So... what's the difference? Other than the fact ones made of wood and one's metal [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Re: Wood vs. Metal Resonators
Ummm, they have different resonatingness? [img]/images/graemlins/idea2.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]
Do you mean the full-body material or the cone? The full-metal bodied will probably sound a lot like a banjo, whereas a metal cone on a wood body would have a woody banjo tone.I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood
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Re: Wood vs. Metal Resonators
Wood tends to be warmer, sweeter, and *slightly* less loud (and a hell of a lot less heavy!). An excellent quality cone can pretty much take care of the volume issue, though. Think bluegrass and folk music with a woodbody.
http://youtube.com/w/Jerry-Douglas-A...g&search=dobro
Metal cuts like razor wire and is nasty, brash, and aggressive. A brass National has been known to stop a bullet, too. Think Delta and country blues.
http://youtube.com/w/Son-House---Dea...ch=son%20house
My friend Ralph builds woodbodies in which the tonewoods play a much more important role than the average woodbody. He has a video on his site that you might find interesting.
http://luttrellguitars.com/
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