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Old 08-06-2007, 07:45 AM
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I was in upper New York State last week and checked out some guitar stores.

At a couple of them I noticed the Dobro Hound Dog Square neck selling for about $xxx.

Why so low ?-because they were made in China.

No markings inside the guitar could be seen through the F holes and only a small removable Made in China sticker on the back of the neck.

Sounded great and worth the $xxx - but is this what Gibson has done with the Dobro name?

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Old 08-06-2007, 11:13 AM
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Gibson Dobros go for quite a bit more than that.

Was it a pre-Gibson? Or a copy?
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Old 08-06-2007, 12:56 PM
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Current MF ad shows them at about four times that amount

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...3&src=3SOSWXXA
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Old 08-06-2007, 12:59 PM
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I've only seen round neck Hound Dogs. Didn't know they made a square neck.
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Old 08-06-2007, 02:20 PM
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There are some Chinese ones at MF

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tar?sku=514374
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Old 08-06-2007, 07:09 PM
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If you like the tone and you like the guitar don't worry about the price being cheap - Notice this guitar comes with a gig bag ... a case could cost half as much as the guitar - Now that's an interesting perspective
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