Matchbro on steel?

Terry Sneed · From: Arkansas,

Can anybody give me the best settings on a matchbro to get a good dobro sound. Playing through a nashville 112 with a lexicon 110. Appreciate any help. Thanks

Emmett Roch · From: Texas Hill Country

Before my ancient MatchBro went extinct, the best dobro tone for my ears was with the timbre at about 10:00 and the tone at around 2:00, then blend them together to fit the room.
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Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

Probably depends on the particular MatchBro model, but my original model is about what Emmett listed. However, I use very little (almost none) reverb and NO delay.

You must also think Dobro and play dobro licks. If you just use it as a steel guitar effect it does not work and sounds like crap. I've fooled Bluegrass pickers with mine and have had people come up to the stage during a break and want to know where the Dobro is.

Henry Matthews · From: Texarkana, Ark USA

Matchbro does good if you can get set good but the best dobro sound is a little stomp box, I believe made by Boss and you could get them from Bobbe Seymours shop. Don't remember what they are called but no settings on them, just plug it in and sounds just like a dobro.
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D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes.

Jeff Garden · From: Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA

If I remember correctly, Henry, I think Bobbe's "mod" of a Boss pedal was called a BoBro.

Emmett Roch · From: Texas Hill Country

My MB died at a gig, so I needed something quick...I found an old Danelectro EQ pedal and slid every other slider to the top, the rest to the bottom, and only had to do a little adjusting to get a somewhat-convincing dobro tone. When I use it, nobody is going to start looking for Jerry Douglas on the stage, but my boss is happy enough with it when we do the songs he recorded with dobro parts.
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Bob Moore · From: N. Rose, New York

I got a dobro simulator from Bobbe S a it was compared to a real good dobro by a experienced player (not me) and he said it was very hard to tell the difference. Bob M

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

The best dobro simulators are the MatchBro and the unit sold by Tom Bradshaw.
The BoBro isn't even close.
And I have all three.

Terry Sneed · From: Arkansas,

Thanks guys. I tried the Bradshaw pedal, but couldnt find a dobro tone i liked.Im not sure which model matchbro i have, the forumite i bought it from didnt know either. I heard the original model was the best, is there markings on the matchbro that tells which model? I have a Rob Ekes model dobro, but dont want to have to haul and set up another instrument.

Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

Mine is the original model, with the tone control in bypass (they also had one without the tone control).

Terry Sneed · From: Arkansas,

Jack, mine looks like yours except for the switch in the middle at the bottom.I think thats the only difference.

Jeff Spencer · From: Queensland, Australia

To be played with a wood bar to assist in the simulation.

Terry Sneed · From: Arkansas,

Thanks guys. What about amp EQ, I know no reverb, but highs, lows, mid. Im tryin different settings but nothin close to a dobro sound. I set my timbre and tone as suggested, but so far yuck.?

Emmett Roch · From: Texas Hill Country

I always set my amp tone for steel and adjust the simulator do its job.
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Bobby D. Jones · From: West Virginia, USA

A friend of mine, Put me onto a Boss Equalizer GE-7. Settings = Level 0 Center, 6.4K -15, 3.2K +15, 1.16K -15, 800K +15, 400K -15, 200 +15, 100 -15. To get the full Do-Bro sound it takes a non-steel bar. I use a nylon bar to get full Do-Bro sound. It seems to take a little tweeking the controls to get a true Do-Bro sound with your guitar, its pickup and Amp. I used this one with my S10 MSA. It has taken a little tweeking to get my GFI S12U to get the Do-Bro sound right.

Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

Terry, the switch on the bottom is a "Power on/off" switch that I added. Serves two purposes, powers off the unit rather than having to unplug the input and sort of acts as a mute as I turn it "off" on breaks. The bottom was the only location available to mount the miniature switch.

The switch is in series with the regular power switching connection on the input jack. Thus either the switch or unplugging the input jack powers it off. And both have to be plugged in to be powered on, thus if the switch is accidentally switched on while in the case it is still off.

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

The MatchBro came from Goodrich with a plastic bar in the tradition of Nick Manoloff. Very Happy

Terry Sneed · From: Arkansas,

Ok, thanks Jack. Ive got the bar, it came with the unit.

Gus York · From: Devon, UK

Back aways in the 1970's and 80's to get a pretty close dobro sound on PSG. I used a Wah Wah pedal set at a certain point plus an ebonite (hard plastic) bar.
Did many successful recording plus live gigs till the pot gave in on the pedal ! Never did quite repeat that early sound with a re-issue pedal ? Hey Ho -Just thought I'd mention it ! Gus in UK
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