As I'm soaking my hand in hot water I catch Justin Jonson. Crushed my to left hand 8 yrs ago. Never really stopped playing. You opened my head about finger style and Rez guitars. Been playing with my 2 small fingers. The guitar and the music will be never change so my fingers have to find way. Thanks for the video. Hope to see you again
Thank you for demystifying the resonator. I love the sound, however, I did not understand how it happened. The smokey sounds, long sustains, punchy sounds, and short sustains, to name a few things I noticed. Now I love the sound even more. Thanks again for the instruction!!
Sir you truly are a master I love everything that you do thanks for some beautiful music I'm saving to get the three strings shovel I love what you do with that thing
A perfect introduction to the different types of the resonator. The metal body ones, especially the one you played last (cutaway), have this self build vibe, like Joe the local mechanic build it from the scrap metal in his car repair shop after hours, so he can jam with his pals in the weekend.
I'm still new to playing the guitar but I honestly had no idea I was missing this guitar in my life until I bought one. So much fun in one place this guitar!
Thanks for this one Justin. Having finally decided to buy a resonator - long overdue - this video has really helped with guiding me to the right type for my playing. Thanks again. 👍
Around 2000, I went looking for the sound of America. It turned out to be a National Resolectric. I`m sure you know what a fire breathing beast it is. Keep safe brother.
This man just talked me out of a wooden body resonator. Thanks for that. Now I've got to put down the idea of a cheap resonator and save up for a brass & nickel single cone biscuit, but it saved me the trouble of buying the wrong one the first time.
Thanks heaps for this video, Justin. I've developed a real fascination with resonators, but didn't really know anything about their design (or even that there were different types). This vid has taught me a lot, thank you so much. Cheers from Oz. 👍🇦🇺
Excellent demonstration of the differences. i never knew the bicuit style projected through the sound holes, while the spider type projected off the cone. I always thought the f-hole were there for "traditional styling" I must admit, i have always loved the "swamp angel" sound of a tricone, but the spider cone on wood is a close second to my ears.
Hello from the UK. A video just what the beginner needs, nice one Justin. I tried many types when I first got into resonators. I would urge beginners to try them all. I have a Michael Messer Blues 12, with a steel body, single cone & biscuit bridge. I prefer the tone of steel over brass.
I've got a no-name single cutaway acoustic I converted into a caveman biscuit resonator, it has an integrated pickup on the cover plate. The pickup sounds good but pretty much all the reso twang gets lost in serious amplification. I'm adding a nice piezo, sounds good through a fishman preamp, now I'm going to replace the cover plate pickup output jack with a stereo jack, have the magnetic and piezo outs going to separate signal chains on the pedal board, mix into mono for playing 'away' and run it to two amps when 'home' or when I can determine the amp setup.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings, not talented enough to pluck myself but your plucking an picking was more than one could hope for at 630 on the other side of this gem 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤟🏼🤙🏼🖖🏼🇳🇿
I love when u play the resonator. Personally i never really got into it to play or get skme, but maybe in the future. Interesting video, and learned a lot. Great content as always.
Thank you so much for this guide. This is so timely for me. I'm pretty sure I want a tricone with a cutaway and polished nickel or chrome but: steel or brass, piezo, lipstick or humbucker pickups? I can't afford a National or Mule so Republic, Royall or Leewald?
Very well said, personally I have a round neck brass Recording King Tri-cone, and 'lurve' it to bits (but I am a Luthier to trade, so whilst not my classical violin making training; I have an understanding... Which can be difficult to explain to the uninitiated 😜)
Great video! I got an Aiersi. biscuit cone. Beautiful Hawaiian design.. Chinese yes, but only cost me 495$ CAD in 2017...quite the beast lol. Same guitar is now $995...I'm glad I got it. All metal. No it's not National Steel quality, but neither is the price.. it does have that tin can sound. Perfect for certain that type of blues tunes...it would sound even better if I could play like this, ha ha
This is the type of guitar whose sound I always thought was some sort of effects panel! A *lot* of the soundtrack from the original Trigun uses this instrument, and I've rarely ever heard it anywhere else. The closest I've heard was some bluegrass and funk that had it, but, of course, instrument information back at the time Trigun came out was sparse on the internet, and eventually I entirely forgot to try looking into it again, even when watching the anime several times since then.
I think Justin should make this month ago before i buy my acoustic guitar lol 😂 now i am looking this video just cuz i love the slide guitar and tone of reginator guitar magificent Fun fact is i am trying to learn slide guitar and it truly fun i guess Maybe justin should make a video about slide 😅
Wow that spider resonator is wild! Never thought they were a bluegrass thing, I now live in Owensboro, KY home of Bluegrass, might go ask around I just never see them maybe they don't really go with dulcimers & mandolins
Single cone? Sounds great over the mic through the speaker. You're my favourite modern blues player. You're fucking awesome. My resonator isn't louder that my acoustic but it has a cool sound.
