What is a resonator guitar?

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It looks like an acoustic with a chrome hub-cap on the top to me :laugh2:


I'm just curious about these things.
 
Re: What is a resonator guitar?

A resonator is kinda like a weird acoustic.

at least thats what it sounds like man.
 
Re: What is a resonator guitar?

It's an acoustic guitar that is designed to be amplified more than regular acoustics via a speaker like cone on which the bridge sits. They were invented a bit before electric started to come in the picture.

There are a few different styles (spider cone, single cone national style, and tricone) each with different acoustic characteristics.


I personally like old national 14 fret single cone resonators. The new national resophonic guitars are nice but sound different, a bit too clean and refined IMO.
 
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