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Topic: Please recommend a tonebar for dobro |
Billy Murdoch
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Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 3:07 pm |
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Hi All
I am a pedal steel player and have got hold of a Dobro.
I would welcome any suggestions on tone bars,I use a 12 string bar for playing pedal steel and I feel very comfortable with that size.
I live in the U.K. and there is a supplier here offering Several brands, Shubb,Stevens,some plated,some stainless, various weights.All are within a few $ so that is not a factor.
Best regards
Billy |
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Bob Blair
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 4:22 pm
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| Hi Billy - I'm relatively new to dobro after playing psg for ages. I am using mostly a Tipton R2, but I also have a chrome Scheerhorn that is a similar shape and I find them almost indistinguishable. I also have a stainless steel Scheerhorn. The Tiptons and Scheerhorns seem very popular. I started out using a smallish bullet bar on dobro but soon could see the advantage of changing over. The Dunlop Lap Dawgs are a similar shape and work just fine as well - they come in a longer and shorter version - the reason I have a couple of those hanging around is that I was able to pick them up at a local music store. |
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Paddy Long
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 8:15 pm
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Billy I use a Beard 2010 - this has a different angle at each end which is handy ... you will find you will take some time to adjust to a dobro bar but it's worth persevering with !
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 8:51 pm
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| Been using a Stevens bar forever. I believe a bar, made like the tipton, but with the radius of a stevens ever hit town, would be the perfect bar. |
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 9:35 pm
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Scheerhorn or Lap Dawg
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Posted 7 Apr 2013 10:44 pm Re: Please recommend a tonebar for dobro
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| Billy Murdoch wrote: |
All are within a few $ so that is not a factor.
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So go ahead and try some of them! In my opinion, there's no such thing as THE bar.
You have to feel comfortable ... |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 8 Apr 2013 5:08 am
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| I love the Dunlop Lap Dawg plus its easy to find and cheap. |
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Webb Kline
From:
Orangeville, PA
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Posted 8 Apr 2013 8:11 am
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| It takes getting used to after playing steel with a round bar, but you just can't do the pull-offs you need to do on a dobro with a steel bar. I'd buy a lap-dawg for starters as they are a good, all-around bar and won't break your bank. I'm using a Beard 2010 now and I'm really happy with it. |
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Billy Murdoch
From:
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 8 Apr 2013 11:54 am
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Thanks to everyone for their advice,I have ordered a Shubb SP4 Chrome plated bar.
I fully expect to be a bedroom player so I think this bar will suit My needs.
Best regards
Billy |
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Niels Andrews
From:
Salinas, California, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2013 6:53 pm
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Hey Billy,
Just went through the same exercise and ended up with the same tone bar as you Shubb SP-4. I like it for Dobro you will enjoy it.
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