Sho-Bud Serial Numbers

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 9 May 2019 5:31 pm

Nice! Aluminum neck S~P with two verticles

Pat Moore · Post by **Pat Moore** » 13 Jun 2019 12:43 pm

Hello Jimmy, Gene, and all ShoBud fans like me.

This is just a shot in the dark but you don't know if you don't ask!
I bought a brand new Sho Bud II dark burl? color around '75-'77 that was ordered for me from Picker's Supply in Fredericksburg, Va.
I don't have the serial number, but I'm sure it was the only one sent there from the factory. Any info would be greatly appreciated, as I have been looking for it to possibly try and buy it back. Had to sell it to make my house pmt. back then. I do know it was sold to the new owner from Billy Cooper's in Orange, Va. somewher around '78-83 or so.
Thanks for any and all information!
Pat

Randy Lefebvre · Post by **Randy Lefebvre** » 26 Jul 2019 3:47 pm

I have a Super pro Serial number 13941 if you have any info on this guitar. I am also looking for someone in or around Florida for tune up /repairs on this guitar, if anybody has suggestions. Thanks in advance

Jack Goodson · Post by **Jack Goodson** » 26 Jul 2019 4:04 pm

ramdy, what area of florida are you located?....thanks jack

Ian Worley · Post by **Ian Worley** » 26 Jul 2019 4:09 pm

Randy Lefebvre wrote:I have a Super pro Serial number 13941 if you have any info on this guitar. I am also looking for someone in or around Florida for tune up /repairs on this guitar, if anybody has suggestions. Thanks in advance

Start here: viewtopic.php?p=1951049#1951049

Michael Yahl · Post by **Michael Yahl** » 26 Jul 2019 5:53 pm

Randy, Build date would real close to 11/1/78.
Can you give me color, builders name (cream color lickum stickum tag underneath if it's still there), number of pedals & knees, who you got it from, and anything else about it. I keep a spreadsheet with all of this info collected from this thread and a few other places.

Thx
Michael

Randy Lefebvre · Post by **Randy Lefebvre** » 26 Jul 2019 9:57 pm

Michael, The color is black and there is no sticker or other number on the frame. it is a e9 c6 pedal with 8 pedals and aprox 6 knee levers. I bought if off ebay some time ago

Randy Lefebvre · Post by **Randy Lefebvre** » 26 Jul 2019 10:00 pm

Jack Goodson wrote:ramdy, what area of florida are you located?....thanks jack

Jack Im in the Palm Beach County, in Greenacres just outside of West Palm Beach Fl. my zip is 33463

Bruce Blackburn · Post by **Bruce Blackburn** » 2 Sep 2019 2:43 pm

Super Pro serial number 17165. Looks like manufacture date was Oct 1981. If you have time can you offer any detail on this guitar?

Thanks

Ken Brooks · Post by **Ken Brooks** » 9 Sep 2019 1:34 pm

Hi, My name is Ken Brooks. I'm new to the forum. I was recently gifted a pedal steel and told it had been hand made by someone who traded it for auto repair work. When it arrived, it looked exactly like a Sho Bud to me with the raised markers on the fretboard. I have looked for any serial numbers but can't find them anywhere or I don't know where to look. Some of the levers don't work and although I repair a lot of instruments, looking underneath this guitar just baffles me. I do think one lever is missing a nut. If there is anyone in the Spring Hill FL area who knows how to work these or how they work, I would like to get it in shape so I can confuse myself more while learning

Douglas Schuch · Post by **Douglas Schuch** » 9 Sep 2019 3:33 pm

Ken - you might want to post in the "pedal steel" section of the forum - create a new post, title it "Sho-Bud Help In FL Needed" or something like that. This thread deals with S-B serial numbers, and so your post may be overlooked. BTW, if you take lots of pictures of the guitar - top and underside, and post them, we could possibly help you get it up and working yourself.

Ken Brooks · Post by **Ken Brooks** » 10 Sep 2019 6:48 pm

Thanks Douglas. I just found your post and will try what you suggest.

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 18 Sep 2019 12:11 pm

I'm looking for info about my ShoBud SuperPro 8/7, Green in color.
Serial # 13530

Would prefer info in an email, please.

bferguson1947@gmail.com

Jim Sailors · Post by **Jim Sailors** » 30 Sep 2019 3:19 pm

I am a first time poster so here we go. I have a deep desire to learn to play a steel guitar so I went out and bought a couple of steels. The first is a Sho bud " The Professional III " Custom .I'd like a little info on it if I may. Serial number is 9572.

Jim Sailors · Post by **Jim Sailors** » 11 Oct 2019 9:48 pm

Anyone?

Michael Yahl · Post by **Michael Yahl** » 12 Oct 2019 7:20 am

Jim, yours was built 9/22/1975 and Shipped 9/26/75 to Gretsch in Cincinnati. Assembled by Duane Marrs.

Bill, I don't have any other data on yours but entered it into the spreadsheet. Looks to be a build date approx. 9/6/78.

Bruce, no info on yours. Perhaps Gene will chime in and supply it. I've log it into the spreadsheet. Roughly 10/1/81.

Ken, send me some pictures of front, top, and underside and perhaps I can identify it.
michael@psgparts.com

Jim Sailors · Post by **Jim Sailors** » 6 Jan 2020 2:33 pm

Thank you Michael. Greatly appreciated.

Melvin Farmer · Post by **Melvin Farmer** » 20 Jan 2020 5:46 pm

How about serial# 5329

Michael Yahl · Post by **Michael Yahl** » 2 Feb 2020 8:58 am

Melvin, In the neighborhood of 4/6/74.

Mike DiAlesandro · Post by **Mike DiAlesandro** » 1 Mar 2020 1:39 pm

How about serial #16155?

Michael Yahl · Post by **Michael Yahl** » 2 Mar 2020 6:44 am

Mike, that would be January of 1981.

Mike DiAlesandro · Post by **Mike DiAlesandro** » 4 Mar 2020 2:54 am

Michael Yahl wrote:Mike, that would be January of 1981.

Thanks Michael!

Allen Merrell · Post by **Allen Merrell** » 4 Mar 2020 5:34 am

I have a ShoBud 6153 serial #2827 D10 that is green. From the chart I think it is a 1972. I am trying to find all the information I can on it. I have looked a lot of pictures that I can find and all the green color ones I find are the LDG model was D10 in green not so common. I am new here after 40 year absence from the steel and 71 years old so I may ask some dumb questions, I got a lot of catching up to do.

Dennis Brown · Post by **Dennis Brown** » 2 May 2020 5:11 am

Pro 111 # 10841? thanks in advance.

Duane Reese · Post by **Duane Reese** » 17 May 2020 9:16 am

At different times, I owned two '73 Pro-II guitars that were two serial numbers apart – 5906 and 5908. Great guitars. Brass barrels with 2-hole pullers, round front, diamond inlays and monkey-

brown color. One went to upstate New York and I can't remember where the other one went – I want to say Virginia. Maybe.

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