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03-09-2024, 02:09 PM
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Bottleneck Guitar
Do you prefer playing on acoustic or resonator guitars?
For years I played on acoustics then changed to resonators. Playing on resonators I had to adjust my style, it was too loud on resonators, but I lost my feel. I went back to acoustics, but I now didn't feel comfortable on them either. Tonight, I put a capo on the 2nd fret of my Seagull S6 Original (which I didn't like), and it turned into a honkey-tonk guitar! Amazing. I loved it, and my old feel came back. My resonator will be on eBay soon!
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03-09-2024, 05:11 PM
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They're completely different instruments, and I love playing both. In fact I love playing all four kinds of guitar: acoustic, electric, squareneck resonator, and roundneck resonator. Quote:
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#3
03-09-2024, 06:00 PM
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I love my Nationals - they are the look and sound - but my Tricone can be really heavy to lug, so I started putting acoustics in Open G, later putting thicker high E string on and played some ‘junkers’ like that in the classic tradition......
But the latest slide king has to be the ladder braced Waterloo WL-14L......if you have not played bottleneck on one I seriously suggest you go looking for one. Ladder bracing cries! Sings! BluesKing777.
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03-09-2024, 06:54 PM
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I bought a new National NRP Tri Cone fairly recently and B-King you're right its heavy and definitely the loudest guitar I own.
I have a Martin OM18A that sounds good in open G and D but I'm actually quite thrilled with my new National. I think I got a good deal at of 20% off during a Xmas sale. It's a 12 fret which I like because you can run the slide up to the 12th fret with confidence that you won't over shoot it. I just put some new flatwound mediums on it. Sounds good to me and fun to play and even better, I haven't found a single 'issue' with yet A very clean build unlike some of the 6 strings I've bought over the last 10 years. I wouldn't give up on resonators but they are much different than wood guitars. It's good to own both and a 12 string as well. Variety is good if you can afford it. 
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03-09-2024, 07:24 PM
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I play slide on resonators, as well as acoustic and electric guitars. I find that it’s all about finding the right slide. The right slide for a resonator is probably too heavy for an electric. As a general rule, I like glass on electric, ceramic on acoustic, and brass on a resonator. Lighter slides produce a thinner tone, but are easier to control without fretting out. Slides are cheap. Buy a bunch and mess around.
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03-10-2024, 09:40 AM
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Just like any of my guitars, my resonator has the right voice for some songs, but not for others. That's why I own each of them.
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#7
03-10-2024, 10:21 AM
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I've got a decades-old cheap single cone Epiphone "The Biscuit" resonator that scratches that itch. It's got its own sound and response and I only play it bottleneck slide style. I wouldn't describe the tone of the thing as I play it as pretty, but more at impactful.
But. I'll play a similar style a lot of the time on my Martin 00-15. Of course it doesn't sound identical to the resonator, but it works more-or-less interchangeably for the same repertoire. Note: I only play for my own enjoyment and for recording my pieces for my long-running Parlando Project. The Biscuit might be louder and project more in an acoustic ensemble. I'll agree with what was said upthread for players looking for a change: experiment with slide sizes and materials.
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----------------------------------- Creator of The Parlando Project Guitars: 20th Century Seagull S6-12, S6 Folk, Seagull M6; '00 Guild JF30-12, '01 Martin 00-15, '16 Martin 000-17, '07 Parkwood PW510, Epiphone Biscuit resonator, Merlin Dulcimer, and various electric guitars, basses....
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