dobro effect for pedal steel?

Rick Cantrell · From: Dandridge ,TN

does goodrich still make the match bro effect,or is there somthing better to simulate the dobro sound with your pedal steel? thanks for any input.

John McClung · From: Olympia WA, USA

I'm curious, too, so bump...
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Jerry Overstreet · From: Louisville Ky

I like the BoBro. Simple. Plug and play. Stomp on, stomp off. No knobs to futz with. Steel Guitar Nashville, Seymour's place, 'ya know?

Michael Hartz · From: Decorah, Iowa, USA

Just get a used Boss GE-7 EQ pedal off of craigslist or ebay for around $60 or or so and alternate the sliders (do a forum search for exact slider positions). A Bo Bro IS a stock Boss GE-7 pedal with the sliders set this way and the knobs cut off and a couple of stickers put on then priced at around $240. There is no modification done to the circuit at all, plus with having the knobs still on you can tweak the sound a little. This is actually a very convincing dobro simulator.

Don Mogle · From: Round Rock, TX, USA

I agree with what Mike said. I purchased a Boss GE-7 off Ebay (w/ Analogman mod) and use it for praise & worship services on Sunday mornings. Works great. People in the congregation have told me it sounded realistic.

I've tried experimenting with various bars to include glass, Emmons, and BJS (Hughey). All sound OK. The glass slide is a heavy-duty shot glass found at a garage sale for about $2. The shot glass his is what I generally use since it's lighter in weight. I also like to use the glass slide with a distortion stomp box for a Gary Rosington (Lynyrd Skynyrd) stuff. Most all of the Southern Rock guys used GLASS slides--Duane Allman, Dicky Betts, Lee Roy Parnell, etc.

You may want to consider one of the Paloma bars too. I may get one of these sometime down the road. I tried one out at the Jamboree in Texas last March and it sounded pretty good...light in weight too. I Googled this topic once and found where someone was getting the best dobro sound with this bar.

Hope this helps. I'm sold on the Boss GE-7. This stomp box is built like a tank and seems to be the most cost-effective way to get a dobro sound. It sounds realistic (to my ears). Besides, as a steel player, you only end up using a dobro simulation for occassional songs anyway.

DLM

Richard Sinkler · From: aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana

I am using a Danelectro 7 band EQ ($30). Sounds as good as the Bo-Bro ($250)I used to have. By the way, the Bo-Bro is actually a Boss GE-7 that the sliders were set and broken off, and a couple of cheap pieces of plastic applied, and the price boosted over 100%.
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Rick Cantrell · From: Dandridge ,TN

i want to thank everyone for the great input!!!

Clete Ritta · From: San Antonio, Texas

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