dobro
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Dobro (plural Dobros)
A type of acoustic guitar with a metal resonator set into its body.
dobro (plural dobros)
(music) An acoustic guitar with a metal resonator
Synonym: resonator guitar
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Dobro is a brand of resonator guitars, but the word is most often used to describe bluegrass instruments of several different brands.
Dobro is also a brand name of one of the leading manufacturers of resonator guitars.
A 14-time Grammy winner and long acknowledged pioneer of the resonator guitar known as the dobro, Jerry Douglas’ performance was fit for a castle.
" and a dobro on " Crippled Inside ", both from Lennon's Imagine album.sfn Also that year, he produced and played slide guitar on Badfinger's top ten hit " Day After Day ", and a dobro on Preston's " I Wrote a Simple Song ".
Jim plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and Dobro both solo and with the band Three-Legged Dog.
On his own, the dobro weaved its way and out of a series of loop-style arpeggios that created an almost Philip Glass-like effect.