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Corey calls in an expert to appraise a piece of country music history, the Sho-Bud Pedal Steel Guitar - this guitar is anything but typical, in Season 6, "Kick the Can." #PawnStars #RickHarrison
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[@brandonmoucatel9630]

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@@kimlsnyder hi kimmy

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@@brandonmoucatel9630 hey

[@Ruebenbayona]

Hello mortals

[@fhelu]

Not a single person in that conversation knew what that ShoBud was worth. Not the shop owner or their professional they called in. Not even the owner. I hope she eventually found the SteelGuitarForum and sold it on there. Great community of everyone from professionals all the way down to ppl that have never seen a PSG in their lives

[@janviljoen7001]

Yea, I am glad she did not sell it to these buggers.

[@mickkollins]

Q. "Why do only old guys play it... A. Because its a lost art form, it's one of the hardest instruments in the world to play..and most of the music today is stupid...Gotta love pops! And he's right! Sho-Bud, Emmons and ZB's .. the people that brought you that classic country sound we all know and love.

[@dandrechesterfield5411]

Lotta girls play pedal steel actually. Like an usual amount actually

[@mr.c8033]

She walked and didn't get hosed. Props to her.

[@toddrichardson8595]

The Old Man had wisdom! And he's a savage when making his points! RIP!

[@exploringdixie]

I read this as he said it

[@lutamixa3927]

👍

[@KennyMcCormick99]

Yeah! And he probably even negotiated with God when he got to the pearly gates on how well his view would be from his new home in heaven!

[@78tag]

He is also the consummate rip-off artist. "$1500 is as high as I'm gonna go". Typical, a**hole pawn shop dealer. If she were to put that thing on sale in the Steel Guitar Forum it wouldn't last a day before someone gave her a reasonable price. 2 grand would be a gift.

[@md8326]

This was really hard to watch. I'm a pedal steel player, and that instrument is worth much more than any of the numbers being thrown around. They're very rare, very sought after, and the craftmanship of this particular steel is absolutely amazing. Contrary to what the old man said, they WOULD have people knocking down the door to buy that. I'd walk away feeling like I got a deal on that thing at $4000.

[@mperrin68]

My son has a vintage MSA 12 string universal

[@superorangeish]

The only problem w/ vintage ( as nice as this is) it might be a problem finding parts for.

[@Bearthalamass]

You can still find parts for shobuds. I had one rebuilt last year and bought 2 new machined knee levers (the old teardrop shape) and prices ain't bad. I got 2 for $50. I got a 71 professional 2 tone blonde and red converted into an sd10 single with a pad on the back. I wouldn't part with it for less than 4k. The older two tone body's are so 😍. It's an old rack and barrel changer but it plays smooth as a baby's bottom.

[@dannymuhammad8321]

It is a finger tip so it's tone for days but those guitars don't sell like you think they do. A lot of players want a modern set up that's easier to change.. You don't hardly see these anywhere around Nashville.. I actually have a 73 professional that I love but it's hard to mess with.. You gotta get somebody who knows how to work on these suckers man they're not just perfect when you get them.. It might be worth 4000 to you but good luck trying to get 4000 for it.. Eventually you would find Somebody but it's rare.. Definitely worth more than 1500

[@dannymuhammad8321]

​@@mperrin68 Yeah those are really really hard to sell. First of all people don't want their first steel to be a 12th string.. An msa is not a huge seller.. I love the brand myself but they're just hard to sell.. They're not worth what you think they're worth.... Truth

[@gvrussell9230]

They had no idea what they had. FANTASTIC INSTRUMENT.

[@pedalsteeluk7556]

I'm a pedal steel guitar player, and I'd love to own that sho-bud. In the right hands, it'd sound great!

[@steelmanval6330]

I have a sho-bud. Same color. I like to sell it. Are you interested? I prefer my Emmons

[@bearthalamas9241]

I just got a 71 rack and barrel two tone sho bud. Sweet guitar.

[@adams8585]

A real country song HAS to have steel guitar in it!

[@KennyMcCormick99]

WHOA! Call me crazy, but that has to be the FIRST time Cory has ever offered to help a customer bring something to their car!

[@runswithscissors1570]

Heard that too. Maybe they WERE raised right.

