This is actually my main guitar and has been for years. You can totally play normal guitar tunes on this just fine and you'll never be disappointed as long as your into the sound of a resonator. They are also amazing for jazz. Your insistence that it's not for "normal" music is completely unfair. It's not "designed" for darker music, it's designed to be louder than a standard guitar in a band as resonators were invented before amplifiers. I appreciate your enthusiasm, but seriously, if you like the tone, that's all that matters. There's no such thing as being "designed" for specific genres. And it lacks character?!? What are you talking about?!?!? Listen to that lush natural reverb, the hollow metallic ring, it sounds like a bell with strings on it. It drips with character, especially if you use it outside its stereotyped niche. If anything, it has too much character and stands out too much compared to a normal guitar.
Vox Potentiae ,I agree! Mark knopfler has used his National on every Album, mostly finger picking, most notably on Telegraph Road & Romeo & Juliet. I remember he first time I heard the Resonator being finger picked & thought it was the most magical, beautiful sound I had ever heard & had to have one, This was back in the late 1980's in Australia, they were very hard to come by back then, & very expensive, I had to order one in from the U.S. I had to wait 6 months for it.
@@Fluffytoebeans Fingerpicking is actually why I bought one. Their so much louder than normal guitars that they help compensate for how much quieter fingerpicking is over using a plectrum. Gives you a lot of dynamic range to play with, which the natural reverb compliments amazingly.
It sounds like nails on a chalkboard when anyone but a true virtuoso plays a resonator. It was designed, as you said to play loud and it certainly achieves its goal, just a shame so many terrible musicians pick them up because they look cool.
you are actually wrong, sorry, the resonator was designed to be heard above brass instruments as in jazz bands it didn't last long because electric amplification came in, but they were just designed to play regular chords, but louder..then the blues guys got them and the rest as they say is history..
At about 6 minutes you mention a lackluster sound when playing 'normal' guitar chords. My experience with fingerstyle is that I am always looking for more brightness. I am building a metal body resonator with a spider bridge to see if I can get a more lively sound than the biscuit bridge resonators.
OMG when he started playing I thought about Deliverance right away. Man my parents should have never let me watch that movie as a child and then move me down from Wisconsin to Tennessee when I was 17.😂😂
Historically inaccurate, brother. (I do love your channel!) Everyone can look up the history of resophonics from 1927-37 and realize it was used for all popular music, after the initial spur coming from a request for amplifying Hawaiian-style vaudeville music that was a mainland rage after 1915. Ukes and mandos also got the only amplification that was available in the period. The wooden ones with Paul Beard cones (Gold Tone) can offer mellow acoustic amplification and reverb in one box--get one and reclaim the resophonic for all apposite music that you can muster out of it! (Resophonics were not built essentially for blues slide, as rural blues was a small Southern market. The Dopyera brothers were in California, building primarily for a popular national market.) This is all common knowledge now, but I wrote encyclopedia entries on this two decades ago.
I’m not sure I agree with everything that you said in the video; but you probably get that a lot on here. I love my resonator guitar but it’s both acoustic and electric; moreover it’s not all that heavy. My resonators about the size of the Les Paul and of course it’s hollow minus all the resonator stuff that gets put inside. That said I agree that resonators make a unique sound and probably inner change them anywhere you have slide guitar you could probably interchange with the resonator. However I absolutely love mine but I think you’re probably better off plain resonated with your fingers and not a pic but that’s probably just preference. All of that said I’m not sure I would recommend a resonator for somebody’s first guitar but that could be a wrong statement I mean people may really get into the resonator I think it’s just up to the plate and what he wants to play in the tones of that he hears his head.
What you played at 1:05 through 1:08, it reminded me of Heart’s “Barracuda”. Someone out there should totally do an arrangement of Barracuda on a res guitar!
Stick to the recommended D’Addario 12-53 phosphor bronze and you won’t go far wrong. Martin Monel Retros (same gauge) are also surprisingly good for resonators and last a long time.
Newtone Michael Messer resonator strings. Either phosphor bronze or monels. 15-56. Tune to pitch at lesser tension than other strings. Available online from Newtone Strings in UK.
Very superficial, I’m afraid. The Gretsch Honey Dipper is head and shoulders above any other mid-priced resonator, it has style, great build quality and a fantastic cone. It’s LOUD! It’s designed mainly to play the blues. It doesn’t have to be dark, it can be soulful. Slide? Fingerstyle? Not mentioned. Heavy ? Yes - it’s nickel coated bell brass. What do you expect? Wear a strap, problem solved. The Honey Dipper also benefits from open tunings, especially open G, just like the original old boys way back when. I don’t feel you really know that much about resonators. Sorry.
Is it illegal to strum open chords or barre chords on these things? Only Ray Davies was allowed? It’s impossible to find someone playing anything other than slide / fingerpicked blues.
