Find solution
Lap Slide Guitar vs Conventional Slide Guitar. What is the difference?

Why play a dobro instead of just a slide on your guitar?

  • Im sure there is a very easy answer to this question, but i was just wondering...why would i invest in a dobro or some sort of lap steel guitar when i can just play slide on my standard electric guitar?? i understand that some dobros have bender systems that electric guitars dont have, and they are in a lot of ways easier to play (higher action, easier angle, etc.), but are these the only real differences?

  • Answer:

    The resonator on the dobro imparts a unique sound. Slide guitar sounds entirely different.

Jay S. at Yahoo! Answers Visit the source

Was this solution helpful to you?

Other answers

They are different instruments with their own unique sound. Dobros are also tuned differently than the guitar is. Dobros do NOT have a bender system. They are simple acoustic instruments. Pedal steel guitars DO have pedals to allow the bending of certain strings. Pedal steel guitars also have more strings and are tuned differently. You can find out more about these and other instruments by doing some research on them. Check out you tube tutorials and other websites devoted to these instruments. This will give you a much greater understanding as to what they actually are and why they are different than simply playing slide guitar

gtarczar

Because they sound significantly different. Have you ever actually heard/played one? I imagine if you had, you wouldn't be asking this question.

LucasMan

Why play a piano, when a synthesizer will mimic a piano?

Smells like New Screen Names

Related Q & A:

Just Added Q & A:

Find solution

For every problem there is a solution! Proved by Solucija.

  • Got an issue and looking for advice?

  • Ask Solucija to search every corner of the Web for help.

  • Get workable solutions and helpful tips in a moment.

Just ask Solucija about an issue you face and immediately get a list of ready solutions, answers and tips from other Internet users. We always provide the most suitable and complete answer to your question at the top, along with a few good alternatives below.