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Topic: Goodrich Match-Bro II |
Mark Galup
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Nashville, TN
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 11:03 am |
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Hey there folks!
Can anyone please guide me to ANY site, manual, information, etc. on this product? I am very aware what the product is and does, however I am curious as to why Goodrich opted to exclude the tone and timbre knobs and buffer. Also I am curious what other steelers think of the tone of this box versus the original. I have scoured the internet, which I usually do well, and have found almost nothing.
Any help would be fantastic, thanks so much!
All best,
Mark
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 11:24 am
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That was a "mistake" not including the adjustment controls on that model. The model that came out after this one went back to the adjustable controls, but not the Matchbox type buffer.
Neil Flanz had one of the "II" models and could not get the Dobro sound he wanted out of it. He was considering modifying it and putting in pots so he would have control. Don't know if he did or not.
I have one of the original models, with a tone control in the bypss. This is probably the best model they produced. I've fooled Bluegrass pickers with mine. |
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Mark Galup
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Nashville, TN
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 12:45 pm
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Thanks, Jack. I am now seeing where you have posted some info like this before.
Anyone have a manual for one they might have bought new that maybe could scan it onto their computer?
Thanks again for all of your time!
mg
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 1:47 pm
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Not much of a manual, even on the adjustable models.
Connect the output of the guitar to the input of the unit, connect the output to the Volume Pedal input.
You need the special plastic (or whatever it is) bar to cut down on sustain. Other than that, play it like you are playing a dobro, don't just use it as a steel guitar "effect" or it will sound like crap. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 5:54 pm
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| You need the special plastic (or whatever it is) bar to cut down on sustain. Other than that, play it like you are playing a dobro, don't just use it as a steel guitar "effect" or it will sound like crap. |
I can't totally agree with this statement. I have had both a Match-Bro and a Bo-Bro. I find the plastic bars used with them cuts the sustain TOO MUCH. None of the dobros I have owned (3 Tut Taylor, 1 National Tricone) ever sounded that dead. They all had sustain. I play the Bo-Bro and Match-Bro with a metal bar, the same as the one I use normally. I too have fooled many. Also, don't take the advice to not use your pedals all that seriously. They have their place too. Look how much stuff has been recorded using a ped-a-bro.
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 11:29 pm
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You can use the pedals for sure...strings 5 and 8 are the same interval as 2 and 4 on the dobro if you use the B to C# pedal...you can slide up from 2 frets down(fret 5 to 7 in key of E)to get a lick like Lloyd Green on the old Don Williams records...you can do the same thing in other places on the E9 tuning,but it won't sound the same...try it!
You can use the pedals...you just don't always want to use them like you would if you were playing regular steel...
As for the bar...I usually just use my steel bar...but Buddy Emmons used the plastic one and it sounded great! |
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Mark Galup
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 6 Jun 2012 11:51 am
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Thanks Steve, Richard, and Jack. All the advice and help is much appreciated. I believe I have found what I needed to know which is that I want a version with the tone controls. I will be purchasing one ASAP and selling my Match-Bro II. To clarify my reasoning for anyone else who stumbles across this, I will explain: I am a producer and studio owner, as well as a guitarist, bassist, and pedal steeler. I will mainly be using this for getting a different tone for my pedal steel so as to help it fit in particular productions. Due to this, I want as much control as I can get over the tone. I won't be attempting to particularly fool people, just to achieve a sound that fits better in the sonic landscape.
Thanks to all and feel free to close this forum if it seems fit!
All best,
Mark
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Mark Galup
Producer/Engineer
www.ReelRecording.com
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