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Post by Michael Messer on Jun 16, 2015 22:34:41 GMT
The points I raised in my post have been answered.
My comments on construction were about wood-bodied parlour resonator guitars, not metal-bodied ones. The metal-bodied parlour resonator guitars are properly constructed and some of them sound great. I have heard Harriet playing her Highway 61 and it sounds really good. I think it's a clever concept and for my taste it is a more successful guitar than the wood-bodied parlour resonators. The wood-bodied models are very nicely made, but there are flaws in the design and the components.
Shine On Michael
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Post by barrycreed on Jun 16, 2015 22:39:39 GMT
I see. I wouldn't be au fait with what to look for, or what not to look for in wood bodies resos.
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Post by Michael Messer on Jun 16, 2015 22:56:33 GMT
Barry, I am only talking about modern Far Eastern-built parlour size resonator guitars. As full size resonator guitars, wood-bodied National-style instruments can be amazing guitars. I have played wood-bodied guitars for the past 22 years.
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Post by barrycreed on Jun 16, 2015 23:12:19 GMT
Thanks for the advice Michael. Food for thought. I'll have another look and maybe rethink the strategy!
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Post by lexluthier on Jun 16, 2015 23:34:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 0:07:07 GMT
520 pounds? That's twice the new price! This is the whole problem with trying to buy US instruments overseas. No way that guitar is worth that much -- especially after reading what Michael has to say. Edit: I didn't notice the guitar is damaged. Someone spilled some kind of solvent on the neck, the finish is bubbling. Makes the price even more outlandish.
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Post by gaucho on Jun 17, 2015 2:10:22 GMT
I've played around with a bunch of the Gretsch resos in shops. I love the spider cones but haven't played a biscuit (wood or metal) that I liked. I'd certainly consider one of the wood spiders tho.
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Post by barrycreed on Jun 17, 2015 9:28:32 GMT
Maybe I jumped the gun starting this thread, and should have looked for general advice!
Parlor body or not aside (but I'm stil gassing for a parlor size, or a smaller body), when it comes to set ups, which is an important thing to consider as well, are there advantages/disadvantages over wooden bodies V steel/brass etc bodies?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 9:53:30 GMT
Maybe I jumped the gun starting this thread, and should have looked for general advice! Parlor body or not aside (but I'm stil gassing for a parlor size, or a smaller body), when it comes to set ups, which is an important thing to consider as well, are there advantages/disadvantages over wooden bodies V steel/brass etc bodies? Heh. No I don't think so. I think there's an obvious demand out there for smaller-bodied guitars (not to mention these were the guitar of choice for many an old bluesman). Heck, even Bottleneck John -- who makes EVERY guitar looks like a parlor guitar -- raves about his parlors. (Don't go to his website, if you don't want to be subjected to some amazing resonator porn). I have a metal-bodied resonator - one advantage is the thing is built like a tank. But it's also a disadvantage, since it's so heavy. It's possible that a metal body in parlor size would make the difference though - I've never actually held a parlor-sized metal-body resonator. Something I expect to correct one of these days! My feeling is, a metal-bodied resonator IS the resonator sound. The wood-bodied resos I've heard (which were always spider bridges) sound different. Not bad, just difference. I'm not particularly hung up on the "sound" of a guitar, personally. To me, it's all about the player. I'm perfectly capable of butchering good music on just about any guitar I touch!
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Post by Michael Messer on Jun 17, 2015 10:12:41 GMT
Mickey, the wood-bodied resonator guitars that we have been discussing in this thread, are ALL National-style biscuit-bridge single-cone instruments. They are NOT Dobros.
Shine On Michael
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Post by barrycreed on Jun 17, 2015 10:27:43 GMT
Yep, a metal bodied parlor sized reso was my original choice. Few and far between, and as another poster mentioned, I'd be wary as well of buying online from afar
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 10:33:10 GMT
Mickey, the wood-bodied resonator guitars that we have been discussing in this thread, are ALL National-style biscuit-bridge single-cone instruments. They are NOT Dobros. Shine On Michael Yep, I know this, not to worry. By the way, it appears there was another UK version of the Miniolian -- branded as Skylark. They don't seem to be in business anymore? But one of their Miniolians sold on ebay.uk recently for 160 pounds or so...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 10:47:03 GMT
Yep, a metal bodied parlor sized reso was my original choice. Few and far between, and as another poster mentioned, I'd be wary as well of buying online from afar The Republics seem to pop up from time to time over here. I think Johnson released their own version of the Highway 61 -- have a look on ebay, they do a relic'd version, I think, with pickup.
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Post by barrycreed on Jun 17, 2015 10:59:30 GMT
There are a few of those generic cutaway resos with humbuckers floating around for sale too. I think I'd nearly prefer to get one without a pickup and take it from there, if you know what I mean.
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Post by looper on Jun 17, 2015 12:31:10 GMT
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