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Topic: Matchbro or Bo-bro for dobro simulator? |
Terry Sneed
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Arkansas,
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Posted 5 Oct 2005 10:22 am |
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Which of these units would ya'll say gives a more realistic dobro sound? I know the match-bro ain't made anymore, but I see one for sale now and then on the forum. I have heard good reports on Bobbe's Bo-bro.
Also, how do these units hook up, do they require any special cables or any additional gadgets to make them work?
Terry
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steelin for my Lord
[This message was edited by Terry Sneed on 05 October 2005 at 11:29 AM.] |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 5 Oct 2005 10:59 am
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I know, I know-gigging pedal steelers already have enough crap to worry about hauling around all their stuff and keeping 20 strings in tune.
But when I saw Hall of Famer Bobby Black play several months ago-he gave me his business card-which has a line drawing of a dobro and a steel guitar.
Dobro is becoming more popular all the time-I wish some of the steelers that are into the simulators would give the thing a chance-they might really enjoy playing a nice one-instead of treating it like the red-headed stepchild of the steel guitar.
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Mark
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Joey Ace
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 5 Oct 2005 11:51 am
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Mark,
I have very nice resos, one even has a pickup, and I enjoy them very much, but in my main band (commercial country) there is no way I could use them.
I'm needed at the Steel, and a few dobro fills/solos are also needed in many songs.
It would be impossible to do both without a Match-Bro, or equiv.
Sorry Terry, I've never tried a Bo-Bro, but I trust what Bobbe and several other players have said. IMO, nothing is as good as the real thing, but on a bandstand practicle wins out.
[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 05 October 2005 at 04:40 PM.] |
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 5 Oct 2005 12:04 pm
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Those are gorgeous resos, Joey.
I think some of the fellas don't own a nice reso but look at the simulators as a necessary evil because there has been a lot of emphasis on a more acoustic sound in different segments of country music in the last few years. So there might be a few songs during a gig that call for that sound.
I first started playing the reso in the '70's and I never tire of it. I can remember seeing Waylon & The Waylors and watching Ralph Mooney switch to the reso for a few songs. Maybe if he had the availability of a good simulator he might have left the reso at home-but it sure was a thrill seeing one of my steel guitar heroes reach for it during a concert.
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Mark
[This message was edited by Mark Eaton on 05 October 2005 at 01:05 PM.] |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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