That sounds just crazy enough to work wonderfully!

I get this question a lot because for a while now Mule only makes tricones but they used to make single cones. I know because I took off the cover plate and checked. If I had known people will bug me with this I would have included a picture in the video :D

That's Swamp Dog Blues by Mike Dowling. You can buy Mike's DVD on Homespun where he teaches it note for note or I think you can get the tab at sheetmusicnow. But the DVD also comes with tabs of course.

The mule has a slightly oval neck that is said to mimic the shape of a human hand better. But I don't really feel that big of a difference, I like the V neck on my National and Waterloo, so it might just come down to preference. The "big thing" about the Mule is the "raw" neck. They use some sort of treatment like oils I guess but there is no lacquer. This is a huge craze nowadays. These two things are behind the playability regard I think. But personally the Mule neck kinda feels like a paper straw. Other love it, I am not so much. And I had a gun oil treated Fender neck as well. I am perfectly happy with the satin national neck. So there is a difference but ultimately more in preference than being better. In my opinion.

I understand and you are right. In this case I recorded this little intro as background music to a drone video of the SRV statue in Austin. And I thought I put up the tabs for my Patrons. But if you want to learn SRV from the best person to teach it, look up Tommy Katona and Texas Flood.

Thank you!

Glad you found the video.

Glad you found it, and found it helpful.

Squiers are indeed with checking out. I have a baritone tele with P90s and it's great.

Thanks you! 6th string 12th fret .100 1st string 12th fret .090 on a stewmac sting action gauge I am also using a 13 gauge set with a 15 gauge string for the 1st string. Sometime 16.

I am leaving the lowest string open and capoing the other five strings to get a drop D tuning. Instead of tuning the 6th string down a step, I capo up the others.

Resonators are acoustic guitars so the same principles apply. They need a medium height action at least to sound good. Of course of if you are playing slide it can benefit maybe a little higher action but does not have to be high. If you have heavy gauge strings on the guitar the action can be medium. I'll measure mine and answer your other comment..

Glad to hear, this is exactly why I made this video.

Unfortunately this is more and more the case: you buy a guitar and you have to spend an extra on not just a setup but various luthier work.

@@BluesWillisMusic definitely not a good trend. Fender brand doesn't mean anything anymore? Looks like they need to streamline on quality. I understand that they don't want mexican fenders to be as good as American ones but this is just ridiculously bad compared to what competition offers. Perhaps they should only focus on premium guitars and leave cheap stuff to Squire

I am sorry free stuff on the internet isn't 100% percent what you wanted :)

I agree, both have a unique sound and thanks for watching!

It's ladder braced so it is one of the big differences and I mention it some point on the video. I played both the X and L braced WL-s and to me the ladder sounds way more "authentic".

I actually really like the tweed with the strat much better than the deluxe.

The resonators do have a slight banjo feel because of the similar technology.

Glad to hear!

I only heard lazy J-s and vintage tweeds in videos but they are sick indeed. Would love to be near one some day.

A long horn azt that from Texas yes.

Thanks a lot Jack, I am fan of your channel and especially like listening to those real guitar talks at night walking up and down with my baby. If you mean the cabronita, that's an upcoming video, however I've been meaning to do a video/lesson on the B and G bender tele too.

@@BluesWillisMusic congratulations! I’m a dad too. I’ve watched a lot of KZbin videos during the midnight pacing myself. And thanks for the kind words!

Agree 100% on both counts!

Interesting.

It is a complex topic but probably the hardest question is how to make a living by handcrafting guitars and keep the price down.

Thanks a lot!

Thanks, greetings from Hungary!

I am in Open E tuning.

Thanks a lot, appreciate it!

Sound awesome!

Standard tuning. The best way to learn anything SRV is from a guy called Tommy Katona, look him up on youtube.

Point this video was to hear these guitars acoustically, maybe comparison would convey that better.

@@BluesWillisMusic still a great video regardless, thank you 🙏🏽

Open E tuning

I am glad the video was what you were looking for and you bring up a good point. Many people ignore the acoustic sounds. In general the first time I play an electric guitar in a store, the sales person always comes up to ask me if I want to plug in, and I say no. Let me hear the guitar first. If I like it, then of course I wanna hear it with an amp too. I recommend ordering a mule from Matt rather than buying used.

Glad to hear!

Sounds like a good price.

Right on!

Have fun and let me know if you wanna learn stuff like this or this exactly on a skype or zoom lesson. I am happy to do one off sessions.

Thanks a lot!

I heard testimonials of bigsby on a tele killing sustain, I guess that could make it quieter.

I fully agree. National is the gold standard. There are great value cheaper guitars for people who only dabble but if you are serious and play it enough to justify the spending national is a must. Mule is also a goof choice for people who like to stand out a little.

I totally agree with you statement. National guitars are really the high end, for resophonic instruments. They have only one competitor: Fine Resophonics (made in Paris, by british luthier Mike Lewis). Same materials, care in finish, and... price tag! They are lifetime instruments.

Thank you!