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Topic: E9 or C6 for dobro style playing ? |
Ben Godard
From:
Jamesville NC
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 5:29 pm |
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| I've got a decent dobro similation using my Boss GE-7. I was wandering which neck do players mostly use to emulate th dobro on. E9 or C6? |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 6:20 pm
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E9 Neck. Keep A and B Pedals down.
Resist all temptation to use pedals or KLs. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 16 Jun 2008 1:17 pm
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| Or go ahead and use pedals for a ped-a-bro sound. Both techniques work great. |
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Greg Vincent
From:
Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2008 2:11 pm
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| I use the pedals or levers on E9 as needed to allow me to concentrate the playing on strings 8 through 5, which to my ears always sound the most "Dobro-esque". -GV |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 16 Jun 2008 6:36 pm
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| I use C6. Of course, if you really want to emulate a Dobro you should tune to open G. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 16 Jun 2008 8:35 pm
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| I have a pedal on C6th that lowers string 6 from E to D, lowers string 7 C to B and string 8 from A to G. This along with my RKR (pedal 7 on most guitars) that raises string 3 to D and string 4 to B gives me a G tuning from strings 3 through 8. But, I still do most of my dobro stuff on the E9th. |
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Cheryl Yates
From:
Kentucky, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 7:49 pm
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I have found that playing my dobro gives me the best dobro sound :)
...on the steel however I've found that playing closer to the bridge, snagging open strings whenever possible, and playing out of tune seems to help give more of an authentic sound :)
I'm just kidding...I can't help myself!
Seriously though, check out Bobbe Seymour's "Bobro" video clip on his Steel Guitar Nashville website. |
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Eugene Cole
From:
near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 4:00 pm
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It depends on which Dobro tuning and style you want to approximate.
I use an extended C6 tuning on my Dobro; but I have never been able to get any my PSG's to sound like a Resophonic guitar even playing on the B6/C6 neck. I just think that the complex harmonics are different on these respective instruments.
My guess is that the answer to realizing the sound you are probably seeking will be found not in any one tuning but in learning the playing style of the the player you want to sound like.
If you want to sound like Bukka White pay close attention to the up & down neck slides and how he accentuates the string noise in to a percussive effect by using a thin walled and light weight slide. If you want to sound like Jerry Douglas playing with Buck White and the Down Home Folks then pay attention to how he uses rapid hammer-ons & pull-offs, and makes every note ring clearly.
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