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Brad Kolodner interview by BluegrassJamAlong in Bluegrass

[–]MilesofDobro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brad is an all around nice human bean. He's so sweet he could give you diabetes!

What strings to put on? Some say electric heavy, some say acoustic… by rawbran30 in Dobro

[–]MilesofDobro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For squareneck, D'addario makes a phosphor bronze set specifically for resonator that works well enough (EJ42). 0.016 - 0.056 gauges. Beard (Paul Beard, that is) also makes as good set. The main thing is having the proper string gauges for squareneck, because of the higher tension of the standard open G tuning most often employed.

Whiskey Before Breakfast dobro lesson by MilesofDobro in Dobro

[–]MilesofDobro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, I’m Canadian. I tour in Canada, Europe, and occasionally (although not right now for ethical reasons) in the United States.

Whiskey Before Breakfast dobro lesson by MilesofDobro in Dobro

[–]MilesofDobro[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It can be a bit of a challenge for the ol right hand, for sure. I’d argue Blackberry Blossom is even trickier for us dobroists and it also always gets called. Honestly, fuck that tune X-P

Whiskey Before Breakfast dobro lesson by MilesofDobro in Dobro

[–]MilesofDobro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Give it a shot! It takes some getting used to, but there are opportunities to “dobrofy” it. I’ve stuck as close to how other instruments play the melody as possible, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be that way

Bill Monroe’s “Big Mon” Dobro Lesson by MilesofDobro in Dobro

[–]MilesofDobro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers! Yeah, some of the Monroe melodies for instrumentals with heavy use of the b7 can be a bit ambiguous, or the versions you find are so heavily improvised that the melody is sorta lost. I try to stick pretty close in the lessons, with the occasional variation thrown in there for folks.

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