Great video Justin! I have the Dean single cutaway biscuit resonator. Very affordable and awesome guitar. Highly recommended for any first time buyer. It has a single lipstick pickup as well. The pickup isnt the best but could be upgraded. After seeing this. I now know i need a spider. Thats the sound im looking for
love the sound of a resonator when in the hands of someone who can play. I have tried several and just never sounds good. I suspect it is like a violin that it takes years of practice to make it sound good.
You contribution to the community rocks. Do all these guitars hold their tune as well as each other? I would think the once with thick wood are more resilient to temperature variation. Maybe it is a compromise made with respect to the sound expression. The second last one had a very steady and stable tone to me.
I miss playing guitar and dobro. Unfortunately, my rheumatoid arthritis prohibits my playing melodies on stringed instruments any longer than a few minutes. I'm lucky to be able to suffer through a single piece. I always enjoyed my time as a busker when I was younger. You meet some of the best... and the worst, unfortunately, of society.
I have a Delta-6 which sounds great but, unfortunately hangs on the wall too much (it is pretty to look at though), until I listen to you. Then I have to take it down and give its P-90 a workout.
Who is the manufacturer? I thought it said Fender on the headstock, but they don't show all these models on their website. I'd love to see a similar video on electric resonators, like National & Little Crow if you are so inclined.
Love your playing! Couple questions what's your favorite tuning to play in? What do you recommend for steel brass or copper? What type of cone do you prefer?
Thank you for you informative video🙂 I have been wondering for sometime as a beginner what type of pedal should a beginner staart up with. Would you be willing to do a short vieo on the subject.🙏
That's a great video idea. I'd say the most important effects to learn right off the bat are reverb, overdirve/distortion, and echo. A lot of times overdrive and reverb will be built into the amp, and if so, then I would suggest getting and echo pedal to round out your tonal options.
Thanks, Justin, for explaining the differences between the various types of resonator guitar. I particularly found the sound comparison eye-opening! Do you mind my asking what tuning you are using?
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As I'm soaking my hand in hot water I catch Justin Jonson. Crushed my to left hand 8 yrs ago. Never really stopped playing. You opened my head about finger style and Rez guitars. Been playing with my 2 small fingers. The guitar and the music will be never change so my fingers have to find way. Thanks for the video. Hope to see you again
🙂Django Reinhardt also played with his 2 fingers … 👍
I don't know how to play a guitar. But enjoy listening to you play
just so good. he gets it. as soon as he starts playing, it just sets your mind into a very good place.
You could though… it’s fun!
Thank you for demystifying the resonator. I love the sound, however, I did not understand how it happened. The smokey sounds, long sustains, punchy sounds, and short sustains, to name a few things I noticed. Now I love the sound even more. Thanks again for the instruction!!
Sir you truly are a master I love everything that you do thanks for some beautiful music I'm saving to get the three strings shovel I love what you do with that thing
This is a really good presentation on resonator guitars. It is much appreciated, thank you. 👍👍👍
Oh my word JJ, what a comprehensive guide. I started watching without any knowledge to feeling confident about going out and buying one.
A perfect introduction to the different types of the resonator. The metal body ones, especially the one you played last (cutaway), have this self build vibe, like Joe the local mechanic build it from the scrap metal in his car repair shop after hours, so he can jam with his pals in the weekend.
I'm still new to playing the guitar but I honestly had no idea I was missing this guitar in my life until I bought one. So much fun in one place this guitar!
Easy To Understand When Justin Says and Shows it,Amazing as Always,!!
Man, I never get tired of hearing the resonater sound ❤
Hello from France. It 's always great with Justin Johnson 👍
On est au moins deux!🎉
Non trois 😁
Vraiment excellent 👍😎🤠
I could listen to that part and kind of playing @17:40 all day long. Has the blues but is dark/mellow but with the pickup sustain sounds so good.
Hello from Türkiye , Justin ı am addicted to your music and so happy to know you
you are amazing man ❤
The tricone totally works for me. Thanks for this excellent explanation!
That brass resonator sounds awesome !! You rock ! Love your music ! 🎉🎉✌️🥃🥃
I own a few resonator guitars and proud to say i can even play them now...because of you Justin 😂
Great video
I’be been a metal worker for many years . I’m halfway thru building a resonator . Not a throw together. This is taking me some time .
Just bought a gretch bobtail, love it so far!
Thanks for helping me understand the Royal single-cone I bought years ago! I like the sound, but had no idea of how it worked.
You are my drug of choice, Justin. Every note soothes my soul.
