Republic resonator guitar, blues improvisation in open G

[JLmusicBase]

damn man you groovy!

[usfenderfsdlx]

wondering if you've tried any magnetic pickup options in any resonators. I want to get something that has great acoustic value for the studio or smaller folk settings, but that will sound like rock and roll plugged into a black face fender (or similar). I don't need the amplified thing to sound just like the guitar, just a good magnetic sound. any ideas?

[heutsz73]

great man thanks greetings from holland

[guitardude671]

The lowest note in open g tuning is that tuned down to g or up past standard?

[keithalan10]

Awesome

[12Radius]

What string do you use? sounds good.

[TinCanJohn]

@12Radius I use ghs phosphor bronze 13-56

[phan777tom]

great sound and great pickin'

[TheIcecreamPeople00]

When I first heard this it hit me like a truck. That sound just

melts me, amazing.

[143yamaha]

that is awesome. i even replayed this one. you got some talent going on there

[rtamayo08]

holy Talent...... I have a resonator hanging in my wall, I got it as a gift and didn't know I could play this kind of music with it, I'm definitely trying ........ Awesome Play man !!!!!

[RubenCamachoZ]

Hi John. Thanks for upload this. It sound so nice! I love ventilator blues too, haha. I usually play with a Open G tunnig and with the slide... but my guitar is not good enough. I'm thinking to buy a republic resonator here: republicguitars . com (I'm from Spain)... wich model is your guitar?

[jimmypinch]

that guitar is probably good but the room sound is so bad we can't tell, sounds like you are in a pipe.

[ripthisjoint908]

definetly hearing some Venilator Blues

[BricksAndBonesMusic]

awesome stuff dude



[mrnorvegianguitarman]

love resonator sound!

what tuning are you using?

[gearsofpizza2]

@mrnorvegianguitarman

he use open g

[vizatrixful]

I feel Muddy Waters here, I love this improvisation.

[SaraGoldeenLv98]

Bluegrass. Love it so much.

[OnLiMo]

Ugly guitar...

[Vanguard448]

@OnLiMo Really? What's your definition of a good-looking guitar then?

[fIRsTRATmAN]

cool riff. excellent. Enjoyed

[hamlet9000]

Nice Blues Dude......... : )

[weenerdoggs]

Nice tone Man! You are great, very cool use of style and sweet guitar! How do you like the Republic Reso? I was thinking of getting one myself :)

[PunkyDoughnut]

@mattiasskroder its a slide!

[bsoerig85]

Awesome! Check my Tricone demo

[lunatik75vnr]

@mattiasskroder for the sound effect

[Alex1710XVII]

Awesome!

[123kylejanssen]

tabs plz?

[frejwestberg]

Skön stil! Gillar din lite "snappy" teknik! Mycket nice sound. Väntar själv på leverans från en Resolian nästa vecka.

[kalci]

go on!!

[idotta]

soooo nice!!

:)

perfect

[TheJulesmccools]

@mattiasskroder its a slide and its brass

[71LCC]

great - where are they made those guits?

[MrRandomrock]

@mattiasskroder its for slide guitar i think lol (:

[metalmillita666]

you got skills in your blood

[TinCanJohn]

@metalmillita666

Thank you man!

[liamzuid]

@metalmillita666 Stop talking shit man!

He has skills in his fingers and talent in his heart and soul...

[mrgregory121]

Ventilator Blues!

[TinCanJohn]

@mrgregory121

ha ha......well well........Stones is my absolute favorite band......It´s probably, or it could be a little bit of Ventilator blues in the verses......yes....yes...:)

[Nitro487]

you should get a resonator BASS, they DO exist

[PyroclasticMind]

@Nitro487 omg they do?

gawd yes i know what i want for my b-day.

can u name a price?

[Nitro487]

@PyroclasticMind My guitar teacher said they're extremely rare, but he found one for $3500.

[HumanPackAnimal]

Ended up here by accident. Glad I did. GD!

[Tinercell82]

wot is that thing on your finger?

[TinCanJohn]

@Tinercell82

The thing on my finger is called a "slide", you move it up and down the strings and then you get a sort of sliding sound.

[timacn]

My my, MISTER TinCanJohn.

I enjoyed this immensely. It sounded almost like you had some sort of slapback

working. Could you tell me about that sound? It was very good.

[TinCanJohn]

@timacn

The special sound is a combination of the "mechanical amplifier" in the guitar and the slide on my finger.

[clausgroen]

soo good

[Salha7]

You did a very good job trying to find out how to play slide guitar.

[Desertmusician]

This sounds like a song you would hear on the credits of a cool tv show lol very good job.

[yuuichikamikaze]

Wow, that's one cool guitar.

[LTmattYT]

that was fucking rad

shit was innovative and shit, aint never heard something like that on a resonator

[fizzypopbp1]

Wow, im just amazed at the great sound off this! Does the type of metal matter? thinking of converting from violin to this!!

[glcalahan]

Hey TCJ,

I am getting ready to order a Republic TfriCone and was wondering about the quality and whether it met your expectationS What can you tell me?? I have never seen ,held or played a Republic.

Thanks.....enjoyed you clip!!

[goreri]

Sounds amazing, great playing.

[TinCanJohn]

Thank you!

[anagaaw]

excuse my ignorance but do you need an amp with this guitar? Regards Anagaaw

[TinCanJohn]

Hello anagaaw!

No, you don´t need an amp.

The history of the resonator dates back to the early 1920's, before the advent of electric instruments. Resonators are also known as resophonic guitars and are characterized by a shaped cone for amplification, instead of a soundboard like on an acoustic guitar. The shaped cone is nestled underneath the bridge of the guitar..........

[TinCanJohn]

.the bridge is connected to the cone so that when the strings are hit, the vibrations run through the saddle and then into the bridge, which resonates the cone. The cone acts like a built-in speaker and the body acts as a speaker cabinet.

thanks for asking

[anagaaw]

@TinCanJohn Well thank you sir you are so kind I was worried people would think I was stupid But i really love the look and sound of the resonator guitar especially the metal ones Regards anagaaw

[Salha7]

@TinCanJohn Elmore James played slide guitar on an old acoustic and look at the result

[subtoxin]

Nice sounding axe! I have noticed huge differences in tone between different Republic brass bodies, depending on when they were made (different metal thickness?), whether the cone was changed, etc.

[KeniLeeBurgess]

Very nice. Cool string poppin'. Good choice on buying a Republic too. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy!

[TinCanJohn]

Thank you Keni!

Yes I am very pleased with my republic guitar.

[BriboyW]

That was cool. Your Republic single cone sounds a lot different than mine. It's got a nice punchy tone to it.

[TinCanJohn]

Thanks, Yes it seems that every republic guitar has its own individual sound.