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I've owned one of the "rogue" resonators from Musician's Friend for a couple of months now. 300 bucks with one of their 15% off deals.
Impressive. Nicely put together, pretty "bell brass" body, packaged and set up quite well. Sounds like a...Resonator guitar. Only downside is that it's quite heavy... A good deal for someone looking for a resonator without breaking the bank. |
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Love the signature, although I prefer Maytag. However, I believe that you are absolutely correct about the Hot Rods as I have been looking for some time and feel that these are a great bargain for the price, not to mention the trade in value later. Last edited by mattdaddy; 03-09-2012 at 10:31 PM. |
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National does it old school. So old it's actually called Old School not Old skool. Here's a vid on neck attachment. The whole series is fascinating and makes you realize why Nationals cost what they do. Actually you may wonder why they aren't more expensive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl-Y7ltAnC0 |
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I have a Paul Beard PBR that I love. In fact I have pretty much put down or sold all my high end guitars and this is my go to. I have wired it with a Lace Sensor p/u and with a JJB with sensors attached to the cone. Gritty to smooth. It has a great neck, solid build, clean,clean,clean inside, decent finish and sounds great. (also replaced tuning machines with Grover Sta-tites).
Not sure why "Lenny" has such a hard on against these unless he is talking metal bodies. I have been in sales for 35 plus years and the first lesson of a good salesman is not to sell your product based on how bad your competitions product is, at least in your opinion. Sell YOUR product on the attributes of YOUR product. Sales will come with trust. Haven't we learned anything from our politicians??? |
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If you want to post what he said I'd appreciate seeing, but I'll be shocked if he goes off on anyone. He's kind of freak. But not that kind of guy in general. |
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I wanna know what kind did Matt get? I don't see anything up yet on his youtube. This is a blast from the past! |
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+1 on HotRods and Lenny - I have a tricone hotrod lapsteel from him which I enjoy immensely.
I wouldn't neccessarily write off the Republics - I played a great little Republic resolian the other day, and others I've tried were pretty good, too. However I also came across a Republic duolian that was an absolute dog, so definitely tread with caution. Regal's can be good, too. With the "cheaper" brands, definitely try before you buy, if you can. |
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It is an old thread, though on the Republics and other less expensive resonators, there's a lot to be said in replacing the cone with a National cone, and getting a good set-up ala jpbat, in his hands those things sound like a million.
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I think it is quite obvious that different people have different opinions on guitars. Some like Taylors, some Gibsons or Martins. There is a huge group that even hates Taylors. Do you ever hear Bob Taylor telling people not to buy Gibsons or Santa Cruz? He doesn't have to, his product sells itself. If indeed that is what Lenny said, I wouldn't buy a National from him if he sold it for $50 ! I guess the question is , did he really say that?.... |
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Really? I totally would. I'd ask for a baker's dozen... I bet you would too
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If you read the posts, I don't think it was said that Lenny trashed anyone - rather, it was knuckle giving his opinion (as is his right, as a consumer), and his next statement being, get a Hot Rod, from Lenny.
I've visited him in person a couple of times, and had email exchanges, and yes, he talks up his guitars (of course) but I've NEVER heard him say anything bad about other guitars. Sorry to clog up the thread but I just wanted to get that off my chest. End of rant. |
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yeah Neal! Stop beating up on those other resonator makers! As if Lenny isn't mean enough PS Bizirk I think you're looking for the words "never mind" |