Sho~bud FingerTip

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 26 Dec 2005 6:00 pm

I bought a new Finger~Tip model Sho-Bud in early ’67. I ordered it with 10-pedals and they spaced all of them evenly. I used it on a 10-week Far~East USO Tour in early ’68 and traded it back to Sho-Bud upon my return home in April of ’68. It had Robins~Egg Blue necks and front/rear cabinet w/hazy-black cabinet top. Nice looking guitar, but; hard to tune because of all the spring~tension adjustments!

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Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 26 Dec 2005 10:45 pm

Dave Biller switching over to steel guitar? Good for him, his guitar playing kinda sucks anyway...

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 27 Dec 2005 3:18 am

I see that the string ends sit over a pin on the finger. This is a much better method than the groove system on many of the later SB's. Trying to get the bottom C6th string to sit in the groove is the bane of my life when changing strings.

Ricky/Bobbe - just out of interest - when did ShoBud introduce the grooved fingers and why?

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 27 Dec 2005 6:13 am

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I think it was around 1974-75, and probably because it was cheaper to manufacture. Don't have to drill holes, insert pins, etc.

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Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 27 Dec 2005 6:39 am

What Herb said, '74 and less expensive to mfg.

Bobbe

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 7 Jan 2006 12:03 pm

Joe; are you seeing the pictures now??
Ricky

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 8 Jan 2006 6:57 am

I emailed them over to him awhile back.

Joerg Hennig · Post by **Joerg Hennig** » 10 Jan 2006 7:32 am

They are fine now, thanks again Ricky.

Joe

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 10 Jan 2006 8:39 am

Hey Cool Joe.
And Thanks Jay; you'da Man> now send me your Fingertip down here so I can play on it a while....
Ricky