A while back i bought a cheap $300 resonator and it sure don't sound like all these $1500 or more Metal Resonators i see people play RUclips, you get what ya pay for i guess lol. Thank you.
As usual your videos are very helpful and well presented. This one just confirms that this is the last type of guitar I would ever want to own/play. No doubt it's a great sound for others (and the fact that Mark Knopfler plays one so well does confuse me) but not for me.
This guitar chanell has given me so so sosoo much over the years.. But God Dam It! I cant stand that bloody inrto anymore! Put some awesome guitar riffs/ guitar pieces, whatever!! Just change the intro!
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This is actually my main guitar and has been for years. You can totally play normal guitar tunes on this just fine and you'll never be disappointed as long as your into the sound of a resonator. They are also amazing for jazz. Your insistence that it's not for "normal" music is completely unfair. It's not "designed" for darker music, it's designed to be louder than a standard guitar in a band as resonators were invented before amplifiers. I appreciate your enthusiasm, but seriously, if you like the tone, that's all that matters. There's no such thing as being "designed" for specific genres. And it lacks character?!? What are you talking about?!?!? Listen to that lush natural reverb, the hollow metallic ring, it sounds like a bell with strings on it. It drips with character, especially if you use it outside its stereotyped niche. If anything, it has too much character and stands out too much compared to a normal guitar.
Well spoken 👍
Vox Potentiae
,I agree! Mark knopfler has used his National on every Album, mostly finger picking, most notably on Telegraph Road & Romeo & Juliet. I remember he first time I heard the Resonator being finger picked & thought it was the most magical, beautiful sound I had ever heard & had to have one, This was back in the late 1980's in Australia, they were very hard to come by back then, & very expensive, I had to order one in from the U.S. I had to wait 6 months for it.
@@Fluffytoebeans Fingerpicking is actually why I bought one. Their so much louder than normal guitars that they help compensate for how much quieter fingerpicking is over using a plectrum. Gives you a lot of dynamic range to play with, which the natural reverb compliments amazingly.
It sounds like nails on a chalkboard when anyone but a true virtuoso plays a resonator. It was designed, as you said to play loud and it certainly achieves its goal, just a shame so many terrible musicians pick them up because they look cool.
@@v0Xx60 where can I see some of your fingerpicking with the resonator ??
This is my main Guitar. I play every genre on it, and its very nice to play. Pop, Country Rock and Blues. No other guitar for me
The dog has already heard all these things.
2 greatest songs on a resonator without a slide: Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits and Lola by the Links.
*starts playing with slide* me: omg it's breaking bad 😱
I thought 'Paris, Texas' 🙂
you are actually wrong, sorry, the resonator was designed to be heard above brass instruments as in jazz bands it didn't last long because electric amplification came in, but they were just designed to play regular chords, but louder..then the blues guys got them and the rest as they say is history..
I am so sleepy as the dog in the couch
Sounded great in every way
The dog hits my mood
At about 6 minutes you mention a lackluster sound when playing 'normal' guitar chords. My experience with fingerstyle is that I am always looking for more brightness. I am building a metal body resonator with a spider bridge to see if I can get a more lively sound than the biscuit bridge resonators.
OMG when he started playing I thought about Deliverance right away. Man my parents should have never let me watch that movie as a child and then move me down from Wisconsin to Tennessee when I was 17.😂😂
Also I like the new guy you work with from lick n riff electric. He looks similar to you
I love the dog in the back 😂😂
It sounds like it wants to be played with a lot of energy
well, he has the dog's attention
Historically inaccurate, brother. (I do love your channel!) Everyone can look up the history of resophonics from 1927-37 and realize it was used for all popular music, after the initial spur coming from a request for amplifying Hawaiian-style vaudeville music that was a mainland rage after 1915. Ukes and mandos also got the only amplification that was available in the period.
The wooden ones with Paul Beard cones (Gold Tone) can offer mellow acoustic amplification and reverb in one box--get one and reclaim the resophonic for all apposite music that you can muster out of it!
(Resophonics were not built essentially for blues slide, as rural blues was a small Southern market. The Dopyera brothers were in California, building primarily for a popular national market.)
This is all common knowledge now, but I wrote encyclopedia entries on this two decades ago.
You can treat it as traditional acoustic amplification--nothing more, nothing less. All amplifiers color the tone, and so did the resophonic cone.
