I *haven't* heard Bobert play, but I know enough about his accomplishments and general reputation to respect his opinion highly. (I also really enjoy his message-writing style, but that's a whole 'nother story.) So, "Amen" to what Susan just said.

I've got to say, however, that I was just a little surprised to see Bobert endorsing the wooden-body resonator in preference to the metal. The wood-based Dobro has long been more closely associated with the country idiom, and is more often played lap-style than the metal-box National type instrument, which is more generally seen as a blues instrument. I realize that this is more a matter of image and custom than anything related to the respective *sounds* of these intruments, which are really quite similar. However, I would have been less surprised at a comment like "you can go either way" that at an expression of *preference* for the wood-body alternative.

Bobert, can you offer any further thoughts on why you're telling us "Don't get a steel bodied..."?