But friends, those days are gone, and people who long for the good ole days will want the real thing. Since there are no new Sho-Buds being built, they are kind of a collector's item now.

I would personally rather have Sho-Buds being built again though, the way they were (only maybe better with the John Coop stuff). Look on that other thread with James Morehead's Sho-Buds and see how good of work he does. WOW

[This message was edited by Duane Reese on 25 October 2005 at 05:53 PM.]

How many guitar companies that no longer exist have people walking around wearing a new (or not very old) tee shirt with their name on it?

We obviously don't know all the business ramifications, and Mr. Jackson's reasons and motivations-but take a look at the number of posts here on this thread in a short amount of time: If I were David Jackson, and the possibility existed-I would start up the new company with the Sho-Bud name.

Take a look at Dobro. Gibson acquired Dobro in 1993, more than anything to own the name. Since that time they have made some good resonator guitars, and some are pretty poor quality. But the name has magic in it. Shoot-most of us still use that name when referring to our reso, no matter who built it.

In this case, it is the guy that actually was in charge of the building Sho-Buds starting up a new company. So it wouldn't be like he is capitalizing on a name because people recognize it and he previously never had anything to do with it-as was the case with Gibson and Dobro.

I think I'll go change into my Sho-Bud tee shirt now.

Wouldn't that have been Bigsby? On the custom electric guitar that he built for Merle Travis.

Pretty cool of David Jackson, paying homage to his dad.

Along with the Emmons sound, the ShoBud sound is the holy grail that set the standards for all others to follow. It is distinctive, yet difficult to describe. Clean, defined, sparkling, full......

Bud

Bobbe, you and Buddy Elkin can probably relate to this. . .Jack Bowles, who once hosted the Sho-Bud Showcase Radio program on WSM many years ago is still around and living in Franklin, TN. He's a walking encyclopedia about Sho-Bud stuff. NR

[This message was edited by Nick Reed on 31 October 2005 at 06:14 PM.]

"Feb 26, 2001 According to a call we received today from Sho-Bud, orders for new steels have been temporarily halted due to a back log that Gretsch has in their drum and guitar lines. According to Ernie Gadzos, Fred Gretsch advised that while new orders for Sho-Bud guitars are being suspended, we are to inform those interested in new Sho-Bud's to be patience as orders will be accepted again in the near future. We were also informed that new parts orders will be filled within 90 days, however we currently have most parts in our own inventory. This is similar to the situation we ran into last year, when we took delivery of 4 new Sho-Buds. We are in actively involved in the increased production of Sho-Buds and as soon as we know anything further we will post the information on this site. Thank You For Your Interest in Sho-Bud and RayLine Steel Guitars."

Db

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Is it possible that the arrival of these new guitars by the man who made more original sho buds than anyone else will cause the demise of restored quasi shobuds?

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Guitar manufacturers have been reissue-crazy since the late-70s. That doesn't seem to have hurt the sales or values of classic vintage guitars one bit. There is some truth to the idea that mystique sells guitars.