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Topic: Dummy Dobro questions |
Jack Musgrave
From:
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 1:44 am |
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| I am thinking about buying a Galveston electic/acoustic guitar off of Ebay. not being an acutal dobro player, I have a few questions. Has anyone heard one of these or something similar? some bands I play in get a little loud, so I thought electric might be the way to go. Would it be best to start out with a G tuning or would an A tuning be more user friendly? and finally, could a person use a steel guitar bar to play with, or is it necessary to have a stevens type bar for the hammer on type licks? I am not wanting to get too serious about the dobro, just want to add it to a few songs for a little variety in my playing |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 3:34 am
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| I don't know anything about the brand. G tuning is standard dobro tuning and would be what I would recommend. You will find it difficult to do the standard hammer-on pull off dobro stuff with a bullet bar. I would suggest a stevens type bar of which there are many varieties. |
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Andre Nizzari
From:
Bronx, NY
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 4:34 am
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i like to use a short bullet bars backwards for hammer-ons and pull-offs. Anybdy else do this too out there?
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 5:23 am
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Andre,
I have done the hammer-ons and pull-off with the sharp end of a bullet bar too, but only in a pinch.
I generally bring just the Swallows bar for playing Dobro and the bullet for playing electric lap. I can do slants with the Swallows, except for those 3-string slants where two strings are stopped on the same fret.
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Danny James
From:
Summerfield Florida USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 6:22 am
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For what it's worth, yes the G tuning is the most standard tuning for the Dobro. If you will check it out the high bass A tuning is the same as the G tuning only one tone ( 2 frets) higher. It will play the same either way.
The low bass A tuning is different on the 5th and 6th strings only but still one tone higher than the G tuning on the 1 thru 4th strings. Have fun!
Danny |
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Ulf Edlund
From:
Umeå, Sweden
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 8:13 am
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It depends on what you're gonna play.
(Are you talking about the Galveston Electrophonic Resonator?)
Generally speaking a metal body resonator with a bisquit resonator a basicly a slide guitar with a different sound. More suitable for E- or D-tunings and bluesier style of playing.
The lipstick PU resos i have tried sounded more like guitars too.
Personally i would go for a wood body, spider resonator guitar. But now that's me.
I don't know what you're gonna use it for.
Uffe
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 3:24 pm
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| Jack-- no personal experience with Galvestons, but from what I hear and read, the majority of their stuff is junk. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Jack Musgrave
From:
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 5:03 pm
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| thanks guys, lots of food for thought |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 8:56 pm
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I think Galvestons might be made in the same factory as Jay Tursers. I would save my money for something used for the same price but playable.
If you really want to go cheap but playable, 90's Korean Regal dobros can be had cheaply and can be made to play well. |
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Larry Phleger
From:
DuBois, PA
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Posted 6 Apr 2005 7:54 am
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| My first res was a Galveston. It was a very infirior instrument that sounded terrible. IMHO, go for one of the better brands. You will eventually anyway. |
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Ulf Edlund
From:
Umeå, Sweden
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Posted 7 Apr 2005 2:34 am
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There's an affordable Regal in the Buy and sell section.
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David Cobb
From:
Chanute, Kansas, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2005 7:44 am
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Galveston is a brand I run across from time to time.
If time permits, I back up and run across them again.  |
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2005 5:24 pm
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Jack,
If you are looking at the model that is meant to be played as a fretted guitar - thin body kinda 335 style or maybe single cutaway - I would be really surprised if you liked it for anything other than decoration. I messed with one last year in a store and found it to be fairly useless. The square neck models aren't much either from what I have sampled. Hope to run into you again soon, you are a fine player.
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Doug Earnest
The only Zum Keyless U12, Fender Cyber Twin
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Scott Henderson
From:
Camdenton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2005 7:00 am
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Jack I have a Johnson. I needed it when I worked the ozark opry. Had good tone and I amplified with a George L transducer pickup. sounded great.Couldn't beat the price FREE!!!!but most usually you can find them for under 300.00 new!
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Steelin' away in the ozarks and life,
Scott
www.scottyhenderson.com
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Mike Headrick
From:
South Pittsburg, TN, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2005 8:24 am
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| I just bought a Gold Tone "Beard" import on eBay. It was new, and set up well by the seller. I like it a lot. Maybe twice the price of the cheapies, but 10 times the quality sound. |
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