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Gweniplodokus
Published on 08/03/07 at 01:07
Ay, Ayee! Oyez, zaussi ... I now know where the Dobro born since the 1920s! In the U.S., so ... But more specifically, in the mythical workshops (they are for me now!) Of DOpyera Brothers in Long Beach, California. Well, I had been too lazy to look better, but it was written on the little blue card that says "hello it's me your new Dobro and you did well to buy me" (basically it it ). My version is the Hawaiian Dobro (Gibson Dobro DM-33 Hawaiian, this is his first name in full) and the finish is really beautiful. If you want a detailed photo of my copy, I invite you to review my profile Audiofanzine!
The body is chrome plated brass, the handle has 19 frets and a rosewood fingerboard, the bridge is like biscuit and "coverplate" (the round plate screwed to the box, housing the resonator) is pierced by four gills fans. As for the resonator, it is "inverted type spider" ... All these technical terms "dobroesques" m'avancent do not much, since I do not know the details (ie aesthetically) other types of Dobro. I just know that a Dobro "round neck", like mine (whose handle has a rounded profile) is well suited to picking game, while a Dobro "square neck" (angular profile handle) should rather slide in the game (with a "bottleneck" on the finger
). Concerning the quality of finish as a whole, if I try to be objective and leave out the passion I have for this model, nothing has stuck to the ceiling of wonder, but everything seems robust as it is entitled to expect from a Gibson. I put 9.
UTILIZATION
The handle is a surprising comfort for that of an acoustic guitar. Me whose fingers are quite small and never feel better than on the sleeves and buttons for curved style Stratocaster, I felt comfortable right away. I was pleasantly surprised to discover one of these sleeves as the only Gibson knows the shape: wide and thick, but not more than other folk and a je ne sais quoi of cushy, playable alone. .. On access to acute, do not bother to expand on it for an acoustic guitar, especially in the absence of cannot. However, I have a hair pulling lower than recommended in an earlier opinion (10 instead of 11) and can, yes, you can BENDER! Well, this is perhaps taking work a little less the resonator (we lose in volume, but not in sound quality in my opinion), and "bender", it is better that your fingers are a little heated if you value your joints ... But the feeling of my very bluesy improvisations developed mainly on a handle of Strato, so I feel the need to bender on all the guitars that come into my hands ... And it makes pretty good on my Dobro is very terrible! The weight is substantial, but it's not a big worry to me. Do not be a sissy, that's all!
SOUNDS
Can be obtained quite different sounds, depending on whether one opts for the fingers or pick. I like both, knowing that the pick will make you more powerful to manipulate a large drawing, but the harmonics and other resonances, especially when playing chords, are also very nice and gentle stroking the strings with the pulp of the thumb. To make sure that the guitar you hear is a metal body Dobro, listen to the first seconds of the song "Wild West End" and "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Sraits. For my part, I play modern pop riffs and jazzy improvisations my old / bluesy huts ... it's paradise, the foot, the desert dotted with ghost towns and nests of vultures as if you were there, somewhere between the world of Ry Cooder, the inspiration of Mark Knopfler country and road movies of David ethereal Lynch ... In short, the only American Dream that fit me into this guitar, its mouth amazing, it's a little harsh, musty but powerful, its a very ... very ... very good pot, so to say so.
OVERALL OPINION
I have the Dobro for a little less than a year, bought used in 1850 euros and its year of manufacture is 1996. I am a guitarist since 1989, but I had not tried a lot of folk guitars before buying. In fact, I hit a metal body Dobro for the first time in laying his hands on it, the blessed day when I received it! He has two or three lights fart too (the villain is a slight depression of the box on the back of the instrument), the resonator seems to last a while yet (yes, a resonator may need to be changed, preferably by a luthier and about every ten years, but it can vary ... it depends on the frequency of use, if the animal is too played or not enough). Given the pleasure that this guitar gives me the legend that surrounds it and the care taken in its manufacture, I do not regret having made the money for it. But as it concludes a review by talking a little budget, I am not 10, in solidarity with all those who have railed in these columns against the rising cost of new at Gibson. At 3000 euros, honestly ... For me, the goddess of acoustic guitars could have remained a dream for a long time, if I had not found on the Internet absolutely Inrate this opportunity!
