@@gtrboy77 that’s a good question. I just played it one day. I think it’s a rendition of a song Tim scheerhorn was playing on the video I posted from CMT in his shop.
Great job, Stephen! I don't know much about resophonic guitars, but I know I like the way you play em. The woodwork looks sharp and It sounds incredible.
That is a really nice sounding resophonic! I agree, mahogany is a great wood for those guitars. The wood on this one looked a little like sapele, with that really striped grain. As a bottleneck player, I have owned numerous resophonics, but I always return to a standard flat-top with mahogany back & sides. Even all mahogany guitars make great slide guitars. So maybe I need to make a mahogany resophonic! By the way, last but not least, loved your playing!
Thank you! I didn’t do anything at all besides apply oil. The chatoyant is a result of the open grain caused by the curl/figure of the wood. The open grain absorbs more oil resulting in a darker color. Pretty amazing wood.
have you though about building a pedal dobro, I herd Zane King play a 3 pedal dobro, the song is Amazing Grace and you win again, it is maybe the most beautiful sound I ever herd, I hope I can find some plans to help me along, but if not I will try to build one on my own, just got to have one
Do you sometimes change the nut to a lower one to play like a regular guitar? Otherwise what are frets on the fretboard for? sounds great and your playing is great. Do you need such a massive neck for sustain?
Thank you. The frets are for position only. The neck is square to give rigidity for the extremely high action so it can only be played flat in the lap or standing with a strap. I’ve recently started using flush inlayed fret markers. Regular guitar frets are preference. I hope that’s not too confusing
Wow! Both guitars are beautiful! Sounds sweet too! Nice playing...seems like ya may have done that a time or two before! Looks to me like you might have a business opportunity. Quality hand built resonators aren't cheap! Those are definitely quality instruments!
TheWoodshed I'll be looking forward to the videos. I'm just starting the building phase of guitars and did 2 kits to start with...learned a lot. Think I'm ready to try one from scratch. Hopefully will go good! Take care!
Griff, Russ here, I am seriously thinking of an attempt of a Resonator guitar for myself with a Square neck. I had purchased one of the Cheap round necks from one of the online stores and never to happy with it. You have Gave me hope. haha Let me ask a dumb question, is it necessary to put a truss rod in these square necks. Thanks.
That’s exciting. You gotta go for it! Truss rods are certainly not necessary in square neck since there’s so much wood for support. You may find that if you’re using a softer wood like mahogany you may want to add a reinforcement but no need for an adjustable truss rod.
Hi I'm Budshaphrang from Shillong India. I have a round neck dobro guitar but my son broke it. I want to convert it to a square neck dobro guitar. It would be very great if you could give me some ideas on how to get the job done. Thanks.
Hi my name is tyler Jones I have always wanted to make a resonator guitar square neck and wanted to make a banjo kit as well. What kinds of wood hard woods can I use? I was thinking oak and redwood with tobacco sunbrust art work with some shine on the banjo and resonator and your reaonator sounds great thanks
Tyler Jones hey! Thanks for the comment. To answer you question, oak is not usually the best choice for instruments. I’d look into some hard maple (for resonator or banjo). It’s readily available in the states, looks great and has wonderful tonal qualities. This is just my opinion and I don’t want to discourage creativity. Feel free to ask more questions. I’m not a veteran luthier but I have built 8 instruments so far and I’m learning a lot by trial and error. Thanks bud!
Hello! My name is drew and i too am an aspiring reso builder, i was curious how you attach a neck to the body? Also did you already have most of the tools you needed when you built this guitar for example? It seems like an intimidating process and i really dont know when to start. i do have lots of woodworking experience and am pretty confident i could build one. Any advice helps! Thanks, -Drew
Drew Lee that’s exciting drew! I used a bolt on style neck. Also, I was already a woodworker so I had quite a few tools already but it’s amazing what someone can do with a few hand tools. The best advice is just start building. Watch videos of guitar makers and learn what they use. That’s what I did. Best of luck to you
Wow that sounds and looks great! I'm a hobby woodworker (furniture and stuff) always wanted to try building my own but not sure where to start. Did you read any books? Any recommendations on literature? Thanks and again that is beautiful 👍
CWdobro thank you! That's about what kind of woodworker I am. Honestly, most of the construction can be learned by watching guitar making videos here on TH-cam. I haven't read any luthier books but I have learned from any source I can get my hands (or should I say, eyes) on. The best advice given to me was "build one." You'll learn a lot just by trying. Good luck!
