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Brian Hunter
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Posted 3 May 2011 3:13 am |
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Where would be a good place to look as far as a budget model dobro that a person could buy t play around with and seeing how they like it? I mean as far as makers and price ranges.
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Brian Hunter
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Indianapolis
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Posted 3 May 2011 3:15 am
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Oh, I guess my price range would be no more than 600 or so. I would want a square neck.
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Tony Davis
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Posted 3 May 2011 3:50 am
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If I needed another Dobro I would go for a Beard....Square neck with a Beard cone in it.....they are a nice guitar at a reasonable price.
Talk to Howard Parker there...tell him you are a friend of mine...when he stops laughing ...choking ...and.."I cant believe you admit to that !"...he will look after you !
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Beard Guitars
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 3 May 2011 5:05 am
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Love and kisses Tony!!! 
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21736 Leitersburg Pike
Hagerstown, MD 21742
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 3 May 2011 6:45 am
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Look at the Gold Tone Beard guitars as probably the best instrument in that general price range. I own a Wechter Scheerhorn and am very satisifed with it. The Recording King line can be pretty good as well depending on whether the instrument is set up properly.
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 3 May 2011 7:05 am
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IMO, value for value $ + Sound....the Beard Goldtone cannot be beat.....
And Howard Parker is a great guy....I don't care what they say!...... |
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Brian Hunter
From:
Indianapolis
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Posted 3 May 2011 7:33 am
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Sweet! Just about everyone here is always just as helpful as can be.
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Brian Hunter
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Twayn Williams
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 3 May 2011 10:11 am
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I'd like to hear from anyone who has one of these and can compare it to the 6-string version. I'm concerned about the volume and tone of these 8-string resonators. If either volume suffers AT ALL from the addition of the 2 strings I'll stick with the 6-string, BUT if the volume is the same and the tone is similar then I'll spring for one as well.
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Chris Byars
From:
Denver, CO
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Posted 3 May 2011 12:54 pm
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I purchased a Gibson Dobro a few years ago and have been pretty pleased with it. It looks rough, but I like that personally. About $350. That being said, I plan on getting a new cone and bridge from Beard soon  |
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Damon Wack
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 4 May 2011 8:52 am
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| I did not have the standard Beard, but I owned both a Mike Auldridge Model six string and an eight string. They were both cannons. |
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Gary Lee Gimble
From:
Fredericksburg, VA.
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 4 May 2011 11:23 am
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| I did not have the standard Beard, but I owned both a Mike Auldridge Model six string and an eight string. They were both cannons. |
Damon, I don't recall if you were in the class with Mike and Cindy Cashdollar at Resosummit, but he made sure to point out that though the new Gold Tone Beard 8 string is a fine value in an 8 string resonator, it's not in the same league as his signature model - and it sure as heck shouldn't be since a "Real" Beard MAS sells for ballpark $3000 more!
I think six string Gold Tones are a fine value, and really, for the vast majority of resonator playing applications if it isn't one's "first" instrument, they are darn good guitars.
But IMO they don't hold a candle to an actual Mike Auldridge model guitar. And what I love about the Auldridge model is the consistency of the build. Everyone I have ever come across sounds outstanding.
Six string vs. eight string in general? In an A/B comparison, I have always felt (to my ears anyway) that the eight string guitars never quite measure up to a great six string resonator guitar. Close, but just not quite there.
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Gary C. Dygert
From:
Frankfort, NY, USA
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Posted 4 May 2011 12:54 pm
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I've got a Gold Tone Beard squareneck, and it's great. Before that, I had a cheap Johnson, which was ok to fool around with. Forget Fender. Beard's website has a section for instruments with slight blemishes at reduced prices. Mine allegedly has a blem that I can't find.
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