![]() ![]() It was what I heard in my head but I could barely play guitar. I was working at the Podium, a guitar shop in Minneapolis, and this sound came from the back one day. Her biggest influences on resonator are Chris Whitley, Gabriela Sweet, Charlie Parr, Andy Dee, Pat Donahue, and Ellen McIlwaine’s version of “Down So Low,” though she also counts Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, and Derrick Trucks as big influences on her slide playing. ![]() Maher, who fronts Molly Maher and her Disbelievers, is a fixture on the Twin Cities music scene, where she plays original Americana music, often on all kinds of guitars, including her 1938 Dobro/Regal “Alahambra” Model 14 with D’Armond pickup. AG asked ten up-and-coming resonator players why they are drawn to these fascinating guitars and what aspiring reso players should do if they want to learn. Yet new generations of guitarists continue to be drawn to these dirty-sounding instruments. With great progress made in amplification, resos are no longer necessary for making acoustic guitars louder. The May issue includes a lesson on playing slide guitar, a special section on resonators, reviews of two new 12-string Taylors, and stories on Peter Frampton, Duke Robillard, and M. But in reality, cones and bridges often are mixed and matched on individual resonator guitars.įor more of AG’s newest stories, lessons, and gear reviews, pick up a copy today. ![]() National-style resos come in tri-cone (three small metal cones with a T-shaped bridge) or single-cone biscuit (one big cone), and Dobro-style resos come in a single inverted-cone outfitted with a spider bridge. Resonators are either square-neck and played on the lap, or round-neck for playing more conventionally. Originally designed in the late 1920s to pump up the volume on acoustic guitars, resonators today are used to dirty up the blues, make a country slide-note moan, give some meatiness to a folk song, or add a little sizzle-and-fry to rock. They look like a vintage sci-fi creation, and in the hands of a Son House, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Tampa Red, Taj Mahal, Bruce Cockburn, Keith Richards, or Duane Allman, resonators explode with the fuzzy crackle of a space rocket. Resonators may be the coolest instruments ever made: shiny metal acoustic guitars that look as loud as they sound, or wooden bodies with massive metal cones in the middle. Hey, fellow guitarist! is here to support you with fantastic articles (like this one.) If you like what we do, please give $1 (or whatever you can afford) in support of our work.įrom the May 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. ![]()
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