Sho~Bud Baldwin, But Not a Crossover?

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 9 Sep 2006 11:47 am

That's just too cool, Bro!

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 9 Sep 2006 4:51 pm

Chris:

Maybe you could share some of those cleaning tips. I have two very dirty Sho-Buds.

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 9 Sep 2006 5:44 pm

Gorgeous guitar Chris!

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 9 Sep 2006 9:37 pm

Thanks, guys...........now I need some help figuring out what to call it. It's not a Crossover, it's not a Professional, it's not a Pro II...........what is it? A Sho~Bud "Transition"? That doesn't really have a ring to it, does it?

Russ, no amount of polish will get the grit off me.

Bob, did you check out the Professional Jeff Bradshaw has on his website? It looks in top notch shape, and it's not too far from you.........you should buy it. I'm pretty sure it has the rack and barrel like mine. Trust me, if it's anything like this one you'll love the sound.

James, you started all this with that Professional in St. Louis, you know. If this guitar had to be covered in cement I would have bought it after playing yours.....ha-ha!

Alan, I sent you an email.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 10 Sep 2006 1:17 am

What a cool find, Chris.

I only wonder: was this guitar built by an employee on company time?

Just kidding!

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 10 Sep 2006 6:18 am

Well Chris, Maybe not if it was covered in cement. Cement dampens tone. And the undercarraige might be made out of re-bar. Plus You'd need a jack-hammer to tune the end tuners.

It was fun displaying my refurbished bud next to that old narley bud. It really drove home the point about what's possible, and what you can do as far as resurrecting these old guitars. My hat's off to Coop on that one!<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by James Morehead on 10 September 2006 at 07:22 AM.]</p></FONT>

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 10 Sep 2006 7:00 am

Yeah, that's a good looking Professional, and if Jeff says it's beautiful I have no doubt that it is. I'd like to find a day to get down there - it's a little less than two hours each way.

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 11 Sep 2006 10:04 am

Well Chris, Did you gig with your bud this weekend?

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 11 Sep 2006 3:03 pm

No, James........I went with the Carter SD-10 this weekend. I spent most of the week cleaning it. I didn't have the strings back on it until Saturday morning and spent Sunday fine-tuning all the pulls. It is a heavy beast, too. That is discouraging me a bit from taking it to the gigs with a difficult load-in.

I managed to get all the pedals and levers perfectly in tune and returning true every time. It took a while, but now it's ready to go. I don't think it's ever really seen a lot of heavy playing. I think it's gone from one non-playing owner to another. Not anymore!! I will have 'er out on a gig soon, no doubt.

James Morehead · Post by **James Morehead** » 11 Sep 2006 3:22 pm

Way Cool!

Rick Anderson · Post by **Rick Anderson** » 17 Oct 2006 6:06 am

Hi Chris,
I not sure but I think the crossovers had 6 pedals?
Rick A

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 17 Oct 2006 6:16 am

Hey Rick,

This is not a Crossover. It's a Baldwin with a regular rack and barrel undercarriage, 8 + 3. See my ad in the "For Sale" section, and Bobbe's info in his posts on this thread.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 17 Oct 2006 7:11 am

It's a Sho-Bud transexual, with a automatic transmition, (no shifter).
What do you call it? Either Betty, or Bob, .............Which ever way it went,

It is a very limited guitar, albeit, a production guitar, in a way.
Remember, Sho-Bud made hundreds of different guitars over the years. Sho-Bud produced over 150 guitars a day in the seventies, this included mavricks, Pro One Twos and Threes, LDGs, Super Pros, many expermentals, and customs done by Shot and and Harry. Just imagine, 150 a day! This is from David's mouth himself.

Bobbe