Dobro effect pedal

Jason King · From: Missouri, USA

I'm sure it's been brought up a lot but what are options for dobro pedal?

Paddy Long · From: Christchurch, New Zealand

Tom Bradshaws MXR Resonator pedal seems quite popular, and it is very authentic.

The Telonics Combo amps, and preamps, have a Dobro effect built in as well which is also great Very Happy

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Bryan Bradfield · From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

7 band EQ stomp box. The frequency bars alternate between full on and full off, with the 1st and last (7th) placed at zero (full off).

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Nothing compares to the Goodrich Match-Bro if you can find one.

Tom Wolverton · From: Carpinteria, CA

There are several Match-Bro units for sale at Steel Guitars of North County. I agree, these are still the best of them.
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Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

There's a couple for sale right now on the Forum.

Steve Lipsey · From: Portland, Oregon, USA

For the EQ pedal approach (I use one for band practice with a lap steel so I don't have to bring the dobro), use the Danelectro Fish 'n Chips pedal - it turns out that this super-cheap pedal is a bit better at the dobro thing than more expensive ones..
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Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

What I like about the Match=Bro is that it also has the Matchbox built in.

Lane Gray · From: Topeka, KS

Nice thing about the Bradshaw box is that it can also give you the sound of a biscuit bridge.
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Morton Kellas · From: Chazy, NY, USA 1

I go along with what Paddy said. I love the sound and ease of use of Tom Bradshaw's MXR Resonator pedal. I just used mine last night and it sounded great. There are not many who will send you out the pedal to try before you buy, like Tom does.

Billy McCombs · From: Bakersfield California, USA

What's a biscuit bridge?
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Jack Hanson · From: San Luis Valley, USA

Lane Gray · From: Topeka, KS

Hear one here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kjk-jwpTySc
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Micky Byrne · From: United Kingdom (deceased)

Bryan...totally agree with you...I have a Boss Ge-7 and set it as you described....I now DO NOT use my Match/Bro because this sounds identical. Learned this "trick" from Michael Douchette who played with Tammy Wynette for many years Very Happy

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Paul Brainard · From: Portland OR

Yes the 7-band EQ pedal trick works amazingly well! Creates a kind of comb filter. . .

Mike Perlowin · From: Los Angeles CA

Both the Match-bro and Tom's pedal run on 18 volts, and therefore are incompatible with the 9 volt power supply built into the Quilter Steelaire. I use a Dunlop Q-zone pedal, which sort of works, but is not as good as my Match-bro, but only uses 9 volts. Mine is hard wired into the amp.

Does the Ge-7 require 9 or 18 volts?
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Paul Brainard · From: Portland OR

Mike Perlowin · From: Los Angeles CA

Thanks Paul.

Next question. Is the jack for the power supply on the Ge-7 designed for a positive or negative ground? (The power for the effects loop on the Quilter has a positive ground.)
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ajm · From: Los Angeles

"Is the jack for the power supply on the Ge-7 designed for a positive or negative ground?"

That really isn't the correct terminology. The Boss GE-7 adapter jack is tip negative, barrel positive. Rant time: I spent WAY too much time trying to find this on the internet, thanks to Boss/Roland's total lack of completeness in their documentation. The effect manual has no indication of it, the AC adapter manual has no indication. I finally found a photo of the unit that shows this. I could have also looked at a schematic, but I wanted to find the info without needing to have an engineering degree.

(OK, take a deep breath, calm down......)

"The power for the effects loop on the Quilter has a positive ground."

Once again, wrong terminology. And, I wouldn't be too sure about this unless you've actually measured it.
From page 8 of the Quilter Steelaire manual (which can be found on line), it shows a picture of the 9v jack as being tip negative, barrel positive.

I'll say that this is usually considered the "standard" for most effects. Note that I said "usually". The ultimate test is determined by the effect(s) that you specifically are using.

However, it does not specify either side as being grounded in the amplifier. This answer requires asking the folks at Quilter, or measuring it.

This is also in common with every wall wart I have ever seen. Wall warts usually contain a small transformer inside, and the + and - lead are floating. Neither gets grounded until you actually connect it to something. In fact, even after connecting it to an effect, it is possible that the +/- leads still will not have a ground, depending upon how the effects' power innards are designed.

I think that the question that you are asking is if the Boss GE-7 can be powered by the Quilter 9v jack. As far as I can see the answer is yes, if you use a standard 1:1 straight cable. Both the amp and the GE-7 are tip negative, barrel positive.

And FWIW, the Quilter manual lists the AC adapter jack as being 200 ma max, which is about 10 times what the GE-7 requires.

Paul Brainard · From: Portland OR

It's the standard Boss jack which I believe is negative tip.

I think One Spot might make a reversing adapter - I know they do for the 1/8" phone plug type (for old MXR etc. pedals.)

Or you could make your own, Radio Shack has those parts. . .

Mike Perlowin · From: Los Angeles CA

Asa Brosius · Posted 16 Apr 2016 12:24 pm

I play reso with the fishman Nashville/ JD Aura setup, and I've been surprised at how authentic the aura pedal sounds with PSG.

ajm · From: Los Angeles

Paul wrote: "I think One Spot might make a reversing adapter......."

I'm pretty sure they do, and I think that I have one.

But be careful when using them. You cannot mix pedals with different polarities (positive tip and negative tip) with a single wall wart. If you use a daisy chain cable, and use the "reverser" on one of the chains, you will end up shorting out the wall wart supply.

The "reverser" merely swaps the wires; It does not provide any kind of isolation.

To use effects with different polarities, you will need two separate wall warts.

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