That dog! ☺️
I’m not sure I agree with everything that you said in the video; but you probably get that a lot on here. I love my resonator guitar but it’s both acoustic and electric; moreover it’s not all that heavy. My resonators about the size of the Les Paul and of course it’s hollow minus all the resonator stuff that gets put inside. That said I agree that resonators make a unique sound and probably inner change them anywhere you have slide guitar you could probably interchange with the resonator. However I absolutely love mine but I think you’re probably better off plain resonated with your fingers and not a pic but that’s probably just preference. All of that said I’m not sure I would recommend a resonator for somebody’s first guitar but that could be a wrong statement I mean people may really get into the resonator I think it’s just up to the plate and what he wants to play in the tones of that he hears his head.
I came for doggo, I stayed for guitar
I find them hard to finger and I can’t do the 12th fret jobs…need a 14th fretter. Could the strings be too heavy? You know the ones that come with?
Love your efforts and contribution assaf. Really appreciated
What a beauty and sound! 🤘💫
What you played at 1:05 through 1:08, it reminded me of Heart’s “Barracuda”. Someone out there should totally do an arrangement of Barracuda on a res guitar!
I had breaking bad intro vibes throughout this whole video
Play Spongebob theme on that
I have the same guitar! But need to change strings soon, any recommendations for this model?
Stick to the recommended D’Addario 12-53 phosphor bronze and you won’t go far wrong. Martin Monel Retros (same gauge) are also surprisingly good for resonators and last a long time.
@@alancandy6080 Thanks, will check out
Newtone Michael Messer resonator strings.
Either phosphor bronze or monels.
15-56.
Tune to pitch at lesser tension than other strings.
Available online from Newtone Strings in UK.
Great video. What guage strings do you recommend for fingerpicking ( not for slide)
Smoooooth, nice work :)
I need a playlist with similar music like the one you play at 3:20. so nice
Search for "Hardspace Shipbreaker Music".
Check out Justin Johnson 🤘🏻
What guage strings are you guys using for fingerpicking on your resonators? The mediums I use for slide are really heavy on the finger tips.
Great explanation
Hehehe you're so funny and so great, I like your channel!! I like the way you play guitar! Tanks for sharing!👏👏👏👏👏
Dog is thinking.. oh good a louder guitar.
Very superficial, I’m afraid. The Gretsch Honey Dipper is head and shoulders above any other mid-priced resonator, it has style, great build quality and a fantastic cone. It’s LOUD! It’s designed mainly to play the blues. It doesn’t have to be dark, it can be soulful. Slide? Fingerstyle? Not mentioned. Heavy ? Yes - it’s nickel coated bell brass. What do you expect? Wear a strap, problem solved. The Honey Dipper also benefits from open tunings, especially open G, just like the original old boys way back when. I don’t feel you really know that much about resonators. Sorry.
looooool halfway through that came out of nowhere
Is it illegal to strum open chords or barre chords on these things? Only Ray Davies was allowed? It’s impossible to find someone playing anything other than slide / fingerpicked blues.
Amazing....
It would be better if you give it a fair chance to be played as normal guitar.
Cheers from Indonesia.
I got the name guitar only wood. Can't keep it tuned
What's the exact Gretsch model you're playing there? Sounds good!
It’s the honey dipper
@@elimg.3684 thanks!
Awesome video but is that dog okay...?
I am just here because mark knopfler
A while back i bought a cheap $300 resonator and it sure don't sound like all these $1500 or more Metal Resonators i see people play RUclips, you get what ya pay for i guess lol. Thank you.
You looks like kavin owens
As usual your videos are very helpful and well presented. This one just confirms that this is the last type of guitar I would ever want to own/play. No doubt it's a great sound for others (and the fact that Mark Knopfler plays one so well does confuse me) but not for me.
Mmm that Oliver dude strums it kinda normal
Another thought, is to buy a wooden body resonator guitar....
It sounds like a banjo but it doesnt???
they both use resonators in their construction.
That's what I hear too
@@v0Xx60 Not all banjos have resonators, just some types!
@@blackforestghost1 very true, and it probably sounds more like a banjo with a resonator than one without.
liked for dog-o! LOL!
It screams led zeppelin for me
U are a nice man I subscribe u
@Jasper Freebird u are a nice man just a little lost in the memes. I hope you get well soon. I a dude BTW I am into ckicks
Please no intro. 😭
Super cool guitar though. I didn't know these existed!
You dont know how to use a slide...
This guitar chanell has given me so so sosoo much over the years.. But God Dam It! I cant stand that bloody inrto anymore! Put some awesome guitar riffs/ guitar pieces, whatever!! Just change the intro!
Bro it ain't even 5 sec. So easy to skip if you want to. I am Glad that he is happy with it so am I
@@socco90 Bro he can go change it to something that annoys the shit outta you, and YOU can go skip it!
@@chrisparrhesia9241 okay bro
@@socco90 thanks bro
Getting bored
I kinda wanted one a while back, I think mainly inspired by Where I'm Going by Down, but am pretty good a shutting down buying anything on a whim.
Wow same reason I got one nice one man