The Resophonic Guitar Club

[deltaslim]

O, dito naman yung mga mahilig sa resonator gtrs.  Yupangks doesn't carry them so...

I was all over this Johnson Triolian once I spotted it at a store last Sat.  After trying it for a few minutes, I was hooked and had to take it home!  It's warmer sounding than a metal body resonator (hello?!) so pwede sya pang fingerstyle/ragtime but also a different, smoother tone for slide too.   Less banjoish compared to the metal resonator. Kewl!




So may bago nang kapatid itong "owner-type" Style O ko.


My other Johnson acoustic is now unemployed and for sale.

So what resophonic guitar do you have, like, or have tried or heard?

[nathanmanansala]

the owner type club

[glassjaw_jc]

where did you buy that?

[pallas]

ur on your own on this one delta...as in iilan lang meron nyan dito sa forums cool reso though  

[deltaslim]

where did you buy that?

Singapore... at the store across Swee Lee Music. Mura dun, di gaya sa Swee Lee.

[glassjaw_jc]

argh, kala ko naman meron nyan dito.  

err, so you're out of the country pala hehe

[Bart]

Kaso wala to sa akin. Isa na lang s'yang alaala.

[glassjaw_jc]

panis ka dun delta, araw-araw pinapa-buff yan

[deltaslim]

panis ka dun delta, araw-araw pinapa-buff yan

oo nga no. pero laos pa rin yan. balak ko ipa-aircon ang loob ng owner-type reso ko.

[glassjaw_jc]

pede ba yan sa pa-strum strum lang? just like your regular kanto guitar playing technique

[deltaslim]

pede ba yan sa pa-strum strum lang? just like your regular kanto guitar playing technique

if you're referring to the Triolian i just got, pwede sya. that's how i played and tested it at the store, and it's set-up and action is really like a regular acoustic altho at the back of my head i already knew i can play slide with it.  pero it's a different sound from a regular acoustic tho. mas punchy and middy vs scooped.  not as much sustain also but you get awesome volume especially at a distance.  so it's easier and better to just external mic this instead of using on-board piezo pu gtrs (which most gtrsts don't like but have to live with).

[deltaslim]

Kaso wala to sa akin. Isa na lang s'yang alaala.

pareng BP, ano ba pinanglilinis mo dyan? ako kasi all-purpose metal cleaner lang e.

parang nakakapanghinayang (nakakatamad?) naman gamitin pag ganyan kalinis

well, actually, ok lang sa akin kung mag oxidize yung finish ng konti. mas vintage ang look, parang orig 30s National.

[Bart]

Spit and elbow grease.
Ewan ko, bro. Ganyan na yan nung nabili ko, pranelang basahan lang naman ang pinanlinis ko.

[deltaslim]

Spit and elbow grease.
Ewan ko, bro. Ganyan na yan nung nabili ko, pranelang basahan lang naman ang pinanlinis ko.

ok, dat means tamad lang talaga ako maglinis. ganyan din histura nung akin nung bnew e.

[BAMF]

Mmm... Dobro guitar. I think I saw one at RJ-glorrieta. Darned expensive too.

[deltaslim]

Mmm... Dobro guitar. I think I saw one at RJ-glorrieta. Darned expensive too.

The natural finish w/ cutaway?  It's been for sale since year 2000 ata. I tried it dati dun sa old and bigger pwesto nila sa Galleria.  It's very dead sounding; not sure why (strings, setup???).  Come to think of it, I've never liked Dobros.

I've played orig vintage metal body 1930s Nationals and iba talaga tone. Smooth and sweet. Even if you disregard price-point, the Johnsons are good replicas.  Until they came out, a resonator was very prohibitive.  

Funny how the virtues of technology and globalization are beneficial even to something so backwater as a resonator guitar for bottleneck blues.