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resonated v not resonated

Posted by Mitchell Montgomery on June 19, 2012 at 5:21am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I am collecting bits for a resonator build I have not actually heard one live and im wondering how they sound compared to a regular CBG. I have listened to youtube clips but its hard to say from them. I though some of you should be in a good position to verbalize the difference between the two.

Mitchell

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  • Ron "Oily" Sprague June 19, 2012 at 10:59am
    Louder, more twang, but mellower when played with slide. To my subjective ears;-). Easiest way, besides watching and listening to Keni Lee's vids, is to compare a standard acoustic guitar and a resonator built by the same manufacturer. Same holds true for CBG builds, all other things being equal. Which they never are.
  • Keni Lee Burgess June 19, 2012 at 6:09am

    Built correctly with attention to creating a full rich tone, a standard type CBG can sound great. Like designing anything, there is knowledge gained through experience. Getting the soundboard to ring correctly and all the notes to play in pitch are the essentials.  

  • Keni Lee Burgess June 19, 2012 at 6:05am

    Resonator will certainly give you more volume acoustically and that iconic bottleneck tone. Although, they are more expensive and difficult to build. Setting up the string action (height) in relation to the correct downward pressure to drive the cone correctly can be very challenging. Too loose they rattle...to tight locks up the cone.  

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