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Topic: Bar-Shubb RR bars? |
Ben Jones
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2010 6:41 am |
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The online description of these is very minimal. Modified to meet RRs specs, but theyh dont say how or what is differnt about em. Does anyone own one? Are they very different from your standard shubb or steven bar? if so how?
http://www.shubb.com/randolph/index.html |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 16 Dec 2010 7:23 am
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The Shubb steel index page has the skinny on the differences:
http://www.shubb.com/steel/index.html
Longer and heavier than the standard Shubb bars. I was fiddling around with an SP1 bar, but generally found it too light for pedal steel, to my tastes anyway. The RR might fix that problem, but I wish they made one longer and with a semi-bullet.
I find these dobro-style bars good if I want to pick up the bar off the strings and attack from the above the strings a lot, as one might tend to do playing 'slide' style. Generally I'm finding my 3-1/2" long 15/16" diameter black Zirconia bar works pretty well for that and covers every other base in addition, but I'll probably have to try the heavier RR bar - they are not expensive. |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2010 9:08 am
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Thanks Dave, I see now, much heavier and longer.
I 've been using a stevens bar here and there for the reasons you mentioned, mainly soloing. But its too short and too light for regular playing so this sounds like the ticket. im gonna get one. |
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D Schubert
From:
Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2010 11:45 am
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| I had one for a while. It is a very long & heavy bar, not for everyone. When I used it for a while, I felt like I had to wear my steel-toed boots. |
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Rick Schacter
From:
Portland, Or.
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 11:56 am Use two different bars
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| Ben Jones wrote: |
I 've been using a stevens bar here and there for the reasons you mentioned, mainly soloing. But its too short and too light for regular playing so this sounds like the ticket. im gonna get one. |
FWIW, I usually have two different bars when I play.
I use a Shubb SP-1 for the up tempo rock songs, and lately I've been using my 7/8" zirc bar for everything else.
The RR bar looks interesting.
Please let us know how you like it. I'm interested.
Rick |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 11:59 am
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Ben,I saw one in a music store and it looked like my Schubb Dobro bar only giant!! 
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 4:10 pm
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bought it for myself and put it under the tree. unwrapped it xmas morning, sat down and could instantly play like RR 
well okay maybe that was the four bloody marys I had while unwrapping my gifts i dunno...
I got the heavier one and well, its kind heavy. who woulda thought that? i like the xtra weight and length but this is a bit too much weight i think.
I bet the other one is perfect. They are reasonably priced, i will probably get one and find out. |
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