The Dobro is a style and brand of resonator guitar first made by the Dopyera brothers who formed the Dobro Manufacturing Company. Their design, with a single inverted resonator cone, was introduced as an alternative to the patented National Tricone and Biscuit resonator designs. Two of the original Dopyera brothers, Rudy and Emile founded the Original Musical Instrument Company (OMI) in 1967 to build resonator instruments. The first OMI instruments were branded Hound Dog but they regained the Dobro name in 1970. In 1993 the Gibson Guitar Corporation acquired OMI, changing the name to Original Acoustic Instruments and moving manufacturing to Nashville. They continue to manufacture resonator guitars as a division of Gibson, which are sold under both the Dobro and Hound Dog names. Gibson also sell resonator guitars under their Epiphone brand.
The squareneck vesion of the Dobro is designed to be played Hawaiian / lap style with a steel slide resting on the top of the strings. The strings are never fretted (the action is set much too high for this) so the back of the neck does not need to be rounded and is left square which makes it more stable when resting on the player's legs.
No image yet | DOBRO 27 DELUXE (DW27 DLX)Read more |
No image yet | DOBRO 60 Squareneck Darkburst (DW60 SDB)Read more |
No image yet | DOBRO 60-D CLASSIC SQUARENECK (DW60SVSB)Read more |
No image yet | DOBRO F-60 SQUARENECK (DW60)Manufacture of the F-60 SQUARENECK (DW60) began in 2000 |
DOBRO HOUND DOG (CHINA, SQUARE NECK)This version of the single cone spider bridge Hound Dog resonator guitar was made in the China for Gibson who aquired OMI and the Dobro/Hound Dog brand in 1993. Some of the Hound Dog Dobros were made in the USA and it can be challending to tell the USA made and Chinese made models apart. One way to tell the difference is the USA one has a stamped number on the top of the headstock, the China one has a serial number printed on the top rear of the headstock. | |
No image yet | DOBRO Hound Dog 60 (DWHOUND60S)DOBRO made the first Hound Dog 60 (DWHOUND60S) in 2004 |
No image yet | DOBRO Model 63 (Dobro 8-String DW63)DOBRO produced the Model 63 (Dobro 8-String DW63) between 1996 and 2000 |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Configuration | Finish colors | Finish effects | Made in | Number of strings |
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DOBRO 27 DELUXE (DW27 DLX) | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
DOBRO 60 Squareneck Darkburst (DW60 SDB) | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
DOBRO 60-D CLASSIC SQUARENECK (DW60SVSB) | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
DOBRO F-60 SQUARENECK (DW60) 2000 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
DOBRO HOUND DOG (CHINA, SQUARE NECK) 2003 | Square neck configuration | brown finish | hand rubbed finish | China | 6 strings | |
DOBRO Hound Dog 60 (DWHOUND60S) 2004 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
DOBRO Model 63 (Dobro 8-String DW63) 1996 to 2000 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
Model | Body material | Soundhole |
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DOBRO 27 DELUXE (DW27 DLX) | - | - |
DOBRO 60 Squareneck Darkburst (DW60 SDB) | - | - |
DOBRO 60-D CLASSIC SQUARENECK (DW60SVSB) | - | - |
DOBRO F-60 SQUARENECK (DW60) 2000 | - | - |
DOBRO HOUND DOG (CHINA, SQUARE NECK) 2003 | laminated maple body | 2 f-holes |
DOBRO Hound Dog 60 (DWHOUND60S) 2004 | - | - |
DOBRO Model 63 (Dobro 8-String DW63) 1996 to 2000 | - | - |
Model | Hardware color | Tuners |
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DOBRO 27 DELUXE (DW27 DLX) | - | - |
DOBRO 60 Squareneck Darkburst (DW60 SDB) | - | - |
DOBRO 60-D CLASSIC SQUARENECK (DW60SVSB) | - | - |
DOBRO F-60 SQUARENECK (DW60) 2000 | - | - |
DOBRO HOUND DOG (CHINA, SQUARE NECK) 2003 | nickel hardware | Grover tuners |
DOBRO Hound Dog 60 (DWHOUND60S) 2004 | - | - |
DOBRO Model 63 (Dobro 8-String DW63) 1996 to 2000 | - | - |
Model | Pickups brand and model | Pickups configuration |
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DOBRO 27 DELUXE (DW27 DLX) | - | - |
DOBRO 60 Squareneck Darkburst (DW60 SDB) | - | - |
DOBRO 60-D CLASSIC SQUARENECK (DW60SVSB) | - | - |
DOBRO F-60 SQUARENECK (DW60) 2000 | - | - |
DOBRO HOUND DOG (CHINA, SQUARE NECK) 2003 | Fishman Piezo pickup(s) | resonator pickup |
DOBRO Hound Dog 60 (DWHOUND60S) 2004 | - | - |
DOBRO Model 63 (Dobro 8-String DW63) 1996 to 2000 | - | - |
Model | Tuner layout |
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DOBRO 27 DELUXE (DW27 DLX) | - |
DOBRO 60 Squareneck Darkburst (DW60 SDB) | - |
DOBRO 60-D CLASSIC SQUARENECK (DW60SVSB) | - |
DOBRO F-60 SQUARENECK (DW60) 2000 | - |
DOBRO HOUND DOG (CHINA, SQUARE NECK) 2003 | three-each-side |
DOBRO Hound Dog 60 (DWHOUND60S) 2004 | - |
DOBRO Model 63 (Dobro 8-String DW63) 1996 to 2000 | - |