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08-23-2016, 08:07 AM
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Dobro live, mic ? Pickup ? Piezo ? Amp ?
Hi !
I'm working on a set (Kind of garage blues band) and I'd like to include a Dobro. I got a cheap Harley Benton with a stock mini-hum pickup. I tried to plug it in my Fender Blues Deluxe but... It lacks of the "organic metal vibe"... Surprisingly it's better on my Marshall Valvestate (Transistor). But it's still a bit more electric than acoustic... The piezos I heard live sound too bright and aggressive to me. I heard of the B-Band and Fishman Resolpa. Have you ever tried these ? Of course a classic mic would be the best, but not ideal for live... Maybe I thought an acoustic amp would be better ? Or a better pickup can change something ? I also thought of a tie-clip mic, good or bad idea ? As you can see I'm LOST and don't have a lot of money to put on the table...  What do you use for playing your Dobro live ? Thanks a lot ! 
Last edited by JulianLM; 08-23-2016 at 08:18 AM. 
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08-23-2016, 08:45 AM
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Here's a tune called "Let Me Lift Your Burden" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7P7MwFjbgY& in which our lead guitarist plays a dobro mic'd via an EV ND767a supercardioid dynamic mic.
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08-23-2016, 01:26 PM
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I have a Schatten pickup on my steel body National that gets a great acoustic sound and really captures the sound. I run it through a preamp/DI for a little eq and volume boost and it can hang with a pretty loud stage and still sound like what it is. I've also used it with an acoustic amp and it worked well.
My Wood body biscuit style resonator has a single coil Tele style pickup that sounds better through a tube amp for a more electric slide sound. I think if you want a more natural acoustic sound but loud enough for a full band the Schatten with an acoustic amp or a preamp will sound great. You could leave the mini humbucker in there for when you want a more electric sound and have some versatility.
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08-23-2016, 03:10 PM
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Talking about real Dobros - I used to have one with a McIntyre feather which worked quite well (on a Quarterman cone).
My current Dobro (Model 27 Deluxe) had to have a lot of work as they are made wrong. It now has a Beard cone and corrective spider. It doesn't need invboard electrics - best with a good mic - such as an AKG CS1000.
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08-23-2016, 05:05 PM
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Haha I knew you're the best !!!
Hard to find players here in France...  I'm gonna do a few searches with all your suggestions  buzzardwhiskey > Love your tunes ! Thanks to all ! I get back here as soon as I searched everything.
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