Dobros (Resonator Guitars): What type does Eric Clapton play?

A Dobro is actually a brand of resonator guitar. Resonator Guitars were invented in the United States in the 1930s and were the result of searching for ways to build a louder guitar. They are easy to spot as they are acoustic guitars with a large metal resonator built into the body. They sound closer to a banjo than an acoustic guitar because of the metal resonator.

According to Lee Dickson, Eric Clapton’s guitar technician, he plays an old resonator guitar that was purchased many years ago. It is a composite of two separate resonator guitars. The neck is a Dobro (a brand of resonator guitars) and Eric had the neck fitted to the body. The body type is unknown. The type and gauge strings used by Eric on his dobro are also unknown.