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Post by bluesholyman on May 5, 2024 13:17:48 GMT -6
I know its a pot and some wires, but... I pulled one out of the closet I bought a few years back - needed the cord replaced inside and I finally got around to it. What I noticed is that compared to going straight into an amp, going through the Sho-Bud takes out a considerable amount of high end. Just wondering if this is the expectation from these pedals. Its not a bad sound, quite warm and well rounded, but just wasn't expecting it to be so dramatic. Maybe this is what Carlton and pedal steel players like about these? I had a tele into an amp that was all ice-picky and the Sho-Bud got rid of that high end in a very pleasant way. You can see it here |
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Post by drbill on May 5, 2024 15:34:10 GMT -6
I dunno. All I know is that they are freaking expensive - IF - you can find one.
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Post by FM77 on May 6, 2024 5:13:46 GMT -6
I know its a pot and some wires, but... I pulled one out of the closet I bought a few years back - needed the cord replaced inside and I finally got around to it. What I noticed is that compared to going straight into an amp, going through the Sho-Bud takes out a considerable amount of high end. Just wondering if this is the expectation from these pedals. Its not a bad sound, quite warm and well rounded, but just wasn't expecting it to be so dramatic. Maybe this is what Carlton and pedal steel players like about these? I had a tele into an amp that was all ice-picky and the Sho-Bud got rid of that high end in a very pleasant way. You can see it here
Great old pedals. Yeah, that is 100% as expected. It's the same with most passive volume pedals. I have used Goodrich H120 and BOSS FV500 for years to tame the highs using Twins/Deluxes or Telecasters, a great contributor in the chain. Both have 500k Audio (log taper) pots, as should the Sho-Bud if it is original. You would need an active volume pedal if you wanted to retain the top end.
I dunno. All I know is that they are freaking expensive - IF - you can find one.
I wonder if it's a geographical thing? They are a common fixture here in Texas on CL. We have an over-saturated market. Gear I can sell for $500 in a day or two online, I cannot budge for $300 locally for months. This week, the Dallas International Guitar Festival was in swing and hopefuls bought up what they could on CL over the past few months to sell / trade there. But all that unsold gear will go back on CL in about a month for a bargain.
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Post by bluesholyman on May 7, 2024 17:33:59 GMT -6
I know its a pot and some wires, but... I pulled one out of the closet I bought a few years back - needed the cord replaced inside and I finally got around to it. What I noticed is that compared to going straight into an amp, going through the Sho-Bud takes out a considerable amount of high end. Just wondering if this is the expectation from these pedals. Its not a bad sound, quite warm and well rounded, but just wasn't expecting it to be so dramatic. Maybe this is what Carlton and pedal steel players like about these? I had a tele into an amp that was all ice-picky and the Sho-Bud got rid of that high end in a very pleasant way. You can see it here
Great old pedals. Yeah, that is 100% as expected. It's the same with most passive volume pedals. I have used Goodrich H120 and BOSS FV500 for years to tame the highs using Twins/Deluxes or Telecasters, a great contributor in the chain. Both have 500k Audio (log taper) pots, as should the Sho-Bud if it is original. You would need an active volume pedal if you wanted to retain the top end.
I dunno. All I know is that they are freaking expensive - IF - you can find one.
I wonder if it's a geographical thing? They are a common fixture here in Texas on CL. We have an over-saturated market. Gear I can sell for $500 in a day or two online, I cannot budge for $300 locally for months. This week, the Dallas International Guitar Festival was in swing and hopefuls bought up what they could on CL over the past few months to sell / trade there. But all that unsold gear will go back on CL in about a month for a bargain.
Good to know. I used a mirror to get a look at the pot, because I did not want to undo the string - its good and tight with the right rotation. Its the original A-B 500K Type J - pedal sounds amazing - haven't heard anything like it. I am torn on keeping it as I don't necessarily have a need to have it but its such a cool piece of history. I am not sure what its worth. They are a bit all over the map on Reverb, but most of those have replacement pots, etc. I'll probably take it with me to Nashville next week and put out some feelers - probably a steel player there looking for one.... |
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