
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Casting V machined parts....The better sounding bells are cast. I know,I know, we don't play bells but from what I've gleaned from all discussions,castings have better tonal quality.
BF
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2014 10:05 am
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| That's my understanding too Bill. I did a bunch of online researching. |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2014 5:19 pm
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| Alan Brookes wrote: |
| Has anyone had any success fitting an old Sho-Bud pickup on a different guitar? |
Yes I had an old mica MSA with a Bud coil tap PU out of a 6139... meh.. It sounded like a mica/plywood MSA, kind of dull, and with limited sustain, but with some of the Bud glassiness there as well to sweeten the sound.. Sounded like an MSA with a Bud pickup I suppose. Some of the plywood MSA steels just did not sound good , mine did not.
Same pickup in a maple MSA, would have had a much more pronounced "bud vibe" I would think.
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 8:31 am
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Thanks for the responses...
I'd heard someone once say their Williams had a sho bud tone...any truth to that? |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 8:55 am Re: Modern Steel with shobud tone?
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| Tom Gorr wrote: |
| vintage Shobud tone? |
What is an example of the vintage Sho-Bud tone? (maybe on YouTube) |
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Jason Putnam
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 9:00 am
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I think the two videos of David Hartley playing a sho bud pro 1 sum it up pretty well. They just have a different tone than his others on the Rains and Jistice guitars.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 10:22 am
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| Jason Putnam wrote: |
| I think the two videos of David Hartley playing a sho bud pro 1 sum it up pretty well. They just have a different tone than his others on the Rains and Jistice guitars. |
What videos are those? Links would be helpful.
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 10:28 am
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| Tom Gorr wrote: |
Thanks for the responses...
I'd heard someone once say their Williams had a sho bud tone...any truth to that? |
I owned one.. It sounded good, but not like a Bud. I have played others... Its a good guitar, but has a "modern" sound.... whatever that is... ymmv... bob
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Billy McCombs
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Bakersfield California, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 11:21 am
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http://youtu.be/uoUTvvpciLM There's also Sweet Memories below this one.
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 5:29 pm Re: Modern Steel with shobud tone?
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| Earnest Bovine wrote: |
| Tom Gorr wrote: |
| vintage Shobud tone? |
What is an example of the vintage Sho-Bud tone? (maybe on YouTube) |
The sound of my 1974 Pro 2 with barrels behind 2 hole pullers, round front, original pickups, wood neck. Also can be described as fat, ass whooping honky tonk tone as compared to thin whiny sophisticated tone. |
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Jeremy Marcum
From:
Northport, Alabama... USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 6:56 pm
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Tom Killen has one of the best sounding Sho-Buds that I have ever heard.
I read some old posts on here where they said he has spent some lots of time with Lloyd. Maybe some of Lloyd's tone rubbed off on him.
Tom plays with Vince Moreno on Broadway sometimes on the weekends when Tommy is playing the opry. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 8:53 pm Re: Modern Steel with shobud tone?
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| Tom Gorr wrote: |
| Earnest Bovine wrote: |
| Tom Gorr wrote: |
| vintage Shobud tone? |
What is an example of the vintage Sho-Bud tone? (maybe on YouTube) |
The sound of my 1974 Pro 2 with barrels behind 2 hole pullers, round front, original pickups, wood neck. Also can be described as fat, ass whooping honky tonk tone as compared to thin whiny sophisticated tone. |
Thanks Tom. It looks nice on the page but I can't hear it down south here in California. BTW I'm not sure how much longer this year I can continue swimming in my unheated outdoor pool. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 8:54 pm
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Yes, very nice sound, not like me on my Sho Bud. |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 9:17 pm
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I'll find you an example when I get to my computer.
As for swimming pools...our ponds have three inches of ice on top, so it's only scuba gear from here on in. |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 11:06 pm
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Had a few minutes to audition some youtube clips on my cell.
Check out Bob Adams plays 'A fool such as I' on youtube. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to copy and paste a link on this phone.
That captures a lot of what I hear in shobud...deep rich tones with a smooth top, almost like blowing across the top of a wine bottle.
There were some bad examples out there too...players trying to make their buds sound like a screech machine...ick...Adams did a great job on this. |
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Roger Francis
From:
kokomo,Indiana, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2014 6:29 am
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http://youtu.be/fQekvui-HAs
Here ya go Tom
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