Sho-Bud Pro S-10

[remo]

Hi there folks. Newby poster here.

I owned a refurbished D-10 some years ago. For various reasons, I didn't get on with it and I ended up selling it on to a friend of mine. I'm now interested in trying to pick up playing from where I left off (from scratch), but this time want to go with a much more practical Steel (for a newby) in terms of both weight and functions (my old D-10 had 5 levers and weighed a ton).

I am a sucker for vintage, and my preference would be to go for a ShoBud Pro S-10, but the thing that concerns me is the condition of the mechanics on older models (clunky pedals/rods, etc). If I need not be concerned with this, maybe someone could correct me in this regard?

I'm not too sure how easy it will be to find a newly refurbished ShoBud (preferably in Green) here in the UK (I've seen that one has recently been listed and sold in the For Sale thread)..? If I could get some advice on some other newer/reasonably priced model's availability, that would be most appreciated?

Cheers for now;
Bryan

[IanPearce]

Hi Bryan,
I have a Magnum pro-select and I have no hesitation in recommending these guitars.
Mine is a single 10 on a double body, 5 levers, 3 pedals, VERY light and comes with an excellent hard case as standard (no it's not for sale
I've tweaked mine so that it's almost mechanically silent without the need for bits of foam around the rods!
I could go on but IMHO it's a better bet than an un-refurbished vintage model.
Good luck,
Ian