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Post by laverdasf750 on Oct 6, 2019 17:17:16 GMT
Hi
sorry if this is going to sound confused or a bit daft.
i seem to have picked up on a thread that resonators react differently with open tunings.....cone collapse on a single cone and very adaptable with a spider!?! I am looking to buy my first resonator and was considering the MM Blues for sale on the forum, now I am not so sure. I intend to play some slide, mostly fingers with open tunings ala Jack Rose etc. DGDGGD, DADFAD And I like the bite and sound of the metal resonator....
Any help would be super.
Many thanks
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Post by bonzo on Oct 6, 2019 18:01:48 GMT
I would have thought that the MM blues would be ideal as your first reso. Tough guitar, I wouldn't worry about collapsed cones, many of the most popular open tunings put less strain on the guitar than standard.
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Oct 6, 2019 18:36:09 GMT
My MM Blues28 has been up to open E (EBEG#BE) using Newtone MM PB 13s strings a fair few times with no problems whatsoever.
Not sure who told you that spiders were more forgiving than single cones, but I think there might of been a whiff of carbon bibaxide in that post.
There are much more knowledgeable people on here who will give you chapter and verse.
Just my 2d. worth.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 6:49:26 GMT
Would you be able to post a link to that thread?
TT
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Post by creolian on Oct 7, 2019 9:20:41 GMT
Hi sorry if this is going to sound confused or a bit daft. i seem to have picked up on a thread that resonators react differently with open tunings.....cone collapse on a single cone and very adaptable with a spider!?! I am looking to buy my first resonator and was considering the MM Blues for sale on the forum, now I am not so sure. I intend to play some slide, mostly fingers with open tunings ala Jack Rose etc. DGDGGD, DADFAD And I like the bite and sound of the metal resonator.... Any help would be super. Many thanks Im glad I found this place after I had a reso for a while. I grew up seeing completely uninformed and isolated muscians making do and improvising whatever... I wouldnt worry too much about cone collapse from a tuning. Personally I like wood body guitars for piedmont country stuff and metal body guitars for delta. have fun ! j |
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Post by laverdasf750 on Oct 7, 2019 10:46:39 GMT
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Post by lacerta on Oct 7, 2019 14:40:08 GMT
That thread is about OMI dobros with a 10.5 inch biscuit cone, which weren't great by all accounts and were prone to collapsing. All of the MM guitars have a 9.5 inch biscuit cone which will be fine with those tunings. |
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Post by laverdasf750 on Oct 7, 2019 17:40:09 GMT
Hi,
Many thanks for the info and the replies......
All very much appreciated.
S
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