Thanks for this one Justin. Having finally decided to buy a resonator - long overdue - this video has really helped with guiding me to the right type for my playing. Thanks again. 👍
4 the 1st time on my life (58) u cleared it up! Thank you so much!
I like the video, but I can't subscribe enough to express my gratitude to Justin for these gems of videos
Around 2000, I went looking for the sound of America. It turned out to be a National Resolectric. I`m sure you know what a fire breathing beast it is. Keep safe brother.
I love this guy's playing. I love this guy's lessons. I love this guy! 🤠
This was amazing - so much info delivered very clearly. Fantastic demo at the end, too... :)
This man just talked me out of a wooden body resonator. Thanks for that. Now I've got to put down the idea of a cheap resonator and save up for a brass & nickel single cone biscuit, but it saved me the trouble of buying the wrong one the first time.
Never bad to buy a new guitar though….
Достаточно часто слушаю Вашу гитарную игру в последнее время,Джастин. Просто она хорошо влияет на моё личное сердце. Спасибо,Джастин.
Omg I’ve never known what a resonator was fully or how it worked!! Only recognized it through tone!! That’s so dope!!! I’m totally getting one!!!
Thanks heaps for this video, Justin. I've developed a real fascination with resonators, but didn't really know anything about their design (or even that there were different types). This vid has taught me a lot, thank you so much. Cheers from Oz. 👍🇦🇺
Excellent demonstration of the differences.
i never knew the bicuit style projected through the sound holes, while the spider type projected off the cone. I always thought the f-hole were there for "traditional styling"
I must admit, i have always loved the "swamp angel" sound of a tricone, but the spider cone on wood is a close second to my ears.
Hello from the UK. A video just what the beginner needs, nice one Justin. I tried many types when I first got into resonators. I would urge beginners to try them all. I have a Michael Messer Blues 12, with a steel body, single cone & biscuit bridge. I prefer the tone of steel over brass.
I've got a no-name single cutaway acoustic I converted into a caveman biscuit resonator, it has an integrated pickup on the cover plate. The pickup sounds good but pretty much all the reso twang gets lost in serious amplification.
I'm adding a nice piezo, sounds good through a fishman preamp, now I'm going to replace the cover plate pickup output jack with a stereo jack, have the magnetic and piezo outs going to separate signal chains on the pedal board, mix into mono for playing 'away' and run it to two amps when 'home' or when I can determine the amp setup.
I have had no idea what's inside a resonator guitar... and now I want one!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings, not talented enough to pluck myself but your plucking an picking was more than one could hope for at 630 on the other side of this gem 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤟🏼🤙🏼🖖🏼🇳🇿
I can listen to you play all day long!
I love when u play the resonator. Personally i never really got into it to play or get skme, but maybe in the future. Interesting video, and learned a lot. Great content as always.
Oh I did not know about square necks - good to know thanks!
That was a great explanation of these guitars
I've been looking at a Delta 6 Baritone w/ a resonator it is the spider type. Thanks for posting, this video was very informative.
Hello from Brasil
Thanks for posting interesting new content ! 🙏
To me, the slide is the blues. That ringing sound is unmistakable. Just beautiful! What brand do you prefer, if you have one please.
I have a Donmo tricone... Best reso I ever tried. 😊
This video really resonates with me with me 😊
beautiful resonators! thanks for all the info. my fav is still the mule mavis though.
I hope some day you will play death has no Mercy from Gary Davids on the 12 string ❤
Just perfect describtion
biscuit full metal is my kind, i wish i got one, i like fat tone, blues. Thanks for all your videos bro.
You’re so good, so smooth. Pleasure to watch your finger those strings
Thank you so much for this guide. This is so timely for me. I'm pretty sure I want a tricone with a cutaway and polished nickel or chrome but: steel or brass, piezo, lipstick or humbucker pickups? I can't afford a National or Mule so Republic, Royall or Leewald?
Very well said, personally I have a round neck brass Recording King Tri-cone, and 'lurve' it to bits (but I am a Luthier to trade, so whilst not my classical violin making training; I have an understanding... Which can be difficult to explain to the uninitiated 😜)
Great video!
I got an Aiersi. biscuit cone. Beautiful Hawaiian design.. Chinese yes, but only cost me 495$ CAD in 2017...quite the beast lol.
Same guitar is now $995...I'm glad I got it. All metal. No it's not National Steel quality, but neither is the price.. it does have that tin can sound. Perfect for certain that type of blues tunes...it would sound even better if I could play like this, ha ha
Love you Justin and your music. 🎶
Excellent video as always, loads of support
Rodge David Kidderminster UK 🇬🇧 xx
Great video! Thank you for all the info.
