My New Republic "Resolian" Parlor Guitar

[Lamegameful]

My steel guitar gently weeps.

[TBWAY999]

I been sittin here playing some of your videos,dude you are the man.I dig the hell out of the Ballad of Purvis Green for reasons I cant reveal.I also liked yer history leeson with the marchin song.Keep up the good work Hoppiejohn and hope to listen to some more.Gotta do some chores while the rain has stopped.I use to live in Haywood co.N.C.for some 12 yrs and finally came back to Fla a few yers ago.Love yer country up that way

[andrwlr1]

Nice playin' and nice gun safe.

[gregorymwishart]

with that axe and mask combo you should become a bank robber. especially if you play thses licks. theylll hand over the dough right quck

[neonbladedotcom]

Excellent playing! Is that safe in the background from your last job?

[LTmattYT]

where you learn that song right there?

[hoopiejohn]

@LTmattYT "Shuffle Rag". Best version on YT so far, ddking66's. There is a Big Bill Broonzy book out with tabs on this, but I got slightly different tabs at the AcousticPower website for free.

Have fun.

[MassimoAlberto]

Genius

:D

[hoopiejohn]

@MassimoAlberto Ciao. Liked your version too. And I think it

sounds better on a wooden bodied guitar. Have you ever heard

ddking66's version?

[MassimoAlberto]

@hoopiejohn

Hi

I see the ddking66 version , I think is the best in you tube .

Where you live in USA ?

I wanted to buy a National, but in Italy are impossible too much money .

Ciao

[hoopiejohn]

@MassimoAlberto I live in East Tennessee, in a mountainous area of the Southern Appalachians.

You're right Nationals are expensive. I had to save my money a long time to get mine, but notice that in this video I'm not playing a National. There are some low cost metal resonators that are pretty nice. I'm not the only one on youtube playing a [search;] "Republic Resolian guitar". They're made in China, about one-third the price of a National.

Ciao

[MassimoAlberto]

@hoopiejohn

Lucky man...

You have good music, good whiskey and beautiful land.

I do not know the women of Tennessee .... :) know the "republican Guitar" but the only probem is the import taxes.

National guitar in Italy are too expensive i think € 4300 for the Style 0

I do not understand why, given that in the States costs $ 2500 ...

Ciao john

[hoopiejohn]

@MassimoAlberto $4300 does seem way out of bounds. I purchased 2 of them because I think they are good investments, and more enjoyable than a pocket full of Krugerrands. If you are really intent on purchasing a National guitar, you might try Elderly Instruments here in the states, google "elderly instruments"..

[hoopiejohn]

@hoopiejohn ..They discount to about 2/3 of suggested retail, and I'm sure they ship world-wide. Contact Raoul Mitt there - he really knows resonators, and I'll bet someone there even knows what import duties and procedures are for your country.

As far as the women of Tennessee go, they are beautiful, but they always treat me bad!

[MassimoAlberto]

@hoopiejohn Ah ah ah .. the next trip that you do come here in my home in Italy, I live

near Venice, the Italian women cook well, are beautiful, just bring them out to dinner and they are happy ...

If you want to play, here is full of bars that love good music . Ok jokes aside

I know Ederly, my friend taught the history of painting in a college in new Jersey

He has all the catalogs, but you see how ships, taxes in Italy are very high. Also you do not ruby tool during the trip

[ABEGIRL1]

Phenomenal playing (smile!) Can we skip the part where you hack us to death with a chainsaw? I'm just saying...

[hoopiejohn]

@ABEGIRL1 I've never hurt a pretty woman in my life!

[japasetelagoas]

any special reason for the mask?

[hoopiejohn]

Pick one: 1) I wore this mask when I was a "luchador en México" 2) I suffer from von Recklinghausen disease. 3) I'm on probation. 4) To avoid creditors 5) I'm a hermit. 6) I have a sober and solemn profession in this small town, and the public might look askance at my videos. 7) I'm being sought by Nico "Chipper-Shredder" Bugatti. 8) I'm shy. 9) Recommended by the US Witness Protection Service. 10) Hiding from ex-wives. 11) I'm otherwise famous and don't want this to "get out".

[japasetelagoas]

I'll pick number 6

[jcbak]

Great playing. You know.......John......they're doing great things with psycho-pharmaceuticals these days.......

[hoopiejohn]

I used to take Lysergic acid diethylamide but it didn't improve my condition. Thanks for your concern though.

[spf1410]

Great playing! Very nice stuff.

[dumdum22290]

i love the part where the bug crawls on the screen

[hoopiejohn]

It's actually a small spider that lives in my camera, and it took hours upon hours for me to train him to do that.

