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Topic: Best Dobro Instructional DVD's |
Russell Baker
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Owego NY, USA
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Posted 4 May 2018 4:21 pm |
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Hi Gang......
What would be considered the best bet on
Instructional DVD for Dobro?
I have some basic knowledge and I have bought
some lessons from Troy and Jimmmy Hefferman
but what I really need is a DVD that tells me
Learn this and then Learn this and then move to
This!!! Having these random lessons and videos
that show how to play a song isn't a logical
path for me.
Thanks
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David Venzke
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SE Michigan, USA
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Posted 4 May 2018 7:09 pm
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Some suggestions, in no particular order:
Dobro: A Guide to Repertoire and Technique by Stacy Phillips (2 DVDs)
Essential Techniques for Dobro by Rob Ickes (2 DVDs)
Learning Bluegrass Dobro by Cindy Cashdollar (1 DVD)
Resophonic Guitar from Scratch by Jimmy Heffernan (1 DVD)
Go to Youtube and search for examples and snippets from these lessons to see which one you might prefer. |
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Russell Baker
From:
Owego NY, USA
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Posted 4 May 2018 8:23 pm
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I have heard some good things about all of them
Particularly the Phillips and the Cashdollar dvd's.
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 5 May 2018 4:47 am
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Go back to Lessons With Troy and get the Dobro Basics Series....at least Volumes 2 thru 4B and then possibly transition to Bluesy Scales and Patterns.
https://www.lessonswithtroy.com/Beginners-Curriculum/
Troy just isn't about teaching how to play a particular song......one can get a very good overview of how to play.
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 5 May 2018 8:28 am
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I really like the Rob Ickes DVD set. I put those discs into the player every so often as a refresher course and to “reel in” any bad habits which might have crept into my playing. When Rob teaches in person during a workshop, he puts a lot of emphasis on good technique. He follows that theme on the DVD set.
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gary pierce
From:
Rossville TN
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Posted 5 May 2018 11:59 am
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| Artist Works with Andy Hall. |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 5 May 2018 1:56 pm
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| Artist Works with Andy Hall. |
Andy's Artist Works program is indeed pretty cool, and I was one of the "guinea pig" beta testers before it launched. In my opinion it's a relatively serious commitment in both time and money.
One of my favorite guitarists is Guthrie Trapp (dobro connection - former guitarist in The Jerry Douglas Band with a four year tenure) and I signed up for Guthrie's Artist Works Country Guitar program some time back to work on my Tele skills - but I was too busy with work which includes quite a bit of travel and wasn't able to do it justice.
With a DVD course you can go at your own pace for a minimum investment, and when you're ready to dive into the deep end and you're able do it up right, then Andy's Artist Works course is a good option.
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 7 May 2018 8:12 pm
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I recommend the basic dobro course on Peghead Nation. It's a lesson plan with a subscription program and well worth the money. Far better than DVD lessons - you get MUCH more video instruction time, backing tracks, charts - hours of material.
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 9 May 2018 11:08 am
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Hi, Russell, I would add my props for Jim Heffernan’s stuff, especially the “100 licks”... great material. Doug Cox from Canada has some nice courses, and if you can find them, the Mike Auldridge courses are fantastic. Not a DVD, but I love David Hamburger’s “Dobro Workbook”.
I can also suggest my own double CD set on Theory and thinking in the number system for Dobro- it will help you get much more out of every other course you study... best wishes in the pursuit!
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 9 May 2018 5:12 pm
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Here is my opinion. My opinion only, your mileage may vary.
First decision to make: physical media or Digital? This is easy, with today's slowdown tools, digital is the way to go.
Digital falls into two groups: monthly subscription, and you bought it? You own it.
Personally I like to own. I don't like to rent. With the rental model, like peghead nation, or Andy Hall's stuff, you pay for access to the material. The nice thing is, you have access to a LOT of material. But you got to eat it quick. That goes against my particular method of learning and it would drive me crazy not to be able to go back and review something I learned because I wasn't paying the monthly fee. Other downside is you can't use your own slow down technology and looping technology. you are stuck with their interface.
Of the you own it style there is Homespun Tapes, Lessons with Troy and a few others. . Homespun forces you to use their looping slowdown interface, but it is pretty good so I don't mind it. The Rob Ickes material is all great and I'd start there.
But Lessons with Troy gives you the biggest bang. for your buck . You download the lesson, run it through Transcribe, and go at your own pace for as long as it takes. His lessons are challenging but paced to make it easy. Highly recommend |
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Russell Baker
From:
Owego NY, USA
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Posted 9 May 2018 5:17 pm
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I have bought a number of Troy Lessons and I just bought some more.
I'm going to go with them for the near future.
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