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I purchased my first resonator guitar last night, and after bout a half hour of trying to get it tuned (i finally got it into open G [D-G-D-G-B-D]) i realised i havent the faintest clue as to what im doing with it. So, does anyone have any tips they can give me or any books i can buy to help me out. I'm most interested in learning it for bluegrass, but anything to get me started out would be great. Thanks
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Will Approved 
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Folk-N-Blues wrote: I purchased my first resonator guitar last night, and after bout a half hour of trying to get it tuned (i finally got it into open G [D-G-D-G-B-D]) i realised i havent the faintest clue as to what im doing with it. So, does anyone have any tips they can give me or any books i can buy to help me out. I'm most interested in learning it for bluegrass, but anything to get me started out would be great. Thanks Does your resonator guitar have a round neck profile or a square neck profile? A round neck resonator can be played with picks like a regular guitar, or with a slide (bottle neck or steel tube) around your finger, or the strings can be raised with an extension nut and played Hawaiian-style or Dobro-style with a steel bar. The square neck resonator can only be played using the steel bar with the strings raised. The Hawaiian and bluegrass styles of playing are quite different from each other, but there are training videos and DVDs available. If you are interested in playing bluegrass, you would be playing dobro style. To play in this style, you will need a set of metal thumbpicks and fingerpicks, and a steel bar.      Homespun Video has number of introductory videos: Learning Bluegrass Dobro (DVD)http://www.homespunvideo.com/prodpg/prodpg.asp?prodID=115&prodType= Essential Techniques for Dobro (2 DVD's)http://www.homespunvideo.com/prodpg/prodpg.asp?prodID=830&prodType= Folk of the Wood has a number of instruments, accessories, and other resources, including of free on-line lessons: http://folkofthewood.com/Dobro.html Last edited on Sun Apr 1st, 2007 04:22 am by Will ____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ |
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Folk-N-Blues Approved
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thanks for your help...its a square neck, and i have the bar and finger picks... i had checked out folk of the woods earlier today and it helped me out alot....unfortunately i have bad news to report....the thing took a spill off of its stand at around 11:00 this evening and the neck is now almost seperated from the body....i kid you not i have the worst luck of anyone... 
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Will Approved
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My condolences to you about the unfortunate accident. I hope you can find a luthier who can repair the instrument for you at a reasonable price.
____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ |
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