gibson "now owned " dobros

[john south5yahhogr]

thanks michael! although i am not sure if sardinas uses really washburn(korean -not solid wood) anyway whats your opinion of the gibson "now owned " dobros?

[lee holliday]

Gibson have ruined Dobro, there profile is dissappearing off the Radar, they are bland overpriced overbuilt shadows of the potential they were showing when they were OMI, the suits who bought out dobro should look at the former catalogue and reissue just as Gibson successfully do with there flat tops.
Lets start with the double cyclops!

Rant over, said it for you Michael!

Lee.

[john south5yahhogr]

thanks brother!, so you sujjest to buy something else to sound like dobro( and eric sardinas)? peace

[LouisianaGrey]

Leaving aside the ranting , even the most unbiased observer would say that if you want a Gibson dobro it would be best to try it first. Some of them are good, some are not. I think it would be fair to say Gibson haven't shown much interest in their Dobro range for quite some time.

Gibson's quality control on all their guitars has been patchy for a number of years, although it picked up for a while recently.

As far as other brands go, I can't say I really like any of the imported 14 fret electro/cutaway dobros.

[john south5yahhogr]

thanks for adding guys! but i am looking for a "classic" style dobro with 14 fretts to the body,not a cutaway-does this thing exists anyway? bye-i hope you come to greece and kick some ass, one day guys!

[LouisianaGrey]

The Regal roundnecks (RD30, RD38 and RD40) are 14 fretters. In my experience they're pretty good and even better if you put a Quarterman cone in them. Paul Beard's Goldtone range are good but only have 12 fret necks (although one of them does have a cutaway).

I don't like most of the other Chinese and Korean spider bridge instruments - I think the construction is too light - and I particularly hate the Fender spider bridge reso.

[john south5yahhogr]

thanks again!! in greece i don' t have the opportunity to " hear" those guitars

[lee holliday]

Some of the pre Gibson, (OMI) Dobros are fantastic, ) I am just disillusioned with the lack of direction that Gibson have given Dobro, Amistar make a fantastic range with resolectrics included although if you want the spider bridge they tend to cater more for the bisquit coned resonator.
The Beltona electro resonator looks fantastic and if it is anything like its bigger brother the southerner it could be a great guitar (leap of faith to buy a fibreglass guitar)
The Washburns pop up regulary on Ebay and if you do your homework and a get a reliable seller no problem.
Best regards Lee.

[john south5yahhogr]

thanks lee! (i already has an amistar biscuit). but does anybody have play the washburn eric sardinas model? what's your opinion about it( korean , not solid wood-well?)

[Michael Messer]

Hi John and all,

Thanks for the posts about Gibson Dobro guitars! I agree with all the posts about Gibson Dobro guitars. A lot of their guitars are really not good value for money, but one or two of the signature models are pretty good. However, I don't think I would ever buy one as there are some very good alternative makers.

I am sorry to say that I know very little about Eric Sardinas and his Dobro guitars, so I cannot tell you what he uses. I am sure he owns and records with good quality Dobros? John, can you tell me about Eric Sardinas, I seem to have missed him! I guess George Thorogood, Johnny Winter & Rory Gallagher, were the rock slide players that I was into, and Eric Sardinas slipped through the net!

Shine On,
Michael.

[john south5yahhogr]

ok michael, now you pull my trigger! as you understand i 'm obssesed with the guy( i haven' t seen you yet).he is a mix of johnny winter and steve vai,injected with tnt- blues, served on a hard rock plate,from a guy that makes more of 310(!!!) live,full of passion(undynible) shows the year! well maybe you like him maybe not,but this is a fact about the shwoes! bye,peace!

[Michael Messer]

Cool! >I need to check this man out.

Shine On,
Michael.

[Mairena Red]

Hi Michael,

I saw Eric Sardinas in Madrid about four years ago. He was supporting Steve Vai and I wasn't hugely impressed. He certainly plays with energy but there was very little variety in his playing and his sound was way too muddy for my taste. He was completely outclassed by Steve Vai who played a magnificent set full of variety and technical excellence. I had not been a huge Vai fan up to that point, finding his work too flashy and lacking in soul, but he played an excellent set, the highlight of which was a stunning version of "Little Wing". This was just close enough to the Hendrix version to show the inspiration he got from Jimi's music, whilst still leaving the imprint of his own style on the song.

I may have misjudged Eric Sardinas as I haven't heard any of his records. However, from what I saw of him that night I was not encouraged to dig any deeper.

All the best,

Joe (aka Mairena Red)

[john south5yahhogr]

well,like i sad it' s more a matter of taste( he was enough for me) ,but there are some more variety and country stuff in some records that i like too . maybe you would like 'old smyrna road' .to be honest, i'm not an tecknical expert, so that (together with the rock stuff) was pretty good for me! best wishes!! keep the cones up!(or down if you have a dobro)!

[Michael Messer]

I am going to get an Eric Sardinas CD. John, which one should I get?

Shine On,
Michael.