Hardwood and Stainless Steel Dobro Bar
A new concept in guitar steels. The handle is crafted of fine hardwood for optimum comfort and control; the playing surface is machined of stainless steel for maximum durability. The GS Steel represents the most significant step yet in the evolution of the guitar steel.
Product Features
- Brand: Shubb^Manufacturer Part: GS1^The stainless steel edge designed for clean pull offs^The wood grain provides a good grip for best control^The hardwood handle is weighted for proper balance
I love it! I play a vintage1959 round neck Dobro set up for traditional playing. I usually play with a traditional hold and a brass SlideRite slide on my little finger, being shy of the lap playing style as limiting and awkward… until now! This is absolutely, bar none, the best Dobro bar I’ve tried. (Mine is 4.3 oz. contrary to the Amazon description) From steel to copper to brass and glass, I’ve found found bars too heavy or too light and awkward to hold. This one is just right.The contours…
How it compares to a Lap Dawg: Different but Nice. When I first started playing dobro, this steel was WAY more comfortable to my hand than the Lap Dawg. It’s considerably taller, and the wood both feels nice and helps me keep a decent grip on the bar. The Lap Dawg made my hand cramp initially, so the extra height really seemed to help me get used to playing a square neck.I did eventually switch over to the Lap Dawg as my primary steel, but I’ve recently started switching back and forth. Some of the differences between this and the…
Perfect balance >> better control >> better playing! My musical tastes have gone through quite an evolution since I started playing guitar 30+ years ago. As such, I’ve grown more and more interested in the tones that can only be achieved through older, vintage folk type instruments. I picked an old Supro lapsteel guitar a few years ago, and up until now have only been capable of extracting the musical equivalent of a screeching cat from it.Fast forward to my having ordered a Shubb slide. As soon as I took it out of the package, I knew…