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| Any advice for a decent biscuit resonator guitar? I'm trying to keep the cost down to $500-600. Are there any good biscuit bridge types in that range? Thanks, Bert
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| You might be able to get a Gold Tone for the price you are looking to pay. I personally think they are a good buy for the money. chuck
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| Thanks. Yeah, I've been looking at Gold Tone and they are good, but I don't think Beard makes a biscuit bridge which is what I was asking about. Bert
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| National Resophonic Guitar site has some sound bites you can listen to also. Then I ended up buying a two or three CD that had comparison of the various models of Nationals. Bob Brozman was the person who played a number of the comparison sounds on the various National. You may want to consider looking for the CDs so you can listen to one after the other. The CDs also came with pictures of the various models. I considered it a nice reference. Chuck
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| Hi, Chuck, I've listened to Bob Brozman's resonator comparisons on the net. I really liked the single cone biscuit bridge. Just can't find any in music stores in Memphis, Nashivlle or Jackson, TN yet, although I haven't had a chance to do much looking in Nashville, which is my best bet. From what I've seen, I may not be able to get a quality biscuit bridge resonator at the price I'm looking for. There are some cheapo's out there (Rogue and others) but seems like most good biscuit bridge resonators are in the National price range. I'm in no hurry so I'll keep looking. Although I may go ahead a get a spider bridge model if I find one I like. Those are available locally. Bert
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| Has anyone tried a Hohner HR-200CE resonator. It's a biscuit bridge type? Any info on this item? Thanks, Bert
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| Well, couldn't make up my mind so I bought a Hohner Bayou round neck resonator and a Kelley Bayou deluxe square neck. Love them both. The Kelley has a gorgeous sound and is an absolutly beautiful insturment. I'm having a ball working with them both. On the Hohner, I changed strings from resonator strings to medium gauge Elixirs and it it much more playable for fingerpicking or flatpicking and still has the volume and great sound of a resonator. The Hohner is a bisucit bridge and has a great honky-tonk sound. The Kelley is more of a bluegrass type sound but is still excellent for blues. I admit it, my name's Bert and I'm a guitar addict.
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Hi Bert,
I've been playing both single cone and tri-cone guitars as a professional touring musician for many years and I agree with Chuck... they are separate animals in both tone and sustainability. I suppose it depends on exactly what kind of sound you're going for.
The tri-cone will give you lots of sustain with a tone towards the upper middle range, while the single cone will have a deeper bass but less resonance. If you're looking for that Blind Boy Fuller or Son House sound, then the single cone is for you... it's pretty punchy. However, if you lean towards Tampa Red's sustain, then the tri is your best bet.
On another note: the brass body models will overall have a warmer tone than the steel body ones.
The ultimate thing to do would be to find a dealer near you and try them out side to side. I also believe that National Guitars offers a CD sampler which does a pretty good job of demonstrating the differences between them.
Best,
Toby Walker
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