The body is chrome plated brass, the handle has 19 frets and a rosewood fingerboard, the bridge is like biscuit and "coverplate" (the round plate screwed to the box, housing the resonator) is pierced by four gills fans. As for the resonator, it is "inverted type spider" ... All these technical terms "dobroesques" m'avancent do not much, since I do not know the details (ie aesthetically) other types of Dobro. I just know that a Dobro "round neck", like mine (whose handle has a rounded profile) is well suited to picking game, while a Dobro "square neck" (angular profile handle) should rather slide in the game (with a "bottleneck" on the finger
). Concerning the quality of finish as a whole, if I try to be objective and leave out the passion I have for this model, nothing has stuck to the ceiling of wonder, but everything seems robust as it is entitled to expect from a Gibson. I put 9.UTILIZATION
The handle is a surprising comfort for that of an acoustic guitar. Me whose fingers are quite small and never feel better than on the sleeves and buttons for curved style Stratocaster, I felt comfortable right away. I was pleasantly surprised to discover one of these sleeves as the only Gibson knows the shape: wide and thick, but not more than other folk and a je ne sais quoi of cushy, playable alone. .. On access to acute, do not bother to expand on it for an acoustic guitar, especially in the absence of cannot. However, I have a hair pulling lower than recommended in an earlier opinion (10 instead of 11) and can, yes, you can BENDER! Well, this is perhaps taking work a little less the resonator (we lose in volume, but not in sound quality in my opinion), and "bender", it is better that your fingers are a little heated if you value your joints ... But the feeling of my very bluesy improvisations developed mainly on a handle of Strato, so I feel the need to bender on all the guitars that come into my hands ... And it makes pretty good on my Dobro is very terrible! The weight is substantial, but it's not a big worry to me. Do not be a sissy, that's all!
SOUNDS
Can be obtained quite different sounds, depending on whether one opts for the fingers or pick. I like both, knowing that the pick will make you more powerful to manipulate a large drawing, but the harmonics and other resonances, especially when playing chords, are also very nice and gentle stroking the strings with the pulp of the thumb. To make sure that the guitar you hear is a metal body Dobro, listen to the first seconds of the song "Wild West End" and "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Sraits. For my part, I play modern pop riffs and jazzy improvisations my old / bluesy huts ... it's paradise, the foot, the desert dotted with ghost towns and nests of vultures as if you were there, somewhere between the world of Ry Cooder, the inspiration of Mark Knopfler country and road movies of David ethereal Lynch ... In short, the only American Dream that fit me into this guitar, its mouth amazing, it's a little harsh, musty but powerful, its a very ... very ... very good pot, so to say so.
OVERALL OPINION
I have the Dobro for a little less than a year, bought used in 1850 euros and its year of manufacture is 1996. I am a guitarist since 1989, but I had not tried a lot of folk guitars before buying. In fact, I hit a metal body Dobro for the first time in laying his hands on it, the blessed day when I received it! He has two or three lights fart too (the villain is a slight depression of the box on the back of the instrument), the resonator seems to last a while yet (yes, a resonator may need to be changed, preferably by a luthier and about every ten years, but it can vary ... it depends on the frequency of use, if the animal is too played or not enough). Given the pleasure that this guitar gives me the legend that surrounds it and the care taken in its manufacture, I do not regret having made the money for it. But as it concludes a review by talking a little budget, I am not 10, in solidarity with all those who have railed in these columns against the rising cost of new at Gibson. At 3000 euros, honestly ... For me, the goddess of acoustic guitars could have remained a dream for a long time, if I had not found on the Internet absolutely Inrate this opportunity!