The Steel Guitar Forum

I had a chance to play several of Steve Smith's Redline resonators at this years Resogat. Excellent instruments-sound, build and playability all there. If you haven't checked him out might be worth a call.

Another one to consider is a vintage Oahu squareneck acoustic. These are really pretty nice, even though they were originally sold as student guitars. They usually have some bridge pull up issues. I used a Bridge Doctor on mine to tame the string tension issues. They tune up nice in open D or open E...

I've been using Gold Tone's ABS pickup system. It comes with a nice pre-amp which adds to its versatility. It clips on the tail piece. It can be a little feedback sensitive but once you figure out placement, it's a really nice set up. I also play plectrum banjo and it is designed to clip on the brac...

You might like Gold Tone's PBKG, a square neck acoustic guitar. They discontinued it several years ago but pop up every now and then.

Killer stuff! Even though Paul Simon and Art Garfunklel recorded under the name "Tom and Jerry" would love to see a collaborative album with these two. Thanks for sharing!

If you need more Orville Johnson music (not free, but a bargain at twice the price!) , head on over to CD Baby. He has 4 downloadable albums. Here's a link to one of my favorites, "Hawaii of my Dreams". https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/caseymacgillorvillejohns FWIW, "Coconutty" never ...