Curious to know if any BanjoBen Forum members have experience and feedback on this subject?
I don’t have the bandwidth nor the insight (let alone lessons or instruction) to delve into this cool instrument… but I sure would like to gain some insight.
Thanks.
I’ve played dobros on several occasion and it’s very intuitive for banjo players. The tuning is almost the same, and the picking is basically the same. I would own and play one if they were more affordable.
Thanks @D_HRRFan7303,
That beckons the follow-up… What is a decent entry cost for the instrument?
Not hard to play with, more difficult to play well.
A gretsch square neck can be found for around $250 and that’s the cheapest I’d recommend. $400 will get you something pretty good used
Dobro was definitely more difficult for me than guitar or mandolin because I don’t play banjo. Also there are techniques like muting unwanted strings that take a different skill set than a “fretted” instrument. I think if you play banjo it will come a lot easier than it did for me. I would recommend a Gretsch or if you can afford it a RK Phill Leadbetter, but a lot of the cheap entry level dobros aren’t worth their salt. That’s just my take.
I play Banjo @Kevin_S… but I suspect that the complexity of the slide complicates the picking…
I have used slides on an electric… but it looks like this is using a slide on a Banjo that lays flat… Oh my!
I have a 1934 model 37 dobro that’s been in the family since around 1940.
Just learning guitar after a few years of playing banjo. My next project is to start learning the resophonic but would like to find teacher in Toronto Ont area. have not found one yet.
If you’re interested in online lessons, Troy Brenningmeyer at Lwtstreaming.com would be a good one to check out. He has lots of lessons and he’s very reasonably priced.
Thanks. I’ll look into it.