toto
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Post by toto on Sept 1, 2020 11:54:39 GMT
Good afternoon all
I've just joined the forum after reading and enjoying a lot of posts over the last few weeks.
I've been playing guitar for many years and have been fancying getting a resonator recently. Excellent internet reviews led me here and the wood body Blues 28 or 36 appeal to me.
I have one, perhaps silly, issue that concerns me though. I understand that the initial point of resonators was their increased volume and I've read on this forum that they can be 4 times as loud as a "normal" acoustic. The problem I have is that I have a very young daughter and usually I only have time to play guitar when she is in bed. So I wonder if it is possible to play these guitars quietly so that I don't wake her (or upset my partner watching tv in another room!)?
I want to enjoy that sweet resonator sound but don't want crying babies and annoyed significant others on my hands.
Thanks!
Toto.
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Sept 1, 2020 12:04:42 GMT
Welcome to the forum.Toto. Yup, you can play these things quietly - it all depends on you and your fingers. I'm regularly accused of playing mine too quietly in company, but then again, I don't /can't use finger picks. My Blues28 sounds sweet as a sweet thing with more nuances available played that way.  (..or you could sell your wife and daughter  ) |
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Post by toto on Sept 1, 2020 13:56:21 GMT
Welcome to the forum.Toto. Yup, you can play these things quietly - it all depends on you and your fingers. I'm regularly accused of playing mine too quietly in company, but then again, I don't /can't use finger picks. My Blues28 sounds sweet as a sweet thing with more nuances available played that way. (..or you could sell your wife and daughter ) Thanks for your reply. Yeah I play fingerstyle with bare fingers so that should be ok. I guess my worry was that if I'm playing gently I might be getting a weak tone out of it, but glad to hear that can still get some reso flavour at low levels. Can't sell my daughter, I need someone to leave my guitars to... |
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 1, 2020 16:20:20 GMT
Guitars are fairly easy to play quietly, playing loud ( trying to get heard over a sax for example) is the hard part without an amp. Resonators can be played as quietly as any guitar but can also give that bit more volume when called on.
Pete
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Post by tokyo on Sept 1, 2020 18:49:18 GMT
Hello and welcome to the forum,Like yourself I play without finger picks but as i live in a flat got to think about the other folks above and below if I have a hankering to play at night I play with my glass slide on my wood body reso trying new stuff out and just keeping my hand in, i guess the choice of slide can have an effect on volume too ....brass or glass,Just nip into your local guitar shop and try an ordinary acoustic then try a reso to compare,as a footnote through the day I play my national tricone with a heavy brass slide and somtimes get a "bit the devil may care" carried away as it has an MM pickup and amped up it could blow the windows out but not as yet I am happy to say, Regards tokyo
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toto
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Post by toto on Sept 2, 2020 8:09:57 GMT
Thanks for your comments all, much appreciated. I'm pleased that my worries were unfounded. I can hopefully find times on a weekend to put a bit oomph into it on occasion too.
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Sept 2, 2020 8:14:40 GMT
Thanks for your comments all, much appreciated. I'm pleased that my worries were unfounded. I can hopefully find times on a weekend to put a bit oomph into it on occasion too. You're welcome... You could always go out into the street at lunchtime and you may get paid, too.  |
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Post by slidefever on Sept 4, 2020 18:07:19 GMT
I think the natural reverb and sustain will more than make up for any perceived tonal loss. They sound sweet at most volumes. The tone does seem to cut through though. Your ears become accustomed to the unique sound which is very enjoyable and must release endorphins 😁. The volume is controlled by you which can be very loud or whisper soft. These guitars have a wide dynamic range.
Regards
Chris
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Post by richclough on Sept 5, 2020 6:53:53 GMT
Resonators can be both quieter and much louder than a regular acoustic. It actually takes some getting used to, but is one of the joys of these instruments. I tend to fingerpick, mute/not mute and (finger) strum within the same tune and involving different playing techniques whilst keeping the dynamics correct took me a while to learn. Still working on it.
Cheers,
Rich
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