What pickup for dobro????

Clay Maxam · Post by **Clay Maxam** » 31 May 2000 4:44 pm

Help......I've got a dorbo that I'd like to
equip with a pickup. But I don't have the foggiest what to look for. I did a search on this forum but nothing came up.

Any suggestions would sure be appreciated.
Thanks.
Best wishes.
Clay

Keith Hilton · Post by **Keith Hilton** » 31 May 2000 6:05 pm

Clay, why don't you try a horn microphone? When I played with David Houston, the saxaphone player had a clip in microphone down in the sax. It was one of those remote control microphones. I put it in my dobro, and got the best amplified sound I had ever got. Full line music stores have these microphones.

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Clay Maxam · Post by **Clay Maxam** » 31 May 2000 7:56 pm

Keith....
Heck of an idea! Never even thought of going
that route. I'll pursue it. Thanks for the advise and council.
Best wishes.
Clay

Rich Paton · Post by **Rich Paton** » 31 May 2000 11:56 pm

Clay, this website is the best I've found for all things regarding dobro and National resophonic type instruments.
http://www.mikeauldridge.com/shop.htm
Good Luck!

db · Post by db » 6 Jun 2000 4:56 pm

Bill Lawrence makes a great Dobro pick-up, very low profile (used by Jeff Peterson of Clint Black band) give him a call.

Jeff Peterson · Post by **Jeff Peterson** » 8 Jun 2000 6:07 pm

Yes, I have a Lawrence pickup in my resonator, but(much to Bill's chagrin), I also use a Crown GLM 'mini' microphone with it. I place the Crown in the hole in the top plate just in front of the bridge. It's on a clip that you can put on the cover plate. You mix the two together, and you'll have plenty of volume and not lose the acoustic sound.....and have waaaay mo' better gain before feedback than using a 'pieso' type pickup....which also picks up every click, clack, burp, fart, and scrape that you might have happen while you're playing.

Bob Craven · Post by **Bob Craven** » 9 Jun 2000 7:37 am

My best sound live came from using a old Barcus Berry pickup and an AT mich mounted on the treble side of the spider. I came stereo out the end pin and used a 70 watt Trace Elliot acoustic amp to mix the signal. I could hear myself on stage and the sound guy really liked the signal I was giving him both in tone and level. I was using a Scheerhorn Resophonic guitar with the pickup mounted at the end of the fretboard. I don't remember the model of pickup, but don't remember that there were a lot of choices at the time.
I'm really pleased with this set up, but could supply you with a number set ups that didn't work. An acoustic in an electric band. Oh man.
Bob

Clay Maxam · Post by **Clay Maxam** » 12 Jun 2000 12:06 pm

Thanks for the advise and council guys.
Best wishes.
Clay

Robert Parent · Post by **Robert Parent** » 12 Jun 2000 1:14 pm

Check out this link for several suggestions.
http://www.beardguitars.com/explode/resophonic/resophonic.html