Nashville used the Wooden Dobros, or Resonator Guitars, which were Round Neck Dobros. He managed to get a very special sound from the Guitar. Chet Atkins made some recordings with Resonator guitars. For a while, Dobro Licks were prevalent on most Country Music Recordings. Nashville started using the Dobro Resonator Guitars in the 60s, as a back up instrument. Josh Graves inspired many people to play the instrument, and many players that were inspired by Uncle Josh Played both Blues and Bluegrass on the slide dobro. And the Slide Dobro Playing of Shot Jackson Caught everyone's ear he had some unique slide guitar licks.Д«rother Oswald and Shot Jackson were the only well known Dobro Players before Uncle Josh Graves came along and joined the Flatt and Scruggs Bluegrass Band showing the world what could be done on the instrument. Shot Jackson played a Square Neck Dobro behind Johnny And Jack in the very late 40s, or very early 50s. Roy Accuff made it big about 1938, on the Grand Ole Opry. The Lead Guitarists for popular country music Singer Roy Accuff, Brother Oswald, Played a Square Neck Dobro, a 1929 model, and this kept the instrument alive, at least to some degree. With the advent of the Electric Guitar, the Resonator Guitar went into near obscurity. Every Guitarist wanted to be heard when they played, and the Resonator Guitar allowed them to be heard in all types of Bands. I'm sure there were other great Jazz guitarists who used the Resonator Guitar before the Electric Guitar Came on the Scene. Harry Barnes told me that his Brother George Barnes Played a Resonator Guitar before Electric Guitar came into being. I took Guitar Lessons from Harry Barnes, Brother to George Barnes. Some famous Guitarists like George Barnes Played the Resonator Guitar before The Electric Guitar Came Into Being. Before the Electric Guitar was invented, all genres of popular music used the Resonator Guitar. The old time Country Musicians Found the Dobro to be an instrument they wanted for their music. The Blues players would do their bottle neck style on the Resonator instrument, and the Guitar gave them a very special sound they loved. The Hawaiian Guitar Players loved the Resonator Sound as a Slide Guitar.

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