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Crappy playing on the brass biscuit Duolian http://www.thekrashsite.com/annex/mp...alkinBlues.mp3 and the woodie spider Type 27 http://www.thekrashsite.com/annex/mp...ollnTumble.mp3 Both open G, glass bottleneck and flesh and nails The tricone is somewhere in between - more sustain than the biscuit but not as much as the spider, medium attack. The wood kills some of the metallic clankyness that you often hear in tricones giving it a sweeter more singing sound. It is amazingly loud when you dig in, yet almost acoustic sounding when played lightly. I'll get around to recording it one of these days. I'll second Aaron's comments about fretboards - if you are going to play mostly slide seriously consider the widest flattest board you can get - the Duolian is 16 inch radius and I'm constantly fretting out. The tricone is 20 inch with a 1-3/4 nut, the 27 is near dead flat and 1-7/8. Ditto cones and setups - I've got NRP cones in the biscuit and tricone and a Quarterman in the 27 - all worth the additional price. |
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I'll just add a couple of shots of the insides of these critters
80 year old Dobro (tm) Type 27 30 year old Dobro (tm) Duolian and the koa tricone Both the Duolian and 27 are true Dobro brand - they didn't make a lot of metal bodied guitars but mine is one of a few. IMHO it is not nearly to Nat or NRP standards, but certainly better than most of the imports that I've played |
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Great replies from knowledgeable people. Just to add that I bought a Samick 'Artist Series' reso, excellent cond., for around $250. Their Artist Series are very well made. Just a thought, there may be one floating when you're looking.
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I have a ton of experience with reso's of all different stripes. I have owned Regal's, Hound Dog Dobro's, Johnson and Recording King's as well as one Republic and one Busker. Basically if it's a cheap reso or an "affordable" reso I've owned it or currently own it. To start: Don't waste your time with the Rogue's they're awful. Don't go there. Secondly it's most likely that she'd prefer a wood body reso and not a metal body - the metal body reso's are for slide players and old blues guys generally women probably aren't inclined towards them but that's a generalization. She may be into brass body reso's for all I know. I'd suggest starting with wood though because they're much lighter and mellower on the ears. As for what I recommend Regal (which I usually don't recommend in metal body instruments - I prefer Johnson actually for brass body reso's on the cheap) makes an RD-40 model now available at Elderly for around (well, I can't say) but it's a good deal. That's your best bet. Peace. |
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Save the hassle/cost of buying entry level and trading up a better resos. Here's where I ended up. National Resophonic M1 Tricone. An all mahogany body tricone...get that rich singing sustain with a smooth wooden body tone...
Actually which guitar you gets depends on what music/sound you're looking for...A single cone biscuit bridge will get you into delta blues country. The spider bridge dobro gets you into bluegrass and country sounds. The tri-cone will be more versatile sound ...great for blues and rags but also great for any other kind of music you want to play on a reso....
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Post like this make me realize why I never come to this forum: the level of artificial snobbery on this board amazes me. You guys really take this crap way too seriously. It's a hobby, I bet none of you have ever made a dime off music. And yet you guys get so carried away... anyway I'm outta here yet again. I can take about 20 posts worth of this site before the assclownery gets to me and I have to move on. Good riddance to this awful place. |
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Hey, easy does it LittleGuitarMan, like all forums and the written word, I don't think Dotneck read the main post clearly, as do a lot of us on more occasions than than I can count. In a conversation about resos, his comment is very valid. In this instance it's just a case of probably not reading thru the first post clearly. It happens. Don't run off. Besides, those of us that have purchased a new National have a great love for those guitars for good reason, and sometimes a disdain for the cheapies for good reason too. I snipped off the last of your quote.. |
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Nothing in particular, it's just an example of perseverance.
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As far as learning material, Jimmy Heffernan has a good learning DVD available. I don't remember what it's called, but when you hear the name you'll know it's for beginners. But my favorite is the Rob Ickes 2 DVD set from Homespun. If you sign up for their emails, the often send discounted specials that are pretty good discounts. Good luck with learning...it sure is a lot of fun.
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[QUOTE=Freeman;2246115]My three
Freeman : may I ask where the tricone is coming from ? Is this a custom built ? (I use two *very* customised Republic resos, and I'm very happy with them, but I would like to add a wooden reso...) |
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http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=184378 and a build thread http://bigroadblues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11037 I have a friend who is one of the best titanium welders in the world, we have been considering building one out of ti. I guess that would be called a TIcone, eh? Sorry if that drifts the thread too much. |