[@KennyMcCormick99]

@@runswithscissors1570 IDK... I mean, it was the 1st and only time that we know about... so let's not jump to conclusions here lol

[@KennyMcCormick99]

But to be fair... that isn't his job & they do have people specifically for that... but still...

[@lazer2365]

She's a beautiful woman...

[@rawb8442]

@@lazer2365 Down Badddd

[@boledle]

"it takes an actual musician to play it." Truer words rarely spoken.

[@waynedavies3185]

Once you get the hang of things, they become much easier to play. I have two lap Steels (one I made myself). They are not all that much harder to play, than a regular guitar, if you know the notes on each fret, and can read music. Cording is much easier as well (that's the first think to learn). I plan on making one more over the winter months, with home-made, hand benders installed on it. It'll work more like a pedal steel then.

[@superorangeish]

@@waynedavies3185 Lap steel and pedal steel are 2 different animals.

[@waynedavies3185]

@@superorangeish Not really. Lap Steel guitars can be made with benders ( either for hand control, or leg control) to both raise and lower the pitch of a string)s). They are both the same instrument where one is modified for string bending, while the other is plain, without the string bending. If you can play one, you can play both with a little extra work of learning of the bending process. Remove everything that bends the strings, and you have a Lap Steel.

[@waynedavies3185]

@@superorangeish Might Note, that home-made, or factory-made hand benders can be made to fit on a plain regular Lap Steel. The benders supply the same actions, and pitch control as the pedal models make on a pedal steel. Instead of using your legs, you use your hands to do the same function or the pedals, Otherwise they are the same instrument.

[@adamfuckindrover]

@@waynedavies3185lol. So instead of using two hands, two knees and both feet - left one with 3-8 pedals - the lap steel is just as difficult. This is the ukulele player claiming it’s just as easy to play a harp

[@JohnLeePedimore]

Shot Jackson is the person who sold Willie Nelson his famous guitar, Trigger. It was in the early 70s. Trigger is a Martin N-20. It's a classical guitar that was meant to be played with just your fingers and not a pick. That's why the guitar doesn't have a pick guard and it's also why Willie has created that big hole in it from using a pick for several decades.

[@cybertonic5288]

I am 14 and just recently took up the pedal steel guitar, I got a mullen. I have been practicing like crazy

[@modularcuriosity]

Wow! Great guitar to start with.

[@superorangeish]

Not cheap ..well done!

[@bobvog7123]

Hallelujah! Keep going!

[@Jamestele1]

As a novice pedal steel guitarist, I could hug the Old Man for his words. RIP Richard Benjamin Harrison Jr.

[@benjamintaylor4823]

This lady needs to put this guitar on the steel guitar forum, she can easily get $3000-$3800 for it

[@steel6322]

What's up with those pedals though? I'm not a Sho-Bud guru, but I haven't noticed any like those ABC pedals....

[@stalehunter]

@@steel6322 sometimes players will narrow down the pedals so you can roll your foot a lot easier. you dont have to twist your ankle so far with skinny pedals...

[@gxtmfa]

YEP. She doesn’t need them at ALL

[@Mel0763]

@@steel6322 The older model Sho-Bud’s were like that. Later on they went to a standard width for all the pedals.

[@longhair-dontcare9983]

"The pedal steel is one of the hardest instruments in the world to play." I totally agree. And they're getting harder to find. Maybe a lost artform?

[@JesusisJesus]

I’d put The Theatre Organ up there with The hardest instruments to play. I decided to take it up during covid lockdown and I could already read music. Unfortunately it too, is becoming a lost artform. Younger people just aren’t interested in working hard at mastering anything. I keep a log book of my practice, rehearsal and performance times and its taken hundreds of hours just to be able to perform in public. I learned bass guitar in 250 hours.

[@longhair-dontcare9983]

@@JesusisJesus Awesome, SID. I 've been playing for decades, so no telling how many hours of practice for each instrument for me. I love the sound of the Hammond B3 with Leslie. But that's a unique idea to log hours. Cool.

[@donf3739]

No way! NOT a lost art form. More and more people are picking up this instrument, including youngsters and oldsters. I bought one 2 years ago, and it took me 3 months to wait in line to have it built because the builders are having a hard time keeping up with demand.

[@campervan7354]

*Finally someone says NO! Way to go lady*

[@slicksnewonenow]

The Koolest part of that guitar, is that both Shot and Buddy most certainly laid hands on it.

