The Alpine series of gig bags represents years of development in the area of soft-sided, yet durable instrument protection and transportation. This bags are always a hit at festivals for those wanting a light-weight and convenient, yet durable, means of transporting their instrument to the nearest jam! The many storage pockets mean you don't need to stuff your pockets or carry a purse!

Hardshell dobro case made by TKL with Gold Tone logo. Flat $14.95 S&H.

These two lessons will give learning players all the tools they'll need to master the resonator guitar. Rob Ickes covers everything from fine-tuning the strings to picking style, bar position, bluegrass back-up technique, and how to achieve good tone, timing and volume control. 2-DVD SET · INCLUDES TAB · LEVEL 2/3

Cindy Cashdollar moves into intermediate territory with the blues, minor key and western swing styles that are her signature sound. She builds knowledge of the Dobro step-by-step, teaching alternate tunings, music theory and invaluable bar and fingerpicking techniques. DVD + TAB. · LEVEL 3 · 90-MIN.

This book documents Ickes' role in the band Blue Highway, with transcriptions of the resonator guitar (dobro) parts from three of the band's recordings: It's a Long, Long Road; Wind to the West; and Midnight Storm. Rob's solos flow with a musical logic and bluesy sensibility.