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Dobro Playing Positions

There are two positions mainly used for playing the Dobro. Sitting and standing … easy!

Dobro® Tuning

The standard ‘Nashville’ or ‘Bluegrass’ tuning is G-B-D-G-B-D (low to high).

Dobro® String Guages

I use D’Addario or John Pearse strings guages .016, .019, .028, .036, .044, .056 (high to low) …

Dobro® Necks

My first Dobro® was a metal bodied, round neck model. I bought it thinking that it would make the sound I had heard on Bluegrass records. Of course I was wrong! If you want the sound as made popular by Buck Graves, Mike Auldridge and Jerry Douglas, then you must get a square-neck, wood bodied [...]

History of the Dobro®

So what is a Dobro®? Well, Dobro® is a trade name from the DOpyera BROthers …