Something unusual I have never seen before!!!!!

An Area where you put pictures and Videos of your pride and joy also anything about the steel guitar

Something unusual I have never seen before!!!!!

Postby JohnDavisStringsHere » Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:40 pm

It is A Black Fender Shobud from the transition period and it is the only Pull release system I have seen with 4 knee levers that work perfectly, it is a little treasure light and very portable it was in tune when I took it out of it's box and played very well..... I wonder how many were made ? Baz? anybody?

Sorry about this P($$ poor vid I was not really trying but the guitar was doing its best LOL
Attachments
PICT3020.jpg
PICT3019.jpg
PICT3018.jpg
PICT3017.jpg
PICT3016.jpg
PICT3015.jpg
PICT3014.jpg
JohnDavisStringsHere
Dedicated Member
Dedicated Member
 
Posts: 6214
Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:19 pm
Location: St Neots
Real Name: John Davis

Re: Something unusual I have never seen before!!!!!

Postby shobudpro » Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:28 pm

PM sent John!
shobudpro
Member
Member
 
Posts: 16
Joined: Wed Dec 10, 2014 5:13 pm

Re: Something unusual I have never seen before!!!!!

Postby JohnDavisStringsHere » Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:01 am

More vid.....
JohnDavisStringsHere
Dedicated Member
Dedicated Member
 
Posts: 6214
Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:19 pm
Location: St Neots
Real Name: John Davis

Re: Something unusual I have never seen before!!!!!

Postby RonMc » Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:07 am

Looks a nice guitar John, sounds ok as well.
Roland amps, Telecaster, Tyros 4 and several self built steels.
User avatar
RonMc
Seasoned Member
Seasoned Member
 
Posts: 454
Joined: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:25 am
Location: Milton Keynes
Real Name: Ron McLaren

Re: Something unusual I have never seen before!!!!!

Postby Tony Russell Davis » Thu Sep 13, 2018 11:30 am

That was the Fender "Student" model (3 + 1) that was in line with the very similar looking vinyl Maverick. Somebody has done a lot of work to add three knees to it. I saw one like that, with the added KLs, in a club on South Coast in the '70s when I went there to buy my D-10 Fender/Bud. I've got the relevant Fender catalogue somewhere.
Fender SM T-8: Shakey 10-plank: Ricky 6: Harmony H7 R Smeck,: plus "home-mades"
Fender D-10: Sierra D-11:
Resos- Goldtone 8 string & Regal 7
FenderTwin: Peavey Delta Blues: Marshall AS50R: DigiTech>GK MB200->Telonics 15"
User avatar
Tony Russell Davis
Seasoned Member
Seasoned Member
 
Posts: 999
Joined: Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:11 am
Location: North Yorkshire
Real Name: Tony Russell Davis

Re: Something unusual I have never seen before!!!!!

Postby Willie Gamble » Thu Sep 13, 2018 11:48 am

My mate Malcolm Mcmaster had a student one identical to that one John, but had only 3 and 1.
Dougie Stevens still plays a double neck Fender like this one.
Looking forward to hearing you in Dublin.
Asleep at the steel
Willie Gamble
Seasoned Member
Seasoned Member
 
Posts: 744
Joined: Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:26 am
Location: Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Real Name: Willie Gamble

Re: Something unusual I have never seen before!!!!!

Postby JohnDavisStringsHere » Thu Sep 13, 2018 5:56 pm

The guys on the US forum have made some nice comments about it and the general consensus is "it did not come out of the factory that way" , I am just blown away by how well it plays and stay's in tune, one guy mentioned Michael Yahl as a possible culprit for the four knee levers but no real answers as yet.
Willie, try not to show me up too much I have to follow you on the Saturday (so they tell me)
JohnDavisStringsHere
Dedicated Member
Dedicated Member
 
Posts: 6214
Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:19 pm
Location: St Neots
Real Name: John Davis


Return to The Steel Guitar Including Photos and Videos

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

cron