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Where is Sho-Bud Steel Guitars in downtown Nashville?
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Brett Day Member Posts: 1465 |
posted 23 April 2001 12:36 PM
I'm Brett Day, a new steel guitarist with cerebral palsy, and I know Sho-Bud is somewhere in Nashville. I have a book about the Opry and there's a picture of a section of downtown Nashville, and I thought I saw a Sho-Bud sign. There's a little red guitar design and then the word "Bud" and you see the letters R and S, which is probably Sho-Bud steel guitars. If you find the address for Sho-Bud, please let me know. Brett Day, Emmons S-10 |
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BobbeSeymour Member Posts: 5664 |
posted 23 April 2001 01:38 PM
Brett, Sho-Bud has no presence in Nashville other than the dealer that handels there products. (which is Steel guitar Nashville) I did have the Sho-Bud phone number for years but let it go when Jeannie and I opened the new "Steel Guitar Nashville" in 1994. Bobbe |
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David Mullis Member Posts: 1413 |
posted 23 April 2001 01:42 PM
Howdy Brett. Unfortunately, Sho-Bud is no longer in downtown Nashville. The building is still there and it is now known as Roberts Western World. The guitar shaped sign you were referring to is still there, only it has the club name rather than Sho-Bud on it now. I'm 99% sure on this. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong. Take Care [This message was edited by David Mullis on 23 April 2001 at 01:42 PM.] |
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BobbeSeymour Member Posts: 5664 |
posted 25 April 2001 08:43 PM
David, Yep,your wrong! But not very! It's "Roberts Western Wear" 416 broadway. Brings back a lot of memories,playing there now, Seems smaller now, but so does Grandma's house! Neither still have airconditioning! Heck of a history,that 416 broadway! 427 Broadway was Little Roy Wiggins Steel Guitar Outlet. Bobbe |
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VERNON PRIDDY Member Posts: 301 |
posted 26 April 2001 10:52 AM
I'm With You Bobbe. I Use To Hang Out At Sho-Bud And Little Roys. Things Have Changed A Lot Down There. SONNY. ------------------ |
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Jimmy Campbell Member Posts: 346 |
posted 26 April 2001 11:39 AM
416 Broadway, what memories. I remember the first time I went there after I got out of the Air Force and wanted to take up the pedal Steel, I talked to a man named Turner Myers, when I ask him if I bought a Steel from Sho-Bud who I could get to teach me to play, he laughed and said no one in Nashville that he knew of. I did wind up buying a Sho-Bud crossover from Nuncies music store in Birmingham and learning what pedal did what by trial and errow. I think it was more errow than trial. I got to know Duane Marrs at Sho-Bud and he called me one night and ask if I would like to work for Music City Mfg, it took me about 3 seconds to say yes. Those were the good old days. No matter what kind of Steel guitar you played, everyone came by the factory on 2nd ave and 416 Broadway when they were in Nashville. Thanks for your call Duane. |
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Janne Lindgren Member Posts: 52 |
posted 28 April 2001 04:56 AM
Yes, we all wanted to see the old Sho-Bud store and that was especially important for us living in Europe. It was like a dream to walk down Broadway the first time I did it in 1978. I met Shot Jackson there and he was surpriced to meet people all away from Sweden. He even called Lloyd Green who invited us to a session in the legendary Starday Studio. What more to say?? Janne Lindgren |
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Jack Stoner Sysop Posts: 8119 |
posted 28 April 2001 07:47 AM
I worked for Little Roy back in the 71/72 time frame. Did the amp repair upstairs, after Carl moved down around the corner and across from the original Gruhn Guitar shop. We sold a lot of "factory second" Grammer guitars and some Emmons guitars. We would put on a lot of shows for the Opry visitors on Fridays and Saturdays. Little Roy on Steel, Bob Browning singing and me on open rhythm guitar (it had to be open for Roy - no barre chords) and whoever would stop by and pick bass, drums, lead. Roy sold a lot of his old Starday steel guitar albums after the shows. He would also have some of the Opry singers in on Saturday afternoons and I even got to pick rhythm guitar for Bill Monroe one afternoon - had my G chord bluegrass lick going that day! The last time I was in Nashvul the tornado had taken the top floors off of the building where Little Roy's Music City music store was and the bottom floor was a bar. It was also sad to see the old Sho-Bud building empty. |
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Frank Parish Member Posts: 2327 |
posted 29 April 2001 07:44 PM
I had my first two Sho-Buds worked on at the old store on Broadway by Harry. I still have my first Chorus pedal I bought from Shot. You could hang around upstairs and watch them work and learn something. Jack, the old Little Roy Wiggins store has a new roof and is completely renovated as the two buildings on the corner where our bar used to be. It's going to open soon as a BBQ sports bar and be at least part owned by the new owner of Tootsies. Ahh Tootsies..Buddy Emmons picture still hangs on the wall. It's the best part of the whole place! |
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Pete Mitchell Member Posts: 148 |
posted 29 April 2001 07:55 PM
Hey, Frank, Amen on the Emmons' picture in Tootsies, now, how do we get a copy to frame? |
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