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Help with a new Reso
I have a Michael Messer at the moment but want to upgrade. My favourite would be a National Style O 12 fret but they are way high these days. I see some Delphis that are more my range but wondering what the differences are apart from the finish. Thanks
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The Style O is brass and has a softer sound. Delphis are steel bodied.
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Thanks is that soundwise a big difference? Are Stye O‘s deeper in body size?
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There is a HUGE difference in sound. Brass is softer and I feel a bit more musical, for people that tend to fingerpick and want an easier crossover from acoustic guitar it's a good choice. Now steel excels at the gutbucket blues sound with a sharp attack. Notes fly off of them. Don't know about the body size.
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Thanks a lot! Might check the Delphi out to see how it sounds….
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Which model MM guitar do you have - steel, brass or wood body?
If I was you, I'd keep that guitar and get a Style O if you already have a steel body, or vice versa.
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Mines the Michael Messer Lightning, brass body. It is indeed a nice guitar but has very high action that‘s nice for slide but almost unplayable otherwise. The neck has quite a bit of relief and cannot be straightened…I tried (too) hard stripping out the truss rod nut….so it‘s a bit of a mess. But I bought the MM a few years back as they seemed to have a good reputation in the cheap reso-land and I wanted to try one just to see if I liked playing reso guitars…therefore I‘m looking for a “real” one
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If you like the way the Lightning sounds and you want a National that has a similar flavour, it's a brass body Style O. A Delphi, an NRP Steel or Triolian have a sharper sound that's cool too.
Here are a couple of videos of Steve James and a steel body National Resophonic to give you an idea : and another good player here with a Style O : Hope that helps you out, gives you a clearer idea of the difference.
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Thanks, great videos!
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