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Topic: Strings for Dobro |
Murray Cullen
From:
Irvine, CA
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Posted 27 Mar 2001 5:47 pm |
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| Round-wound guitar strings, or is there something better? |
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Bob Knight
From:
Bowling Green KY
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Posted 27 Mar 2001 7:55 pm
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Murray,
I've had real good luck with John Pearse Strings.
http://www.jpstrings.com/brstring.htm#Resophonic
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Bob
'71 Emmons D10, 8&4
'75 Zum (Lacquer)D10, 8&6
Stewart World 1.2
Peavey TransTube Fex
Peavey 112Es
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Randy Pettit
From:
North Texas USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2001 7:31 am
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I've also had good luck with GHS semi-flat wound strings, which I've only been able to find at Stew-Mac. They tend to have less bar noise than round wound strings. www.stewmac.com/
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nick allen
From:
France
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Posted 29 Mar 2001 7:35 am
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D'addario bronze Semi-flat (I think with Jerry Douglas' name on them) seem to be in most "acoustic music" oriented stores.
Nick |
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Chris Schlotzhauer
From:
Colleyville, Tx. USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2001 8:15 am
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| Murray, are you using a magnetic pickup? If so, don't get bronze. Get nickle. |
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David Pennybaker
From:
Conroe, TX USA
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D Schubert
From:
Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2001 1:49 pm
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| I have been using Beard Special 29's on my old Dobro -- gages are from 0.18" to 0.0.058", I think. I like them better than the Pearse or D'Addario strings that I'd used before, because of the manly gauges. They are roundwound. The sound is very loud and solid, and -- no matter how hard you push down on the bar -- you won't accidentally "bottom out" on the fretboard. |
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Murray Cullen
From:
Irvine, CA
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Posted 29 Mar 2001 9:21 pm
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| Thanx . . I'll try some of the ones listed. |
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