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Topic: Sho-Bud Amps
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Kevin Hatton
Member From: Amherst, N.Y.
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posted 10 January 2004 09:48 AM
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Sho-Bud amps. Which were the decent ones? How good were they. Wattage, etc. |
Mike Kowalik
Member From: San Antonio,Tx.,USA
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posted 10 January 2004 10:44 AM
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I have one that is supposedly from the early seventies....doesn't have a model number....5 black knobs across the front...has a JBL D130F 8 ohm speaker in it..must be around 100 watts..nice size cabinet..not real heavy...matches up quite well with my Professional... |
John Floyd
Member From: Somewhere between Camden County , NC and Saluda S.C.
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posted 10 January 2004 12:49 PM
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THe Claim was 100 watts on a Clear day when you were Drunk, However I would estimate 55 -65 maaybe 75 watts with that particular Power Amp. I built those amps for a short time around 1974 at Music City Mfg. Never did agree with the claim of 100 watts. |
Nick Reed
Member From: Springfield, TN
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posted 10 January 2004 01:51 PM
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The BUD Christmas Tree was a HUMDINGER! |
John Floyd
Member From: Somewhere between Camden County , NC and Saluda S.C.
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posted 11 January 2004 05:45 AM
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It was also the same power amp as the single channel amp. They didn't squander a lot of bucks on R&D[This message was edited by John Floyd on 11 January 2004 at 05:50 AM.] |
Duane Dunard
Member From: Troy, MO. U.S.A.
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posted 11 January 2004 06:10 AM
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My single channel 1973 model was built for a steel player,and not trying to please a rock, blues, or jazz 6-string market. No pre-,post, shift, mid-shift, or other crap. Just simple tone to the bone and light weight. |
Chick Donner
Member From: North Ridgeville, OH USA
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posted 11 January 2004 07:54 AM
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All the above is true. The amp was designed by one Kenny Cain, a true genius who certainly marched to the beat of a different drummer. Didn't play bad steel, either. I have two of these amps, one of which is either the first or second production amp made. Hank Corwin and I went down on a Saturday morning to an old garage over off Division street where Cain was making these things then, and picked the first two. He got one and I took the other. One of them was the first. I still use them a lot. I usually use a Webb when playing out, but you can be sure the spare amp I have with me is almost always the ShoBud. It really 'cuts' through the other stuff, even though it is much lower powered than anything else on stage. BTW, when I bouth my first (1970 if I remember correctly), I was carrying two Twins on the road, because we played so mny outdoor gigs on flatbed trailers. ONE ShoBud replaced BOTH twins. |
pdl20
Member From: Benton, Ar . USA,
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posted 11 January 2004 09:41 AM
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I bought a single channel Bud from a friend in Ohio,i had one like it (new) in the early 70s.it is a great sounding amp,not too heavy,nice JBLD130 and this one i have now looks like new.------------------
Rudy |
chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 11 January 2004 12:26 PM
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I have 2 Christmas Trees and they each have their own sound. One sounds better with the JBL D-130, the other sounds better with an Altec 418B. You want a lower powered amp for recording. |
Buck Dilly
Member From: Branchville, NJ, USA
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posted 12 January 2004 01:51 PM
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Why is it called christmas tree? I have only seen one ShoBud which had 5 or so slider faders. |
Buck Dilly
Member From: Branchville, NJ, USA
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posted 12 January 2004 01:56 PM
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OK I just did a search- Colored lights across the front. I'd still love to see a picture. Anybody have one? |
John Floyd
Member From: Somewhere between Camden County , NC and Saluda S.C.
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posted 12 January 2004 02:08 PM
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Buck
Just on the upper left front corner. on the controls |
David Mullis
Member From: Rock Hill, SC
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posted 12 January 2004 02:19 PM
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Unless you're a lucky guy like Chas and you have book ends  |
chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 12 January 2004 07:36 PM
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David, they get a lot of "eyeball"...Tim Maag, who rebuilt both of them, described them as: "if you were going to build a Twin with transistors, this is how you would do it." He's a tube guy and he says that the Christmas Tree Sho-Buds, that he's heard, are the best sounding transister amps. |
David Mullis
Member From: Rock Hill, SC
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posted 12 January 2004 07:52 PM
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Cool Chas, my personal favorite of those two was the one with the D-130. If I had kept the amps, I would have ended up putting a D in the other one as well. I'm glad you're still enjoying them.  I've switch to Evans and I like them alot. Soundwise they remind me a lot of the Sho-Bud amps, but with more headroom.Take Care
David
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