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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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11. Just Played A Couple On Wednesday

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 05:41 AM

Jul 26

They're all louder than a normal acoustic but one of the two I played the other day was amazingly loud.
I tend to like the sound of the biscuit resonators, but the tri-cone design does really make them project.
This guy mentions them being louder. He isn't lying!

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Prepare to be amazed. This style of guitar is extinct in popular music, but goddamn... It shouldn't be [View all] The Polack MSgt Jul 25 OP

I want that guitar. highplainsdem Jul 25 #1

It is interesting.. I googled and saw they start around $1500 and up for the new ones... hlthe2b Jul 25 #3

Sounds like a guitar that would have suited... WestMichRad Jul 25 #2

Wow! That guy IS amazing. Easterncedar Jul 25 #4

A little while back, I was sharing this version - Probably why the algorithm threw me that new take The Polack MSgt Jul 25 #5

Nice old National Tricone, not to mention playing. Silent Type Jul 25 #6

Pure joy jmbar2 Jul 25 #7

Ahhh, a "resonator guitar". . . DinahMoeHum Jul 25 #8

Many Who Play It On Their Lap... ProfessorGAC Jul 27 #13

Mark Knopfler played this style of guitar with Dire Straits and uses it in his solo career. SamKnause Jul 25 #9

Bookmarking Bayard Jul 25 #10

Just Played A Couple On Wednesday ProfessorGAC Jul 26 #11

simply wonderful in all aspects Celerity Jul 27 #12