[@MikeMike-jj8nd]

The Old Man was on point!!!!

[@razz0rric106]

She made a good call there 100%

[@314shorts]

Over $300? Gtfo broke boi

[@stevenhickenjr]

A beautiful old Sho-Bud. This a very old model. I believe this is an old "Permanent" Model from the 60s. Tonally amazing. Sho-Bud created great designs from the pioneering day of pedal steels through to the 80s when most companies settled on the "All Pull Changer" way of mechanics. My old man has owned a Sho-Bud since '81 when he got it brand new.

[@stevenhickenjr]

@Two Black Labs To be honest, the couple of people that said junk look to be trolls. I've seen them on a few other videos here saying the same thing. But yes, pretty annoying seeing uneducated comments...like the guy here who think pedal steel is easy to play and sitar is harder. It's funny why I only know of probably 10 players in the whole world under age 25. This instrument doesn't let you have instant gratification. It takes years of hard work to be good.

[@bmask4731]

I totally agree... One is not a musician unless one is playing an actual instrument!!

[@JustChiminin]

Really nice old Bud. She will have no trouble getting $2500 from the right buyer.

[@drewpamon]

This is a an insult to the steel pedal guitar community

[@razz0rric106]

The Pez guy 😂

[@jazzsounds8159]

You got that right.

[@stevenhickenjr]

Saying "steel pedal" is also an insult to the pedal steel guitar community 😂😂😂.

[@jacobewilliamson8086]

I don't follow. What exactly is the insult

[@Deadmau5xChamp]

Update: she sold it at auction for $7500 USD

[@Icex7]

Update: fake news.

[@steel6322]

Nope. I've owned five different steel guitars... she did not get $7500 for that guitar. She might have gotten ~$3000, but probably more like $2500.

[@MrMetalclay]

@@steel6322 the Duesenberg palm bender for a lap steel is around $600 I don't see how it's worth that much but you never know.

[@steel6322]

@@MrMetalclay These old sho-buds aren't rare or particularly valuable. Anyone could buy one - they go up for sale on the steel guitar forum frequently. The higher value guitars are Franklins, wrap-around Emmons, and (lately) Infinity's.

[@TheGuitarplaya13]

Update : we need a source

[@davidkastin4240]

The Rolls Royce of pedal steel guitars 😍

[@johnwattdotca]

That's going to be on Antiques Roadshow some day.

[@perryguitar1]

I’ve got one ;-)

[@lyonsson6480]

I’d love to have this thing! Wow!

[@allmusic962]

I love the old man, he understands why us musicians hate today’s music

[@superorangeish]

No we don't.I'm a musician and there is tons of great music from today.

[@TNandTXRailfan]

@@superorangeish in terms of country, no.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

You dont see those everyday. I think she made a good choice. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@PawnStars]

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[@rumblingprune1525]

1:00 nothing but facts

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

She's going right over to Jesse's shop lol.

[@robedmund9948]

Exactly!! Smart lady.

[@fucker4166]

Lol he’ll just give her the knob too

[@DonWawa]

Haha dude when he tried the music it sound like the music from bikini bottom😂😂😂

[@LiamB1997]

As a fan of traditional country music, I hear a pedal steel guitar in just about every country song I know, everything from Alan Jackson to George Strait. This is the real deal right here kids!

[@TNandTXRailfan]

Indeed, true country music has steel guitars in them

[@tonyflowerz3624]

1:00 Truer words have never been said

[@Vinod86876]

Brilliant move lady..

[@thomasgibson8887]

Wow one of the few smarter people to hold out and actually get what it's worth, but if your going to pawn shop you need money most of the time so you'll take whatever they offer.

[@calvintcs80]

Legend says the pedal guitar is still in her car's trunk.

[@MrMetalclay]

😂

[@souvikdey3929]

She killed it at last. 👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣

[@Liam.2000]

1:31 Cory: ‘What do you want to do with it?’ Seller: ‘Well I’m hoping to sell it.’ Me: ‘Oh right’

[@randyheath8566]

I'm glad she didn't sell it to the Pawn shop

[@jackiechapman8189]

That is an amazing instrument that takes talented individuals to play.. Famous song Momma Tried you can hear it Well in this iconic song.. Nice. Stay safe all..👍💞🔥⚾😷

[@DougHinVA]

My cousin was pals with Buddy Emmons and was well-known as a Sho-Bud expert (repair, renovate, etc.) and travelled with country music stars as the pedal-steel guy for decades. Sho-Bud was a very early brand of pedal steel guitar.

