3 of my 4 current resonators are Royalls, my favorite resonator brand. 2 are metal, one wood, all biscuit. Great sound and playability from each, all works of art visually. Each has its own voice, I find material (wood or bell brass) and size make the biggest difference in tone, not the type of resonator. Their metal parlor size in open D tuning is truly unique for dark delta slide blues. Very loud not amped up, and plugged in mind blowing! All came with a perfect setup, which they do before shipping to your playing style. Highly recommend.
Great comparison, thank you! I'm a guitar noob and doing some initial research but really appreciated your choosing three mahogany bodies to focus on the tone variance.
Wonderful video showing the subtle differences in each. Great recording sir, thank you. Not familiar with the brand but saw a tri cone at a decent price and might be jumping on it 🤔
In my opinion the tricone is the most balanced, it sounds the most like a normal guitar, with lots of sustain, the spider one for me has the most high frequencys, low sustain and a very direct sound with few reverb, finally, the biscuit one is my favorite, it has a somewhat dark sound, but it has a beautiful sustain and a beautiful natural reverb, that comes from the back vibrating.
Are there any comparisons of these where they just play them like normal guitars? I know they are really popular with blues and slide players but I just want to hear them played with a pick for example. When people demo electric guitars, they don't just play rock right?
If you put them in standard tuning, and play them like a normal guitar, they sound very much like… a normal guitar! I own several “normal” guitars, and didn’t need another. I bought a resonator strictly to learn to play slide blues.
@@jed1166 no, I mean like everyone who reviews these plays blues on them, but nothing else. Idk what about a nice fingerpicking song or even rock or smthn?
Hey bub! Here ya go! A standard tuned Gretsch Honey Dipper, played finger style: th-cam.com/video/m0DgJU3nusU/w-d-xo.html. To my ears, sounds like a normal guitar. Although you CAN play any style, on any guitar, certain body styles and materials lend themselves to certain genres, and that is the fun of it! Examples: a dreadnought is made for bluegrass, but not so good for finger style, because the mids are not there. A OO sized body is great for finger style, but not usable for bluegrass, because the bass is not there. Most guitars have a “thing” that they do best, and a resonator is no exception…these these things are blues machines! My collection was built around one great stage guitar, and filled in with specialty guitars. I play a rock / folk cover show, and my main stage guitar is a RainSong jumbo, with a Stagepro Anthem pickup. To this, I added specialty guitars…a 12 string, an 8 string Baritone and a resonator. Yes, the 12 is tuned / played with a pick, like a normal guitar, but it pushes me to learn new songs. The Baritone makes me change my progressions, and is great when playing rhythm together with a standard tuned guitar. The resonator is pushing me to learn to play slide, (hopefully I can get good enough to play it on stage). After 50+ years of playing normal 6 strings, I was stagnating and bored with music. I needed to learn some new things! That is why I bought, and will only buy specialty guitars in the future. These specialty guitars really keep us from keep playing the same songs, in the same way, for the 1,000th time,(at my age, maybe the 3,000th time!)…LOL! I hope you buy a resonator, but not to play the exact same things you are playing now. I got stuck in a deep rut, and these specialty guitars are what pulled me out if it! Keep Stumming, keep picking, keep the music going!
IT sounds like these guitars are running through some type of effects and not the natural sound of the instrument . Though they do sound better then a lot of the Asian copies of Nationals .
Probably compression and EQ. The mic, preamp, A/D interface, and effects chain (if any) should always be divulged in the interest of honesty and honestly best showcasing the instrument. Anyone here have experience with these guitars and Gretsch? I like the bobtail, but it buzzes on the E string in the store ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Roundneck spider cone is def for me
For direct comparison Tricone 2:09 Spider 4:03 Biscuit 6:38
3 of my 4 current resonators are Royalls, my favorite resonator brand. 2 are metal, one wood, all biscuit. Great sound and playability from each, all works of art visually. Each has its own voice, I find material (wood or bell brass) and size make the biggest difference in tone, not the type of resonator. Their metal parlor size in open D tuning is truly unique for dark delta slide blues. Very loud not amped up, and plugged in mind blowing! All came with a perfect setup, which they do before shipping to your playing style. Highly recommend.
