The Dobro™ is a beautiful, lyrical, and haunting instrument. Invented in the 1920's, the Dobro™ was originally produced by only one company: the Dobro Manufacturing Company. As the instrument slowly gathered a following, several other …
7 Popular Finger Picks to Clarify Your Fingerpicking
Finger picks brighten and clarify your fingerpicking. Using the flesh of your fingers to individually pick the strings usually creates a muted and muddy sound. But by attaching a plectrum to the end of each picking finger, each note is picked with …
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Beginner’s Kit for Dobro Guitar
A while back, an older guitar player friend did something very kind for me: He gave me a basic beginner's kit to learn dobro. No, it wasn't hugely expensive. And, yes, he was probably just trying to clear out his old guitar gear. Nevertheless, it …
Interview with Kenny Kozol: On Dobro and Songwriting
Kenny Kozol has been around music his whole life. He grew up in Seattle, first absorbing country music through his father's career as a musician, then playing in a country band of his own. And while Kenny has played guitar and banjo …
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Square Neck versus Round Neck Resonator Guitars
An important decision when buying a resonator guitar (AKA a dobro) is whether to get a "Square Neck" or "Round Neck". The neck style is important because it affects a number of things, including: your playing technique, what tunings you use, and even …
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