My new guitar!

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 19 Jul 2005 6:09 am

Well, I have been playing E9 for about 5 years now and I have a Fender D-8 that I have been playing the C6 neck for about 3 years. I figured it was time to upgrade to a D-10 pedal guitar. I purchased this Sho~Bud from Jeff Surratt/Duane Marrs in Madison, TN. My Pro1 S-10 Sho~Bud played nice, but this guitar is Smoooooooooth! Check it out!

Cheers!
Mark

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Sho~Bud Pro I, Fender D-8 (C6&E13) http://www.darkmagneto.com
http://www.arditotech.com

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 19 Jul 2005 6:11 am

If she sounds as good as she looks... WoW!

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 19 Jul 2005 6:21 am

Joey,

It is the original Sho~Bud pickups, but they sent them out to be rewound. The guitar sounds AMAZING! In my Pro1 I have the Bill Lawrence pickup in it, and I think just from one night of playing this guitar that I prefer the rewound Sho~Bud pickups over the Lawrence.

Mark

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Sho~Bud Pro I, Fender D-8 (C6&E13) http://www.darkmagneto.com
http://www.arditotech.com

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 19 Jul 2005 6:48 am

Mark, what a beauty. The sunburst paint job is a little unique on a Sho-Bud, and looks spectacular. Do you know if it started that way? Yours is actually a Pro-II Custom, which started around 1975, and yours is probably from the late '70s, judging from the changer and pedals. Does it still have the original undercarriage, or does it have one of the Marrs new undercarriages?

Ed Mooney · Post by **Ed Mooney** » 19 Jul 2005 6:57 am

Congrats mark, it sure is a beauty.

Ed

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 19 Jul 2005 7:03 am

David,

It has the new Marrs changer and a brand new under carriage. Jeff Surratt basically rebuilt the ENTIRE guitar for me; Pedal Rack, Changer, Under Carriage, pickups, new endplates and legs.

I am not sure if it started out as a Sunbusrt finish or not. I know that ShoBud did make a handful of guitars in Sunburst so it could be possible.

Mark

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Sho~Bud Pro I, Fender D-8 (C6&E13) http://www.darkmagneto.com
http://www.arditotech.com

L. A. Wunder · Post by **L. A. Wunder** » 19 Jul 2005 7:14 am

SWEEEET! Happy steeling Mark!

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 19 Jul 2005 7:33 am

a top knotch reintarnated Beauty !

Wow !
looks like it don't get better than that !
Enjoy Mark

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John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 19 Jul 2005 8:51 am

Way to go Jeff! Did you notice that you are now getting ‘Top~Billing’?

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Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 19 Jul 2005 10:20 am

Whooo boy I love those lacquered wood guitars, especially sunburst.

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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 19 Jul 2005 10:56 am

WOW!!! Love it!,
I am green with envy...at least I hope its envy....

Love them PRO II's. Congrats!

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SHO~BUDS, Steelkings,
Fender guitars,
Hilton pedals, Preston
covers, and Taylor(Tut, that is)Resos.
"still alive and well"

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 19 Jul 2005 8:56 pm

Man, they don't get any better than the Marrs Retrofits.

I've been balls to the wall working days, and playing steady weekends with mine. Otherwise I'd be singing praises of it on here every day.

I've made enough to pay for it in a half a year playing it and have destroyed two bands with it.

I'll be posting "6 Months on Marrs" here in a week.

I've found it to be the best sounding, smoothest playing guitar I've ever tried.

Last week I was able to call Duane and thank him again, noting that I'd be posting about it.

I have done a few custom mods, and found a few things that might be viewed as suggestions.

The mainstays of these guitars are the ahgle front "no cabinet drop" piece, and the rock solid changer.

What we're looking at is what a REAL Sho~Bud would have been had the "factory" remained in the hands of True Craftsmen. SUrpassed by no other, space age, compensated, or otherwise..

I understand that Duane, bless his heart, has given Jeff, a RAISE and soon, a NEW FACTORY.

You made the right choice my friend, as have Herb, Bruce, Lloyd, Tommy, Pete B, Myself, and MANY others.

EJL

David Wren · Post by **David Wren** » 20 Jul 2005 6:03 am

Beautiful! This was a cabinet worth saving! Enjoy Mark. So nice to see an older instrument get a new lease on life.

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Dave Wren
'95Carter S12-E9/B6,7X7; Session500; Hilton Pedal
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Jon Zimmerman · Post by **Jon Zimmerman** » 20 Jul 2005 7:25 am

Mark; Really good pictures of a classy Bud. Both eye and ear candy, and, of course, miles of smiles ahead for ya. Congrats!
JZ

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 20 Jul 2005 7:35 am

Pretty! I'm a real sucker for sunburst finishes.

Moved to the Pedal Steel section.

Joseph De Feo · Post by **Joseph De Feo** » 20 Jul 2005 8:57 am

Nice guitar Mark

This looks like the
sunburst Duane had on the web in April-May
of this year, back when I was looking. It made my list because that burst was just
so sweet! I went with another Bud, but I
thought it would go fast. Congratulations
on your "new" guitar. Buds and tube amps!
A great combo.

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 20 Jul 2005 9:29 am

To repeat a question- "Do looks really matter?"

I think the pictures have answered the question.

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 20 Jul 2005 11:12 am

Me too b0b, I'm a pushover for sunburst. Brings back memories of the Fender photos I used to drool over in their 1960's era catalogs. Bud's don't get no better...

Fred Nolen · Post by **Fred Nolen** » 20 Jul 2005 12:45 pm

Mark,

Absolutely beautiful. If I were going to play it out, I would want a fence around it.
Sure would like to hear it.

Ol' Fred

Tim Whitlock · Post by **Tim Whitlock** » 20 Jul 2005 2:39 pm

That is, without a doubt, the prettiest steel guitar I have ever seen. What's that old tube amp behind it with the sash across it?

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 21 Jul 2005 5:58 am

Tim,

That old tube amp behind it with the maroon sash is a "Wabash Deluxe" accordian amp. It is the SWEETEST sounding tube amp I have heard! The only problem is it is a single 12" spkr so the C6 neck distorts it real quick.

I like to use it with my Fender D-8 that I have sitting there.

Mark

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Sho~Bud Pro I, Fender D-8 (C6&E13) http://www.darkmagneto.com
http://www.arditotech.com

John Ummel · Post by **John Ummel** » 21 Jul 2005 7:43 am

They just don't make 'em any "purdier" than that.

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johnny
GFI Ultra S-10 3&4, G&L ASAT, Jackson Dinky Hardtail, homemade solid body electric violin w/ Zeta pickup, homemade 100W amp w/ 12" Jensen. As Bill Monroe once told me: "Don't never give up"

Bruce Bouton · Post by **Bruce Bouton** » 22 Jul 2005 9:12 pm

I just picked up my Marrs/Sarratt sho bud rebuild on Friday. i've been playing it all night. What a tone. It's basically a Sho Bud professional with metal necks.It's got Jerry wallace rewounds on it that are mighty quiet. I can't wait to try it in the studio.
BB

Richard Cooper · Post by **Richard Cooper** » 23 Jul 2005 6:20 am

Beautiful ShoBud Mark!
One of the best I have ever seen.

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 23 Jul 2005 6:33 am

Just AWESOME!! Those True tones are super, and I have a pair of coil tappers coming from Jerry, can't wait to slap them into my Professional! Mark, that thing play as good as it looks, you better hand cuff it to ya when you snooze!