Which resonators are best for strumming on?
If you want to strum simple open, barre, and partial chords with a pick, are there any resonators that wouldn't sound too shrill or banjo-like? I want one to accompany a friend of mine who performs songs like "LA Woman," "Magic Bus" and "Tangled Up in Blue." He sings and plays loudly, so my fingerpicking would get drowned out. I'm too dumb to learn how to use a slide!
According to this list, biscuit resonators are the best for "conventional playing":
Square neck spider cone guitars: typically used for country and bluegrass
Square neck tricone guitars: typically used for Hawaiian music, some blues
Round neck tricone guitars: used by some jazz players and in blues, especially for bottleneck slide
Round neck biscuit resonators: Primarily used in blues, slide or conventional playing
What say you?
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