[@13699111]

My wish would be that she finds someone that can play it to pass it on to . Thank you for posting this video .

[@exploringdixie]

That's the teacher from Jimmy Neutron in real life

[@swagmcgee920]

Ms. Fowl 😂😂

[@exploringdixie]

"Arrrrc jimmy!" Why tf did she sound like a bird

[@imperialguard28]

"I miss them all so much...except Sheen!"

[@bubujr]

Nice of Corey to help her carry it out to her car.

[@bobvog7123]

That looks like a very old Sho Bud pedal steel guitar, probably from the '60s. It may not have the most modern mechanism, and it's interesting that the fingerboards are just flat steel, without the raised frets on later models.

[@randybock82]

Smart lady. I have a sho-bud maverick single neck. I think I'll hold on to it.

[@ishfaqhydar9996]

I am watching This Show From 4 Years Never Missed Any Episode

[@gousthan2020]

RIP the old man

[@youtubetrial6786]

Always watch this show on the toilet lol

[@poketime6769]

Love your videos never known that there was a ‘’pedal steel guitar’’ every video has something to learn. Hope more videos come!

[@scotthausam6445]

Good job young lady! Take it somewhere else for a better price!

[@robintaylor7355]

Good For her I’m glad she didn’t sell it for 1500 bucks screw that that’s a cheap price.

[@donny8489]

Jessie looks more strung out then a guitar

[@BatCaveOz]

That offer was an insult to the pedal steel guitar community,

[@jessejames9149]

That comment never gets old!!

[@aft5264]

This comment is an insult to the burned out joke community

[@BatCaveOz]

@@jessejames9149 - Yup - I always check for this in the comments.

[@tvbobbyd]

Hope she waited to get a reasonable price! At 1200 I would buy a dozen rt now.

[@whatthejim]

Did anyone hear that laughing at 4:17???

[@vikingpowered868]

With the policy ' you break it, you buy it' he offers to carry the steel guitar out for her. What a daredevil..

[@huge_legend9944]

Old Man spittin facts

[@friendlypiranha774]

Corey should have bought it. If I was in Vegas and I was musical and I had four or five grand in my pocket, I would have bought that pedal steel guitar in a heartbeat. Sadly, I am not in Vegas and am not musically inclined and don't have four or five grand in my pocket. But I love that instrument.

[@cowboy6591]

Those old ShoBuds bring in 5 grand here in Nashville steel guitar shops any day of the week. And it doesn't take long to get rid of the old classics. It would be worth the drive to Nashville for that lady to sell on consignment.

[@ericibarra8088]

That Bud would not sell for $5k. Probably $2500-3500

[@darrensanimalsreptilesfish30]

That was nice of him to take it to the car for her

[@Junior-jw1bb]

The guitar is lacquered, has wood necks , it’s a double deck- all factors that increase the value. My Mullen cost an extra $1000 for a lacquered finish. She was smart.

[@Space_Guy01]

Lady : I came here to pawn shop Me listens : I came here to po*n shop

[@gingercat555]

What ... $1500 that's an insult ... good job the lady kept the steel worth a whole lot more than that low offer.

[@redamehdihassan1113]

Beautiful presentation, very extravagant. I wish you all lasting happiness, success and progress in your work. Health and Safety with sincere thanks and respect.

[@robertguilbeau1705]

My hat's off to the lady for walking away.

[@jefflampert6336]

The floor pedals should all look the same but there are two different styles. That raises red flags for me. Also Jesse never checked out the pedals to make sure they were raising and lowering the strings properly. There are a lot of mechanical components on a pedal steel and if there are problems it could be a headache for someone.

[@stevenhickenjr]

I noticed that too with the pedals. Looks like it has 80s Sho-Bud pedals on the first 3 but some people prefer the skinnier pedals. As for the not checking, that's exactly why I wouldn't buy a steel from a store unless they had employees who were experienced steel players.