This is the type of guitar whose sound I always thought was some sort of effects panel! A *lot* of the soundtrack from the original Trigun uses this instrument, and I've rarely ever heard it anywhere else. The closest I've heard was some bluegrass and funk that had it, but, of course, instrument information back at the time Trigun came out was sparse on the internet, and eventually I entirely forgot to try looking into it again, even when watching the anime several times since then.
Good show justin always entertaining
I think Justin should make this month ago before i buy my acoustic guitar lol 😂 now i am looking this video just cuz i love the slide guitar and tone of reginator guitar magificent
Fun fact is i am trying to learn slide guitar and it truly fun i guess
Maybe justin should make a video about slide 😅
Wow that spider resonator is wild! Never thought they were a bluegrass thing, I now live in Owensboro, KY home of Bluegrass, might go ask around I just never see them maybe they don't really go with dulcimers & mandolins
Great info, thank a lot. Nice playing as well.
Single cone? Sounds great over the mic through the speaker. You're my favourite modern blues player. You're fucking awesome. My resonator isn't louder that my acoustic but it has a cool sound.
I have the Epiphone Houndog which is a good one to start with.
Love it when you explain things
Great video Justin! I have the Dean single cutaway biscuit resonator. Very affordable and awesome guitar. Highly recommended for any first time buyer. It has a single lipstick pickup as well. The pickup isnt the best but could be upgraded.
After seeing this. I now know i need a spider. Thats the sound im looking for
they all sound different, but they all sound fuc...ng good!!! Thanks, Mister! Greetings from France
You make it sound so cool. Thanx JJ.
Very Cool. Now I know something about resonator guitars. Thanks brother
I can't choose. Because they all sound great, when Justin plays em. 😂
Thanks Justin! ✌️
This is awesome! Thank you Justin💯
If I'm not mistaken , I guess I 've seen a video of wes Montgomery playing , it was fantastic 🎸
Great video Justin. Are you planning one on how you mix your tones/use your effects in the near future?
Justin you can make any guitar sound good even with no strings 👍
Gretsch Honey Dipper is a great way to get started.
I liked the very last one best, but they all sound good 👍
Great as always dude😊
love the sound of a resonator when in the hands of someone who can play. I have tried several and just never sounds good. I suspect it is like a violin that it takes years of practice to make it sound good.
Thank You Mr. Johnson 🙏👍
You contribution to the community rocks. Do all these guitars hold their tune as well as each other? I would think the once with thick wood are more resilient to temperature variation. Maybe it is a compromise made with respect to the sound expression. The second last one had a very steady and stable tone to me.
Thank you for explaining it. EDGun got me listening to it
Very interesting, didn't know that the difference is so big
Salut de France 🇨🇵
La classe suprême 😎🤠
Resonator guitars are my favorite I have 4 I’m missing a tri cone
You are the master brother.
Great video! Love the blues!
It sounds great I really like that guitar sound 🎸🤠🐰
Thank you. I just subscribed.
that little smirk when talking about making sure its round neck or a square neck lets me know you have a story about that lol.
Great video! Took me by surprise when I learned you string them up with electric strings. What gauge? I've got a brass tricone that I love.
I have a resonator mandolin that was given to me. I bought a lesson book to learn. It needs to be restrung.
I miss playing guitar and dobro. Unfortunately, my rheumatoid arthritis prohibits my playing melodies on stringed instruments any longer than a few minutes. I'm lucky to be able to suffer through a single piece.
I always enjoyed my time as a busker when I was younger. You meet some of the best... and the worst, unfortunately, of society.
❤❤
I have a Delta-6 which sounds great but, unfortunately hangs on the wall too much (it is pretty to look at though), until I listen to you. Then I have to take it down and give its P-90 a workout.
Who is the manufacturer? I thought it said Fender on the headstock, but they don't show all these models on their website. I'd love to see a similar video on electric resonators, like National & Little Crow if you are so inclined.
Love your playing! Couple questions what's your favorite tuning to play in? What do you recommend for steel brass or copper? What type of cone do you prefer?
Thank you for you informative video🙂
I have been wondering for sometime as a beginner what type of pedal should a beginner staart up with. Would you be willing to do a short vieo on the subject.🙏
That's a great video idea. I'd say the most important effects to learn right off the bat are reverb, overdirve/distortion, and echo. A lot of times overdrive and reverb will be built into the amp, and if so, then I would suggest getting and echo pedal to round out your tonal options.
Thx for the video, I prefer the woody tone. Just one question, you are on open tunning, right? 😉
Very nice!
Thanks, Justin, for explaining the differences between the various types of resonator guitar. I particularly found the sound comparison eye-opening! Do you mind my asking what tuning you are using?
I’m using Open E for the sound comparisons E-B-E-G#-B-E