Sho-Bud Serial Numbers

Frederic Mabrut · Post by **Frederic Mabrut** » 5 Dec 2009 3:15 am

Hi Gene!

My friend and fellow steeler Jean Michel Maillard would like to know it's possible to date its LDG.
Serial # 16563.

Thanks for your implication in this !

Patrick Laffrat · Post by **Patrick Laffrat** » 5 Dec 2009 5:16 am

Dear Gene,
Please , can you tell me something about my Pro I serial # 14515
Thank You very much,
Patrick

Terry Winter · Post by **Terry Winter** » 5 Dec 2009 8:24 am

Although I have never owned a Sho-Bud I have set up and played one that is now under a bed in storage again just where it was for many years previous. A real nice green Professional. I too appreciate this topic. Thanks Gene!
Terry

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 5 Dec 2009 9:56 am

Frederic Mabrut
Fred,
Guitar model 6150 green, serial # 16563 built 5/29/81 in Conway AR. shipped 6/25/81 to "Sacher Music" Switzerland.
Gene

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 5 Dec 2009 10:02 am

Patrick Laffrat
Patrick,
Guitar model 6148 red, serial # 14515 built 4/29/79. Don't have a builder name, shipped 6/27/79 to "Midwest Music" Norwood Ohio.
Gene

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 5 Dec 2009 10:38 am

14522 Pro I

Barry Wadley · Post by **Barry Wadley** » 5 Dec 2009 5:06 pm

How about a model 6164 with serial # 10851 ? Thanks!

Kenny Foy · Post by **Kenny Foy** » 6 Dec 2009 7:35 pm

Gene, Any help with a Maverick serial# 4246 with builder and shipping would be appreciated. Thank You

Jim Robbins · Post by **Jim Robbins** » 6 Dec 2009 8:34 pm

Hi Gene, I've got a "The Professional", 4826 stamped on the endplate and body, also "1 -- A -- 3" stamped on the endplate. Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks very much.

Remi Villeneuve · Post by **Remi Villeneuve** » 7 Dec 2009 8:25 am

What a Wonderful World !!!

Gene you are very very kind to provide us such information !!

I guess you won't have anything about mine but still.... Here I go...

Mine is a blonde single neck 6 pedals (late 60's). Serial is 7668.

Cheers from the Alps and thanx again for all your help.

Alain-Yves Pigeon · Post by **Alain-Yves Pigeon** » 7 Dec 2009 1:11 pm

Hello Gene,

It's absolutely fascinating to find out the date of "birth" so to say of our Sho-Buds. I thought I'd find out earlier on a non official website but they don't have the kind of acurate information that you have in your hands. So please let me join my voice to the others asking you when and by who mine was made and who it was sent to originaly. My serial is 11346 and it's a Pro II Custom.

Receive my best,

Alain-Yves PIGEON

Others asked you previously, but you should really consider making a book with this information. As you can see, most of the Sho-Buds ever made seem to still be used by enthusiast people and now that the brand has disapeared, it's a treasure that you have in your hands, a treasure that would gladly shared by the vast majority of owners.

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 7 Dec 2009 2:35 pm

Alvin Blaine
Alvin,
Guitar model 6148 Walnut serial # 14522 built 4/30/79. Dont have a builder name. shipped to "Tudor Music" Worthfield Minn. 8/8/79.
Gene

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 7 Dec 2009 2:43 pm

Barry Wadley
Barry,
Guitar model 6164 Natural, serial # 10851 built 7/7/76 by Shot Jackson. shipped 10/27/76 to Don Edwards Guitar's Lakewood CO.
Gene

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 7 Dec 2009 3:51 pm

Kenny Foy
Kenny, Guitar model 6138, serial # 4246 built 10/8/73. shipped 10/22/73. Don't have a builder.
Gene

Joe Minor · Post by **Joe Minor** » 7 Dec 2009 3:56 pm

Hello Gene, thanks for taking the time to do this for us I have a pro 2 sn 18600 and a pro 3 sn 9287

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 7 Dec 2009 3:57 pm

Jim Robbins
Jim,
Guitar model 6153 serial # 4826 built 1/14/74 by D. Marrs. shipped 1/18/74 to Gretsch Cin. sold to Robert Hootman, El Paso TX.
Gene

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 7 Dec 2009 4:09 pm

Remi Villeneuve
Guitar with serial # 7668 falls between 7000 and 8000 of which I don't have any information. Sorry about that! but those were original SHO-BUD numbers that were lost.
Gene

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 7 Dec 2009 4:37 pm

Alain-Yves Pigeon
Guitar model 6155 Charcoal serial # 11346 built 11/29/76 by Shot Jackson. shipped 11/30/76 to Gretsch Inventory. Shipped 7/19/78 to Greensburg In. Sold to Duane McKay Indianapolis In. 2/2/79
Gene

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 7 Dec 2009 4:40 pm

Alain-Yves Pigeon
Guitar model 6155 Charcoal serial # 11346 built 11/29/76 by Shot Jackson. shipped 11/30/76 to Gretsch Inventory. Shipped 7/19/78 to Greensburg In. Sold to Duane McKay Indianapolis In. 2/2/79
Gene

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 7 Dec 2009 4:57 pm

Joe Minor
Joe,
Guitar model 6155 red, serial # 18600 built by myself 2/4/88 shipped to Steel Guitar World.
Guitar model 6155 Walnut! "maybe a misprint", serial # 9287 built 7/30/75 by D. Marrs. If it has Aluminum necks it is a Pro III, Wood necks Pro II with 4 knee levers.
Gene

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 7 Dec 2009 6:06 pm

Hi Gene, Very nice to have met you on Sunday. Thanks for your time and for being a very nice gentleman and for shareing your wealth of knowledge of The Sho-Bud Steel Guitar to the forum. I too would like some info, Stolen from me many years ago and still looking to find, Black Pro II, #14895, and my LDG #17844. I know you have been swamped with request, so just when you have time. Thanks, J.R.

Jim Robbins · Post by **Jim Robbins** » 7 Dec 2009 8:08 pm

Thanks very much, Gene. Now how it got from El Paso to Toronto -- there's gotta be a few stories there.

Don Blood · Post by **Don Blood** » 7 Dec 2009 8:21 pm

Hello Gene,
This is amazing! I know you are very busy, and I feel guilty asking, and would gladly pay you for the information, but I have a 6140 with a serial# 2456
Any information would be greatly appreciated, no hurry.

Thanks

Don Blood

www.donblood.net

Doug Brumley · Post by **Doug Brumley** » 7 Dec 2009 9:33 pm

Mr. Haugh, if you could share any info on my Sho-Bud LDG, serial number 8191, when you have the opportunity, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for generously sharing this valuable info with the forum.

Gene Haugh · Post by **Gene Haugh** » 8 Dec 2009 4:15 pm

J R Rose
J R,
Guitar model 6155 serial # 14895 I have listed as Charcoal. Built and shipped 7/25/79 to Gretsch inventory. I don't have a builder on it. This would have been when the factory was moving to Conway from Nashville.
Guitar model 6150 serial # 17844 was either one of the last guitars built in Conway or one of the first built in DeQueen Ar. The factory moved there 11/2/82 the guitar would have been built by myself or Yasu. I have no more information. Sorry
Gene Haugh

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