Brawley, CA. April 1971, with Charlie Call and the Call Boys and my 1970 Professional. Note the blackface Twin Reverb behind me. I had acceptable tone back then.
Earlier this year, I found another first-year custom-built Professional with unusual "zig-zag" inlay strips and the neck selector/coil switches between the necks. It's at Duane and Jeff's getting new life.
Beautiful job Ricky.I see you've changed your tune a bit about the helper springs.Seems a couple of years ago your thinking was to do away with all of them. They do come in handy when they can be used.I too use a .013 for the F# to G# pull.However as you know,(this is for our Forum brothers and sisters).A .012 will do the pull with a little less changer throw and make for a little softer knee pedal.But the 12 want sound as fat.About the same difference tone wise as using a 10 instead of an .011 for the 3rd string.Again great work top and bottom.My best to you. Regards bb<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bobby Boggs on 29 December 2004 at 06:29 PM.]</p></FONT>
Looking at that makes you wonder how anyone in their right mind could butcher one of these by tearing off the back neck or ripping out the C6th mechanics. I wonder how many of them are left. Bravo, Ricky.
My Professional has zig-zag type inlays on non birdseye, and hopefully will have white fretboards to match the white JW Pups and 8x6. It's been at Duane and Jeff's since March, and I'm getting to where I miss her.
The ProIII I gig with is long overdue for some work.
Just got two new white front teeth to match. A heart and club on one and a diamond and spade on the other. (Just kidding, but I should have...)
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Postby Ricky Davis »
OH way cool pic. Herb. And can't wait to see your Professional coming from Duane and Jeff.
Bobby; it takes MORE throw to pull a thinner string. So maybe you meant to say it that way?? And for the helper springs; yes I still agree to rip them all off...if they are not doing anything..ha...
Ricky
You restore 'em just as good as you play 'em, Ricky!
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Emmons Legrande II D10 8+5, Sho-Bud Pro III Custom SD10 4+5, Goodrich 120, Peavey Nashville 1000
"that will bring the lacquer up to surface. Then I use my secret Qualarenu from “Behlen” and it has amalgamation in it; that Rejuvenates old cracked; crazed; checked lacquer "
Ricky are you winding us up?????????? your Qu"&%(*:? from Bethlehem that has imagination
in it???????? what about soaking it in seaweed for four hours before you start!!!
Whatever your secrets are you are keeping dreams alive on this forum, and whatever you restore you know WE ALL WANT ONE !!!!!!
Hi again James. That guitar just knocked my eyes out! I truly appreciate guys like Ricky, Duane, and Jeff who do such terrific work preserving the history and legacy of pedal steel guitar. I know you have to be one happy man, and rightfully so!
Beautiful job Ricky. You are getting better and better. I have a Professional just like this one totally apart in pretty sad condition and way past the cleaning and preserving stage. One day I will get around to redoing it. Mine is single raise/lower with rack and barrel. A lot of mine is corroded pretty badly and will need new legs. Keep up the good work.
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Postby Ricky Davis »
Thanks again guys.
Rick I do have a couple of before shots of the underneath that was yellowed and gunky and all the mechanics were a gunked up yellowed crud; which is of course impossible to see in the fingers from a overhead shot..ha..and just a couple shots of the tuners that came on this Bud. I rarely take before shots; as as soon as the guitar gets here; I start ripping it apart, as I can't stand to see a Bud in that condition(Kinda like jumping in the shower immediately when you get home from a motocross..ha.) But to see the before of the guitar; you really gotta see it in person to see just how bad it is; and that goes for when it's finished. You have to see it in person; to really see the beauty in this Awesome Sho~bud(Pictures do not do it justice on the before or After).
Ricky
Bro its too cool that you're gifted in the area of re-doing old steels as well as picking. WOW don't even come close to describing how beautiful that steel is. Really great job Ricky. Thats gotta be almost like presenting a new baby to somebody. Way to go.
I sat behind Ricky's LDG the other night after his gig and pushed the pedals. Frankly,... my embarassed confession here ... I knew about Rick's great cosmetic work but I was always just a little bit skeptical about how well my old friend could actually make these Sho~Buds play, what with their antiquated mechanisms I was MORE than familiar with.
Not any more! I've converted and joined the choir. What a smooth playing guitar! And the cosmetics are like new. I'd trust an old 'Bud in Rick's hands anyday. I do believe he's the Cass/Bowman/Adams of Sho-Bud, up there with Duane.
Ricky, TO ME this is exactly what a ShoBud Professional is supposed to look like. The small diamond Crossover-type inlays in addition make it look very special. Knowing you, I´m sure she sounds and plays just as great, even with the rack and barrell. It always makes me happy to see one of them with original mechanics in great shape. Way cool copedent too.
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Postby Ricky Davis »
Ok you guys are too kind> thanks and Herb I'm sending you a special email; look for it.
Robert I got those new Tuners from my good buddy Al Brisco in Canada and Duane Marrs just got them in also. And again; I can't tell you how PERFECT those new 18:1 ratio romatics are from Grover and the original nickle too...gosh they are the finest tuner; so sensitive and smooth and fine tuning is out of this world. I think they were/are right around 75.00 or 80.00 a set.
Ricky
Absolutely wonderful work! Sho-Buds really are beautiful guitars. And as for the playability of that E9 setup, I can vouch for it as I have the same exact setup on my Ricky-refurbished Sho-Bud Pro II Custom.
I'm a Sho-Bub freak, as John Davis will tell you. All I can say is, If that guitar was a woman, "Goodbye Dolly". Hope to see you on the 13th John at St. Neots, If we win against Biarritz on the 9th I'll be there for sure, I'll take a day off.
Cheers Dave.
They do come in handy when they can be used.I too use a .013 for the F# to G# pull.However as you know,(this is for our Forum brothers and sisters).A .012 will do the pull with a little less changer throw and make for a little softer knee pedal.But the 12 want sound as fat.About the same difference tone wise as using a 10 instead of an .011 for the 3rd string.Again great work top and bottom.My best to you. Regards bb<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bobby Boggs on 29 December 2004 at 06:29 PM.]</p></FONT>
