Resonators, which? Tricone, Duolian, Brass, Steel, Wood?????

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:47 am

NY Chief wrote:
fillmore nyc wrote:
Flames1950 wrote: Shoulda switched that bill around, I'd much rather hear Sardinas -- he's a freaking slide beast.
He IS a slide killer, but in his prime, Johnny Winter woulda kicked his ass. (but thats like saying in his prime, Muhammed Ali woulda kicked Mike Tysons ass... we'll never know).
Johnny invented it and woulda killed Sardinas. But, Sardinas is excellent.
I really like the Nat Tricone cutaway but even that's a couple of bucks...

Ill tell you what sounds even better than the cutaway Tricone, is the steel bodied Resorocket. That single cone design, with the tricone lattice work for soundholes really kicks major ass with a steel body. They're also a little cheaper than Tricones. A Tricone has longer sustain and a more midrangy tone than a single cone, but its not as loud as a single cone. The Resorocket has LOTS of volume and just a raw "nastiness" to it. National Resophonic will make any kind of custom idea you can come up with. I always thought a steel body Resorocket (maybe nickel plated) with a bound Tricone neck would really be the shit. Great stuff!!

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:59 am

I'll take one of each!

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:30 am

fill, what are the necks like? "chunky" Gibson, "slim" Gibson???

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:05 pm

NY Chief wrote:fill, what are the necks like? "chunky" Gibson, "slim" Gibson???

The newer Nats have a fairly chunky profile, but not TOO big. Probably around the size of a '59 reissue LP, but maybe slightly wider at the nut. Im pretty sure they're around 1 3/4" wide at the nut, at least for the Tricone. I think the Resorocket is about the same. The nice thing is that new Nats all sound good... its not like buying a Martin where some sound good, and some sound outstanding, so you're left with sorting thru a bunch of them. I've never seen a bad sounding new Nat.

gtomax · Post by **gtomax** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:14 pm

While saving up funds for an original 20s National I did some research and found this little guy:

http://www.bryansmusic.com/JM991E.htm

Didn't buy it from there but that's the model. It's a Johnson tricone resonator. Brass body, rosewood neck... it sounds amazing. There's a mod called the "mushroom mod" I believe where you can knock out one of the supporting braces and move another one inside to have the same structure as a National. It really makes it open up and ring a lot more. It's a fantastic tone, solid as a rock with great craftsmanship and about 1/4 the price of a national if you're looking for something to hold you over.

Also, if you buy replacement national cones for it I swear it gets ever so close to the real thing.

Just something to think about.

wide slide · Post by **wide slide** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:19 pm

Hey gtomax,

Man... thats some good information!!!

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:01 pm

Some metal for y'all. My group of slide bad-asses.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:51 am

schweeeeeet, fil!

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:18 pm

NY Chief wrote:schweeeeeet, fil!

TANK you berry much!!

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Resonators, which? Tricone, Duolian, Brass, Steel, Wood?????

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