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Topic: Tone Bar Help // Bullet vs Dog Bone |
Anthony Parish
From: Austin
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Posted 21 Nov 2020 6:12 pm
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I love the TONE I get from a Dunlop 920 "bullet" bar (7/8" diameter).
I love the FEELING in my hand of the Robert Randolph "dogbone" tone bar (larger diameter).
Below is a picture of the two bars side-by-side.
QUESTION: does anyone make a dogbone-style tone bar with a 7/8" diameter like the Dunlop?
I would love to get the tone of the Dunlop and the feel of the dogbone. Thanks.
Last edited by Anthony Parish on 27 Nov 2020 1:03 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Rick McNamara
From: Michigan, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2020 10:14 am Shubb-Pearse SP1 Tone Bar
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Howdy,
I started using this tone bar a while back when the arthritis in my hands kept me from using a conventional tone bar. Takes a while to get used to it, but with the grips and the curved nose I can still tilt for single notes ie. “Steel Guitar Rag†plus get vibrato when it’s laying on the strings. Better than not playing!ðŸ‘
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 27 Nov 2020 10:42 am
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I don't remember who made it, but there was a Robert Randolph or sacred steel type bar in a larger size like you describe with grooves for finger grips.
I'm pretty sure they're out of production now, but perhaps you can find a used one if someone here remembers what they were called and/or who produced them.
Edit: I believe it was the out of business World Class Steels, Carter guitar co. that did these. I think it was Billy Phelps, who worked with Carter, that distributed these.
Pretty rare, but you might get lucky and find a used one. |
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Anthony Parish
From: Austin
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Posted 27 Nov 2020 1:10 pm
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Thanks fellas. The bullet bar has a crisper sound, since the smaller diameter has a sharper area of contact with the strings. The dogbone bar sound is more muted, since the rounded area on the strings is fatter and less scooped. I am basically looking for a skinny dogbone bar. Will try the Shubb-Pearse mentioned above. |
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David Ball
From: North Carolina High Country
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Posted 27 Nov 2020 1:46 pm
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I sometimes use a Shubb SP-2. I like it better than the original Shubb Pearse (which I also have). It's a little shorter, and a little beefier. Feels pretty much like a 7/8 bar to me in terms of weight. It sounds pretty much like a regular 7/8 bullet bar, but has the nice finger grips.
Dave |
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Alan Bidmade
From: Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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Posted 28 Nov 2020 9:30 am
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You guys need to get onto Gary Swallows
gswallows@yahoo.com
Gary will make you the bar of your dreams, to your specification.
He did for me.... _________________ Ben-Rom #017 'Lorelei', Guild D25, Epiphone 'Joe Pass', Roland 40XL, Hilton VP
First name Alan, but known as Nick |
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