Want a Dobro, so am I crazy?

TeleDog · 09-20-2009, 03:00 AM

I want to get this thing, been considering it for years, years!!!

I can't now, but probably in the near future. So, I tell a friend about it and I got told the guitar was disgusting, horrible, and that I'm somehow crazy for wanting one!

River · 09-20-2009, 03:05 AM

Rosie the Resonator

Red Ammendment · 09-20-2009, 03:19 AM

Yes, you are completely insane for wanting a dobro and you deserve to be in a mental institution

H.E.L.Shane · 09-20-2009, 09:49 AM

Things on my list of stringed instruments to build and learn how to play..

Dobro is #1
Banjo is #2
Dulcimer is #3

Am I even going to play a dulcimer onstage with Suicide Puppets.... no.. but, it'll look cool with all the other antiques in my house!

TeleDog · 09-20-2009, 09:54 AM

Man I wanted a banjo so bad when I was a kid! That's on my list too, but the Dobro is something that's always appealed to me, and lately I've been thinking about it quite a bit.

Can't now, I got an amp project going on, but maybe not that far in the future...

leftyguitarman · 09-20-2009, 03:09 PM

Take a look at River's link. Go out and play some of those Houndogs and try out some biscuit single cones as well. Those Houndogs used to be very well made before they moved production to China. I've played a couple at GC and they are kind of hit and miss. Some have sounded and played really well while others have been complete duds.

And no, you aren't crazy. But once you start with resonators, you're gonna gas for tons of them.

River · 09-20-2009, 03:28 PM

Man, check this puppy out:

I honestly didn't know Regals were as well-regarded (and expensive) as they are.

Shop Folk & Traditional Instruments, Stringed Instruments, Resonators | Regal | Sort by Price - High to Low | Musician's Friend

zontar · 09-20-2009, 03:58 PM

Not crazy at all-
Although personally I prefer the biscuit cone to the spider cone--which is what you've posted.
The tri-cones are nice as well-As River posted.

But all of them are nice if they're well made--and they can be expensive.

So maybe one day I'll have one as well.

leftyguitarman · 09-20-2009, 04:16 PM

Regals are not that high of quality but they're decent. The best import resos around are the Republics.

Republic Guitars

TeleDog · 09-20-2009, 07:54 PM

I've been looking at that Dobro for a while, also looked at some Fenders but not convinced there yet, Fender and resonators for some reason doesn't sound like a match... lol

I've been to the store a couple times to try one, they never have that model, I even asked and the punk who works there said they don't sell well so it'd be a miracle if they ever had one.

Skynyrdpicker · 09-20-2009, 07:59 PM

I've got this. Fun guitar, but I rarely play it. I don't know why

River · 09-20-2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skynyrdpicker

I've got this. Fun guitar, but I rarely play it. I don't know why

What's the name on the headstock? Except for that and the color, it looks exactly like Rosie.

09-20-2009, 03:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
TeleDog V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United States Posts: 8,773 Thanks: 78 Thanked 193 Times in 57 Posts	Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? I want to get this thing, been considering it for years, years!!! I can't now, but probably in the near future. So, I tell a friend about it and I got told the guitar was disgusting, horrible, and that I'm somehow crazy for wanting one! __________________ “Teledog. Telecasterus Fanaticus Dogius". Got a Mac or iPod? Join our Apple Dogs group!

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River Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rural Colorado, USA Posts: 54,524 Thanks: 744 Thanked 847 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? Rosie the Resonator __________________ River Bottom Blues Band - Music Home of the River Bottom Blues Band

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Red Ammendment Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? Yes, you are completely insane for wanting a dobro and you deserve to be in a mental institution

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H.E.L.Shane Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mifflintown, PA Posts: 5,106 Thanks: 10 Thanked 199 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? Things on my list of stringed instruments to build and learn how to play.. Dobro is #1 Banjo is #2 Dulcimer is #3 Am I even going to play a dulcimer onstage with Suicide Puppets.... no.. but, it'll look cool with all the other antiques in my house!

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TeleDog V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United States Posts: 8,773 Thanks: 78 Thanked 193 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? Man I wanted a banjo so bad when I was a kid! That's on my list too, but the Dobro is something that's always appealed to me, and lately I've been thinking about it quite a bit. Can't now, I got an amp project going on, but maybe not that far in the future... __________________ “Teledog. Telecasterus Fanaticus Dogius". Got a Mac or iPod? Join our Apple Dogs group!

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09-20-2009, 03:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
River Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rural Colorado, USA Posts: 54,524 Thanks: 744 Thanked 847 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? Man, check this puppy out: I honestly didn't know Regals were as well-regarded (and expensive) as they are. Shop Folk & Traditional Instruments, Stringed Instruments, Resonators \| Regal \| Sort by Price - High to Low \| Musician's Friend __________________ River Bottom Blues Band - Music Home of the River Bottom Blues Band

09-20-2009, 03:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
zontar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In a people house Posts: 10,217 Thanks: 80 Thanked 116 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? Not crazy at all- Although personally I prefer the biscuit cone to the spider cone--which is what you've posted. The tri-cones are nice as well-As River posted. But all of them are nice if they're well made--and they can be expensive. So maybe one day I'll have one as well. __________________ I've been a pilgrim on this earth since the day of my birth, I'm a long way from my home.

09-20-2009, 07:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
TeleDog V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United States Posts: 8,773 Thanks: 78 Thanked 193 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? I've been looking at that Dobro for a while, also looked at some Fenders but not convinced there yet, Fender and resonators for some reason doesn't sound like a match... lol I've been to the store a couple times to try one, they never have that model, I even asked and the punk who works there said they don't sell well so it'd be a miracle if they ever had one. __________________ “Teledog. Telecasterus Fanaticus Dogius". Got a Mac or iPod? Join our Apple Dogs group!

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Skynyrdpicker Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 3,863 Thanks: 79 Thanked 24 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Want a Dobro, so am I crazy? I've got this. Fun guitar, but I rarely play it. I don't know why

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