dobros
Metal-coned string instruments
Dobros is the plural of dobro, a type of resonator guitar with a distinctive metallic sound produced by metal cones inside the body rather than a wooden soundboard.
The instrument is associated with bluegrass, country, and blues music: The band featured fiddles, banjos, and dobros.
Originally a trademark, the name comes from the Dopyera brothers who invented it.
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- countrySovereign state or territory
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- old-timeOf a past era
folk · Appalachian · blues · Hawaiian · gospel · hillbilly · acoustic
Frequency-amplifying device
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- acousticRelating to sound
- coneTapered solid, circular base
fretboard · luthier · woodcraft · craftsmanship · metallic · aluminum · soundhole · tailpiece
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- harmonicaHandheld reed wind instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
picking · jam · breakdown · hoedown · trio · quartet · session · hootenanny
Smooth continuous movement
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
tablature · chords · glissando · vibrato · hammer-on · pull-off · barring · fretting
bluegrass
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- countrySovereign state or territory
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
old-time · folk · Appalachian · blues · Hawaiian · gospel · hillbilly · acoustic
resonator
Frequency-amplifying device
cone · fretboard · luthier · woodcraft · craftsmanship · metallic · aluminum · soundhole · tailpiece · nut
banjo
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- harmonicaHandheld reed wind instrument
guitar · picking · jam · breakdown · hoedown · trio · quartet · session · hootenanny
slide
Smooth continuous movement
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
bottleneck · tablature · chords · glissando · vibrato · hammer-on · pull-off · barring · fretting · muting
twang
Sharp vibrating sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- timbreSound's distinctive character
projection · amplification · metallic · bright · warm · woody · nasal · crisp · ringing · harmonics