The Dobrato
Resophonic Guitar
UNIQUE B-BENDER
VIBRATO SYSTEM
ACOUSTIC / ELECTRIC
Grammy Winning Design
Top 10 Finalist!
Winner announced Oct. 19th.
Introducing our New Dobrato Design!
Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead / Dead and Company with his Dobrato Model KV953FC, the first piece in this model run.
Model KV953FC. This piece features a Spider Bridge producing a traditional “Dobro” tone. Spruce top / Mahogany sides & back, our unique B Bender / Vibrato System, a Schatten Pickup out of Canada, 14 frets to the body, 1 11/16 nut width, Beard Legend Cone, #14 Spider and a quality plush lined Hardshell case. Each instrument includes a personalized setup that suits your playing style! Instrument & case, $2400.00, shipping $75.00 in the U.S., international shipping based on location.
Finely Crafted
The Dobrato is designed and hand-assembled by Kent Viles at Dobrato Resophonic Guitars in Gunnison, Colorado.
Rich Tone
The Dobrato has a beautiful, full-bodied, reverberate voice, combining the classic sound of a resophonic guitar with the B Bender / Vibrato tonal variations. In this unique build, the Dobrato retains its natural deep and rich acoustic tone when amplified.
Pros Playing the Dobrato
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Grammy Winner
David Hidalgo
Los Lobos
Dobrato Owners
Mike Campbell
Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers
Bob Weir (Grateful Dead / Dead and Company)
Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
of the Heartbreakers
Jimmy Buffett (Owns Two)
Jason Isbell
David Hidalgo (Los Lobos)
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Mike Gordon (Phish)
Mac McAnally (Jimmy Buffett)
Tony Furtado
Brendan Benson
Michael Martin Murphey
and many more…
How Does the Dobrato Produce Its Unique Sound?
Model Number: Kv953 *Patent Pending
The World’s First Acoustic/Electric, round neck Resophonic Guitar with our unique B Bender / Vibrato System built into the vibrato arm. Allows the B string to be pulled to C# using the Vibrato arm pulled, very simply, sideways.
Hand Assembled
Every Dobrato Resophonic Guitar is hand assembled by Kent Viles. All are signed and dated on my internal label.
Quality Materials
I incorporate high-quality bell brass for the body, Padauk fretboards, hand spun 9 1/2″ aluminum cones, ebony on maple saddles. All frets are leveled, polished, and fret ends rounded and smoothed taking care to produce close, comfortable action. Our unique B Bender / Vibrato’s are hand fabricated and I install the PRO-RES-BIS Biscuit pickup by Fishman. I use perfected resophonic guitar construction techniques paying special attention to setup and playability.
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Listen to the Sound
I spent 5 years building prototype body shapes to achieve our signature rich tone. The sounds you create are limited only by your imagination. The Dobrato is a unique new “voice” for blues, country, fingerstyle, bluegrass, pedal steel effects, and jazz.
Dobrato Details
This is my original design, hand assembled at Dobrato Resophonic Guitars in Gunnison Co. Unique Resophonic, custom B Bender-Vibrato system, Acoustic / Electric, voiced fuller and deeper than most Reso’s. Explore pedal steel runs, add vibrato, create your own voicings! Some Dobrato performers include Jason Isbell (used on and received a Grammy for “If We Were Vampires”) Mike Campbell, Jimmy Buffett, Tom Petty, David Hidalgo, Mac McAnally, Billy Gibbons, many, many more. Includes fitted Boulder Alpine Bag. The Dobrato is a joy to play, I focus on very playable setups. Please call with any questions about the design.
Kent Viles, 970-641-2747.
How Does the Dobrato Play?
It is tuned and played like any guitar. All resophonic guitars have a fairly distinct tone, The sound is generated by an aluminum cone under the cover plate. Most are fairly metallic in tone, however, I spent a number of years building prototypes to get a richer, deeper tone from the instrument.
It sounds beautiful and suits many styles of music.
– Kent
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Contact Us
Dobrato Resophonic Guitars
243 N. Main Street
Gunnison, CO 81230
(970) 641-2747
Hours:
10:00 – 5:00 Monday – Friday
Closed Saturday & Sunday
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