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Topic: Goldtone Dobro? |
Andreas Käehne
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 1:18 pm |
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Any of you fo bros got an opinion on Goldtone dobros?
I've seen both a Goldtone Beard PBS Deluxe and a Goldtone PBS - M Resonator at Music123.com. Is it goodsounding quality-guitars and which of them - if any of them - would you recommend?
I also wonnder if the Regal Rd-52 would be a good choice.
Let me know what you think.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 1:57 pm
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| Not a Pedal Steel topic. Moved to "No Peddlers" section of the Forum. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 2:05 pm
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From what I understand, everyone who's ever played one agrees that the Goldtone Beard dobros leaves the competition in the dust.
Steinar
PS - as far as I know, Music123 don't ship abroad, so you may need to find someone in the US who can buy and ship it for you. At least they don't ship Fender instruments abroad, but that could be due to a deal with Fender...
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 2:29 pm
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I would say that the Beard Gold Tone resophonic guitar is probably the best deal in resophonic guitars currently. The Regal Black Lightning RD-52 is a very nice guitar, but the Gold Tone is better.
When I buy a new resophonic guitar, it will be a Beard Gold Tone. Unless Beard gives me one! 
Do a search on this forum and you'll see many other opinions of these guitars.
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 3:09 pm
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I agree the Goldtone Beards are the best instrument by far in their price range.
I own the Deluxe, I tried them both side by side and liked that one. I know others who perfer the Standard.
My other Reso is a Beard R Model which costs four times as much, but only sounds 50% better.
I've heard there are new solid wood Goldtone Beards, at a higher price, of course.
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 24 Aug 2005 6:30 pm
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Yep...It's a solid mahogany.
They'll be at St Louis with Chet.
hp
beardbizguy
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Chris Morrison
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2005 6:23 am
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| ...see my goldtone beard comments at the "Which dobro to get" thread... -chris |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2005 6:30 am
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I have a one year old Beard/GoldTone Mahogony squareneck. I am very pleased with everything about it (tone, looks, fit, finish).
I bought it at Elderly instruments and it was set up perfectly. I use phosphour bronze strings on it with a C6 tuning (CEGACE). Eventhough my lowest string's gauge is only .36, it is heavy enough to drive the cone and get a good tone.
I recorded a version of Nalani using this guitar. Have a listen (caveat, the mic was a little too close to the GoldTone... I know, excuses, excuses, excuses).
Nalani
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association
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Ulf Edlund
From:
Umeå, Sweden
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Posted 29 Aug 2005 11:55 am
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Hi Andreas.
I'm pleased with my PBS mahogany standard.
Bought it through a swedish dealer with the passive Fishman PU installed.
It's quite a lot louder, and has better dynamic response than my Hound dog Dobro.
Uffe
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