[frets99]

Mask or no mask, your playing is hot and that's a great guitar!!!

[johnnynocaster]

I bet he's got a huge jacksock hid under his bed! Well, maybe thats what he's got on his head.

[ozun2k]

This is what he does after he's killed someone

[skildkablaa]

no he robbed a bank :P

[ruairihair]

this is....odd

[zenkasas]

wrestlemania freak

[captainspooneye]

sweet.

[toddallenhooper]

Keep the guitar next to the gun safe huh! Good move!

[hoopiejohn]

Actually the gun safe contains no guns, only guitars. View "My Resophonic Guitar Collection" video to see what's inside.

I fired my last round, Aug 8th, 1967, and have fired upon neither man nor beast since.

[AlexIsonSanders]

May I ask why???

[funkmetwice]

what open tuning are you playing in?

[hoopiejohn]

Sorry! I don't know how but I missed your question! Better late than never though. It's in standard tuning, played in the key of C

[Bancaer]

that huge safe in the background does make people wonder! Really nice playing, definitely a babe magnet!

[hadeayokelumbar]

Never mind the huge safe, how about that creepy serial killeresque mask he's got on... wtf thats all I can say, wtf.

-nice playing, nice republic.

[augustgarage]

Good tune! The mask, the setting, the dancing all create a certain atmosphere, but it is the spider climbing up the camera lens from 1:14 - 1:25 that really gives this video that...je nes sais quoi.

[myway43]

Fantastic playing! I am impressed. You do not find many nowadays who can play this type of music.

[aledoadams]

Hard day. Get to the hotel. Wishin' I was home in Texas playin my dobro. Type in Resoph...you come up. Made my day, bro. Not takin yourself seriously. BTW, I bought a tricone and a square neck fron Frank last week. Thanks for your video.

[gamma68]

Uhhh.....what's with the ski mask, tool?

[hoopiejohn]

United States Federal Witness Protection Program - need I say more?

[rpm9]

Oh yeah, and how will you explain these videos if someone you know DOES figure out who you are?

[rpm9]

Uh it might not be the National that's intimidating the ladies. The ski mask might be part of the problem.

Maybe you should try those glasses with the nose and mustache attached?

Oh and I dig the Resolian.

[thestrugglewithin]

phew! I was just waiting for him to suddenly whip out a chainsaw and rush the camera.

lol good stuff mate!

Stuck between getting a resolian or a tri-cone!

damn!

[hoopiejohn]

Hard choice. 3 vids for you: "How to select a Resonator guitar...KenniLee", and two other vids of Resolian being played (outdoors): "Blues Guitar Needin' Time..KenniLee" and "Railroad Bridge Blues..BottleneckJohn". It has projection and volume. I will add this: the Resolian has a flat fingerboard (I prefer for bottleneck), and the neck is a roundneck, like a half-baseball bat. I like my Resolian, don't know about tricones.

Keep my chainsaw and body parts in the gun safe behind me.

Good Luck!

[thestrugglewithin]

I thought I saw blood leaking out of the safe!

Cool thanks for those video links. Right now I'm settled on the copper-coat with steel cover Resolian. But I can only buy in December (hoping the new zealand $ holds out against the US!)

*sigh* the amount of times I've had to wait months for a guitar...

[jamescaptainfarrell]

LOFL, love the commentary. Nice playing as well. James

[lasht2monyon]

fine guitar and good pickin, whats with the ski mask ??,

[hoopiejohn]

Suppose that I'm "famous", not nationally or worldwide, but well-known in a small town. Maybe a solemn position - funeral director, pastor, or high school teacher. I wouldn't want people to know I play stuff like "Whiskey Headed Man", or of the humor I post with my videos. I had to remain anonymous.

Since I play from standing position (like bluegrass guitarists), I couldn't keep my face off camera easily, like some do from a seated position.

Further, it is useful to avoid creditors.

[tiddo321]

Wicked! My only quibble is with the lighting. I can't see you very well. But the audio is great!

[hoopiejohn]

This little guitar is very shiny. Sometimes when I move it certtain ways, it reflects light right straight back at the camera. My camera tries to help, by closing the aperture that lets light in, by dimming the background down.

[mizzissippiblues]

the"resolian" sounds real good,sure wish i had one

[BottleneckJohn]

Mighty fine pickin' !!!

[FraJa1980]

Haha cool! As i'm listening to this im finishing a soundclip-video of a Resolian aswell! Great little guitars!!!

5***** and enjoy your new guitar!