[@Mel0763]

On the older models of Sho-Bud, like this permanent and the fingertip, the pedals for the E9th neck were narrower than those for the C6th. I’m not really sure why they made them that way, but the guitar is correct.

[@jefflampert6336]

@@Mel0763 Great info! I didn't know that.

[@bobvog7123]

Jesse didn't know anything about pedal steel guitars.

[@philipchiu9835]

She's needs to bring it to nashville to sell it. Lot more demand there

[@steel6322]

Nah... they don't use pedal steel in Nashville anymore!

[@TNandTXRailfan]

@@steel6322 sadly that’s true

[@NekoParaAra]

This looks like something spongebob would play

[@kraig8812]

@0:12-0:23, that kind of sounds like that music in some episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard.

[@NGCoinslove]

Always Splendid and Happy New Year From Your Friend on YTube

[@glevideo]

She made the right decision. She'll get $2500 to $3000 for it easily.

[@PhilippedeBersuder]

The guitar has only 7 pedals instead of 8, and only 1 knee lever instead of at least 4 on most actual settings - so it is good as collector instrument, but not for a professional use.

[@CARDINAL701]

Yes and the pedals do not match...those narrow ones don't belong on there, the wider 'paddle' pedals are the Sho-Bud pedals.

[@Mel0763]

@@CARDINAL701 On the older models, like this one, they do. This model is what they call a permanent, and they, along with some of the fingertip models, did use smaller pedals for the E9th neck.

[@bobvog7123]

I've got a 1977 ShoBud with the narrow pedals, and a 1979 with the wider ones.

[@donf3739]

Thank God she didn't give that treasure away for $1500. It was easily worth $4K, but they were right, probably not in their location.

[@jacksoncorreale7418]

I love this channel and your show

[@PawnStars]

Hi Jackson! Thanks for being a #PawnStars fan!

[@lebronshoecollector2556]

Good for her :)

[@CharlesChoate-t2c]

Keep that steel guitar!!!! Geez I’d love to buy that!!!

[@jackphillips8022]

The guitar shown here is a sho bud permanent that was probably made around 1961 or 1962 because the badge said "Madison Tennessee" on it , it's worth about $2500 and I'd love to hear how it sounds

[@stevenhearrell1564]

Glad she didn't sell. I would guess she could make a lot more selling it on her own, and, what's the rush?

[@briangustafson5757]

Im trying to learn how to play a petal Steel guitar they are hard loys of practice

[@coxie2foxy]

Corey: let me help you to your car Who put that doorframe there? Whoopsies my hands lost grip, hope the ground didn’t hurt it too much!

[@thegrimreaper7709]

Good on her

[@adamprice3466]

I've never seen a pedal steel sell for much less than a thousand, its an expensive instrument

[@tonytotten408]

It's all in working order he can't play it that was an understatement and he's the specialist guitar they call in a guitar sales man 😂🤔1200 bucks that could have been an original proto type built in there garage ? 🤑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@bssumukha7663]

I have seen every episode in this show and now I have the super power to correctly guess what the 1st offer will be.

[@EGarrett01]

1:32 Why are there no photos allowed in that direction?

[@Greywolf-mv1hx]

I took a photo in that direction when I was there, haha. It's because they have their loan rates and such posted there.

[@gxtmfa]

Even without historical value, that would go for over $4k.

[@mikeypiros6647]

David gilmore,pink Floyd rocks,on one of them , check some of his live performances!

[@coolercooler642]

The guitar guy looks great in that dress

[@Frankf9382]

I love the old man. Tells it like it is.

[@BoyajianDon]

Smart lady. I’d love to have that steel

[@13Hangfire]

Smart woman!

[@Bearthalamass]

He checks 2 of the pedals and no knee levers to make sure it operates correctly lol. He basically just tested the pickup and one or two pedals.

[@kenthensley9974]

Its worth alot more than three or four thousand; a pedal steel guitar (especially a Sho-Bud or a Emmons) can cost as much as a nice used car. She would have done much better by taking it to a antique guitar dealer.

[@quincydale4717]

Love the videos

[@elizakallis6148]

Jesse is cool as heck

[@nathanfindlay9092]

Think that guitar expert needs a bath one of these episodes

[@vishkiller23]

I miss the old man, always loved . Indians miss you

[@garysloan9793]

That is worth we’ll over $6k, probably closer to $10k given its history and brand.