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Topic: Any body tried this reso? |
John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 9 Aug 2006 11:19 am |
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That's certainly new to me. I see from the photos that it's made in Korea. It's not really a lap style instrument, designed more for regular guitar playing (although you could use a nut extender).
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2006 12:32 pm
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| Brad, I was thinking of using it for bottleneck. I have two Dobro spider bridge guitars, and would also like a biscuit guitar. |
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Mike D
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Posted 9 Aug 2006 1:40 pm
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Looks like a Johnson/Rouge/etc. QC varies greatly between individual instruments. Paul Beard offers 'em with a set-up (I think Pete Woodman does too). They can sound very good with a National cone and a little fret and nut work.
8 bills seems like a lot to me.
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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
[This message was edited by Mike D on 09 August 2006 at 02:42 PM.] |
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AJ Azure
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Posted 9 Aug 2006 5:46 pm
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All these Asian made resos should never go for more than $600 and that's steep already. Consider they probably cost $50 to make.
Am I off base? |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2006 8:57 am
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| Brad, they also make a square-neck that's labeled Galvaston. The Galvaston guitars I've seen were pretty lousy, but maybe they've gotten better. I've just been all over several Hohner sites and can't find this instrument anywhere. Could they be made by Cort? |
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John Billings
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Posted 10 Aug 2006 9:08 am
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I was looking at some of the other guitars this on-line store sells. One of the has a"Pearl and Abiloney Covered Headstock". Maybe that should be "Pearl and Allbologna Covered Headstock."
Sheesh "Abiloney" Not even close![This message was edited by John Billings on 11 August 2006 at 11:38 AM.] |
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Mike D
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Phx, Az
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Posted 10 Aug 2006 10:17 am
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Here's a review of the Beard version. http://www.goldtone.com/frets-grs-gre.asp
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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Keith Cordell
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San Diego
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Posted 11 Aug 2006 1:08 am
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| If it is really bell brass it is a better instrument than the ones mentioned, it would seem to me. The tag is still a bit stiff though- it I was going to spend that kind of money I'd get a few more $$ and get a vintage one since they are still not that expensive. |
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Mike D
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Phx, Az
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Posted 11 Aug 2006 6:16 am
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No such thing as 'bell brass', all the brass bodies are made from the same stuff, yellow brass.
Now, if you can find some German Silver singlecones you might have something you could get a small premium on!
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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2006 10:55 am
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Mike, thanks for the link. The Goldtone looks great except for the lack of a slotted headstock. But I'm not sure about the sound. The author says:"While newcomers are often drawn to the novel zing and sizzle of the cone sound from a reso, that alone can get a little grating over time. Personally, I like an instrument that exudes more of the silky lower frequencies with a fairly linear overall balance. " Now, I am not a newcomer, having bought my first National Style O 35 years ago! The two spiders that I have are "More of the silky lower freq type." I want a biscuit precisely because of it's "zing."
I emailed the seller asking which factory they were made in and he hasn't responded. If by chance it's Cort, I can get it for next to nothing.[This message was edited by John Billings on 11 August 2006 at 01:59 PM.] |
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