That sounds beautiful! Well done! I was punching numbers, looking into building one myself and it looks to be about $300 for the hardware. Of course, more for the wood. I'm brand new to slide playing, but have years and years of experience with guitar and quite a few with banjo as well, so I've become a bit of a tone snob. However, I'm trying to keep the costs down on the first instrument. I'm curious what you think of this SX model. It almost looks like the cover and the tailpiece could be from the same supplier Stewmac uses. I'm curious about doing the same mod you did with your Regal to this one. Think its' worth it? www.rondomusic.com/rg1fsna.html
tlgrimmy hey! That's interesting...I've never seen an SX reso before now. I read all I could find on it and from what I can see it seems to be a pretty nice guitar! Beefing it up with a good cone would definitely help it. Those type of dobros come with imported stamped cones which have very little resonance. It already has an ebony tipped saddle. I say go for it. It's got to be worth the money.
TheWoodshed Thanks for looking into the SX! Glad to hear it seems to be checking out okay based on what you've found too. I may have to pull the trigger on it... Fun project and hopefully a lot of bang for the buck with the upgrades! Take care and thanks again.
It sounds so warm! Could listen to it all day! Looks absolutely gorgeous too.
Thanks so much.
The song you played was amazing; it brought me to tears. Fantastic work.
Thanks so much. It is definitely a unique instrument.
Did you write that song yourself?
@@gtrboy77 that’s a good question. I just played it one day. I think it’s a rendition of a song Tim scheerhorn was playing on the video I posted from CMT in his shop.
Wow! she really sounds mellow! Great Job! Beautiful too!
I appreciate that!
Sounds beautiful great tone and sustain,thank you for sharing this podcast with us.
Thank you!
WOW, That sound is AWSOME.
Thank you!
Great job, Stephen! I don't know much about resophonic guitars, but I know I like the way you play em. The woodwork looks sharp and It sounds incredible.
Looks professionally built, and it sounds nice too.
+The Woodshed ahhh it's beautiful I was waiting to hear it
Beautiful work Beautiful sound.
Nice job and she sounds gorgeous !! I don’t think I could let her go. Cheers from Akron, Ohio.
Gorgeous
Fantastic warm sound.
Looks beautiful, sounds great, and your playing......👍
Looks top notch all around to me. Nice playing too. Your friend is very lucky.
Thank you! He seems very happy. There's more to come :)
Just excellent!!!
Your dobro has a beautiful tone!
Thank you!
Wonderful sound.
Great sound. I love it.
Love your tone. That's a beautiful guitar. Hope you enjoyed ResoSummit. I went to the first 4 or 5 Rob had. Great experience.
Thank you! I hope to make it back to one. I haven’t been since that year. Truly a great experience.
Well played
Well done.
That sounds beautiful
Great looking guitar and great playing - I will never be able to do either.
Sounds wonderful!
Sounds great looks great
Sounds great, nice job!
Gary Beekmann thank you!
Wow! Great job! Glad I came across you, better late than never, I guess....
Thank you! A lot has changed since then but I still enjoy making them. I have made 75 now.
beautiful
That is a really nice sounding resophonic! I agree, mahogany is a great wood for those guitars. The wood on this one looked a little like sapele, with that really striped grain. As a bottleneck player, I have owned numerous resophonics, but I always return to a standard flat-top with mahogany back & sides. Even all mahogany guitars make great slide guitars. So maybe I need to make a mahogany resophonic! By the way, last but not least, loved your playing!
Eric Madis thank you!
Sounds just as good as my Beard vintage r.
Great job! Wondering what would a reso sound like without a soundwell . . . .
How did you get the chatoyant to pop like that? It looks really nice
Thank you! I didn’t do anything at all besides apply oil. The chatoyant is a result of the open grain caused by the curl/figure of the wood. The open grain absorbs more oil resulting in a darker color. Pretty amazing wood.
have you though about building a pedal dobro, I herd Zane King play a 3 pedal dobro, the song is Amazing Grace and you win again, it is maybe the most beautiful sound I ever herd, I hope I can find some plans to help me along, but if not I will try to build one on my own, just got to have one
Nice sound!
Do you sometimes change the nut to a lower one to play like a regular guitar? Otherwise what are frets on the fretboard for? sounds great and your playing is great. Do you need such a massive neck for sustain?
Thank you. The frets are for position only. The neck is square to give rigidity for the extremely high action so it can only be played flat in the lap or standing with a strap. I’ve recently started using flush inlayed fret markers. Regular guitar frets are preference. I hope that’s not too confusing
Love.
Wow! Both guitars are beautiful! Sounds sweet too! Nice playing...seems like ya may have done that a time or two before! Looks to me like you might have a business opportunity. Quality hand built resonators aren't cheap! Those are definitely quality instruments!
74dart man thanks so much!!! I have currently made five since this video. I really enjoy it! I’ll post more some time
TheWoodshed I'll be looking forward to the videos. I'm just starting the building phase of guitars and did 2 kits to start with...learned a lot. Think I'm ready to try one from scratch. Hopefully will go good! Take care!