Love the biscuit, sounds so southern USA.👍🏻
thank you for the video. Even the samples are the work of art.
thanks for this comparison, it's really helpfull in choosing a resonator guitar :)
Great comparison, thank you! I'm a guitar noob and doing some initial research but really appreciated your choosing three mahogany bodies to focus on the tone variance.
Wonderful video showing the subtle differences in each. Great recording sir, thank you. Not familiar with the brand but saw a tri cone at a decent price and might be jumping on it 🤔
Beautiful music I greatly appreciate and admire your playing
Great sounding guitars and wonderful playing.
Thanks😎👍
🔵 super great review & resonators❕👍🐊 🐸🍀
In my opinion the tricone is the most balanced, it sounds the most like a normal guitar, with lots of sustain, the spider one for me has the most high frequencys, low sustain and a very direct sound with few reverb, finally, the biscuit one is my favorite, it has a somewhat dark sound, but it has a beautiful sustain and a beautiful natural reverb, that comes from the back vibrating.
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The recording volume of the biscuit is higher than the other two
Are there any comparisons of these where they just play them like normal guitars? I know they are really popular with blues and slide players but I just want to hear them played with a pick for example. When people demo electric guitars, they don't just play rock right?
If you put them in standard tuning, and play them like a normal guitar, they sound very much like… a normal guitar! I own several “normal” guitars, and didn’t need another. I bought a resonator strictly to learn to play slide blues.
@@jed1166 no, I mean like everyone who reviews these plays blues on them, but nothing else. Idk what about a nice fingerpicking song or even rock or smthn?
Hey bub! Here ya go! A standard tuned Gretsch Honey Dipper, played finger style: th-cam.com/video/m0DgJU3nusU/w-d-xo.html. To my ears, sounds like a normal guitar.
Although you CAN play any style, on any guitar, certain body styles and materials lend themselves to certain genres, and that is the fun of it! Examples: a dreadnought is made for bluegrass, but not so good for finger style, because the mids are not there. A OO sized body is great for finger style, but not usable for bluegrass, because the bass is not there. Most guitars have a “thing” that they do best, and a resonator is no exception…these these things are blues machines!
My collection was built around one great stage guitar, and filled in with specialty guitars. I play a rock / folk cover show, and my main stage guitar is a RainSong jumbo, with a Stagepro Anthem pickup. To this, I added specialty guitars…a 12 string, an 8 string Baritone and a resonator. Yes, the 12 is tuned / played with a pick, like a normal guitar, but it pushes me to learn new songs. The Baritone makes me change my progressions, and is great when playing rhythm together with a standard tuned guitar. The resonator is pushing me to learn to play slide, (hopefully I can get good enough to play it on stage). After 50+ years of playing normal 6 strings, I was stagnating and bored with music. I needed to learn some new things! That is why I bought, and will only buy specialty guitars in the future.
These specialty guitars really keep us from keep playing the same songs, in the same way, for the 1,000th time,(at my age, maybe the 3,000th time!)…LOL! I hope you buy a resonator, but not to play the exact same things you are playing now. I got stuck in a deep rut, and these specialty guitars are what pulled me out if it! Keep Stumming, keep picking, keep the music going!
Nice video What resonator guitar has the most big sound? Thanks
Most big?? Probably the tri-cone followed by the spidercone.
IT sounds like these guitars are running through some type of effects and not the natural sound of the instrument . Though they do sound better then a lot of the Asian copies of Nationals .
Probably compression and EQ. The mic, preamp, A/D interface, and effects chain (if any) should always be divulged in the interest of honesty and honestly best showcasing the instrument. Anyone here have experience with these guitars and Gretsch? I like the bobtail, but it buzzes on the E string in the store ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Roundneck spider cone is def for me
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This is what happens when an intelligent person who doesn't talk too much makes a guitar comparison.