Griff, Russ here, I am seriously thinking of an attempt of a Resonator guitar for myself with a Square neck. I had purchased one of the Cheap round necks from one of the online stores and never to happy with it. You have Gave me hope. haha Let me ask a dumb question, is it necessary to put a truss rod in these square necks. Thanks.
That’s exciting. You gotta go for it! Truss rods are certainly not necessary in square neck since there’s so much wood for support. You may find that if you’re using a softer wood like mahogany you may want to add a reinforcement but no need for an adjustable truss rod.
@@griffisguitars2921 Thank you Griff. Yes. I do have a good bit of Mahogany. Several of my friends are Boat builders and the Mahogany is plentiful. .
Beautiful top. Good video. Thank you.
John Mitchell thank you!
Very cool one, I love that wood and it sounds amazing. I was wondering if the height of the strings does something with the volume of the guitar.
Hi I'm Budshaphrang from Shillong India. I have a round neck dobro guitar but my son broke it. I want to convert it to a square neck dobro guitar. It would be very great if you could give me some ideas on how to get the job done. Thanks.
Hi my name is tyler Jones I have always wanted to make a resonator guitar square neck and wanted to make a banjo kit as well. What kinds of wood hard woods can I use? I was thinking oak and redwood with tobacco sunbrust art work with some shine on the banjo and resonator and your reaonator sounds great thanks
Tyler Jones hey! Thanks for the comment. To answer you question, oak is not usually the best choice for instruments. I’d look into some hard maple (for resonator or banjo). It’s readily available in the states, looks great and has wonderful tonal qualities. This is just my opinion and I don’t want to discourage creativity. Feel free to ask more questions. I’m not a veteran luthier but I have built 8 instruments so far and I’m learning a lot by trial and error. Thanks bud!
Hello! My name is drew and i too am an aspiring reso builder, i was curious how you attach a neck to the body? Also did you already have most of the tools you needed when you built this guitar for example? It seems like an intimidating process and i really dont know when to start. i do have lots of woodworking experience and am pretty confident i could build one. Any advice helps! Thanks, -Drew
Drew Lee that’s exciting drew! I used a bolt on style neck. Also, I was already a woodworker so I had quite a few tools already but it’s amazing what someone can do with a few hand tools. The best advice is just start building. Watch videos of guitar makers and learn what they use. That’s what I did. Best of luck to you
I have one that needs the top taken off and some work done. If you think you'd be up to it, let me know
Did you use a commercially available mould or build your own for a particular shape?
I build my own mold. I took measurements from other Dobros and made a template of one side and went from there.
Wow that sounds and looks great! I'm a hobby woodworker (furniture and stuff) always wanted to try building my own but not sure where to start. Did you read any books? Any recommendations on literature? Thanks and again that is beautiful 👍
CWdobro thank you! That's about what kind of woodworker I am. Honestly, most of the construction can be learned by watching guitar making videos here on TH-cam. I haven't read any luthier books but I have learned from any source I can get my hands (or should I say, eyes) on. The best advice given to me was "build one." You'll learn a lot just by trying. Good luck!
What strings are on it?
R B those were dadario EJ42s
Griffis Guitars Thanks. It looks and sounds great. You play it well too. I wish I had the skills to create something that nice.
song name @5:49?
Paul Berube it’s actually just an original song I’ve always played. I came up with it when I first started playing.
@@griffisguitars2921 incredible. You should record a video for that song! My girlfriend looked over wondering why I had tears in my eyes lol
Paul Berube oh wow! Thanks a lot. I appreciate that. I’ll work on that!
what cone did you use?
Remo Leonzi it’s the Beard Legend cone.
That sounds beautiful! Well done! I was punching numbers, looking into building one myself and it looks to be about $300 for the hardware. Of course, more for the wood. I'm brand new to slide playing, but have years and years of experience with guitar and quite a few with banjo as well, so I've become a bit of a tone snob. However, I'm trying to keep the costs down on the first instrument. I'm curious what you think of this SX model. It almost looks like the cover and the tailpiece could be from the same supplier Stewmac uses. I'm curious about doing the same mod you did with your Regal to this one. Think its' worth it? www.rondomusic.com/rg1fsna.html
tlgrimmy hey! That's interesting...I've never seen an SX reso before now. I read all I could find on it and from what I can see it seems to be a pretty nice guitar! Beefing it up with a good cone would definitely help it. Those type of dobros come with imported stamped cones which have very little resonance. It already has an ebony tipped saddle. I say go for it. It's got to be worth the money.
TheWoodshed Thanks for looking into the SX! Glad to hear it seems to be checking out okay based on what you've found too. I may have to pull the trigger on it... Fun project and hopefully a lot of bang for the buck with the upgrades! Take care and thanks again.
Beautiful