How to Electrify your Resophonic Guitar in 5 minutes

[@RaúlCabezalí]

@TheAquatramp I haven't tried it live yet, but I'd say so. I've tried it out in rehearsal, with other instruments playing, and it was fairly good. Thanks for asking!

[@wadeolder7193]

I have a K & K big shot sitting around looks the same think I'll try it. Great blues song by the way.

[@vinnieirvine1365]

That sounds better than the fishman under saddle piezo in my Gretsch Bobtail which just sounds like a typical quacky piezo and not at all dobro like.

[@kevinsnelson6957]

Thank you so much for posting!!!!

[@DMSProduktions]

Sounds good!

[@RaúlCabezalí]

@MozcaTv Open G - DGDGBD. Gracias por el comentario!

[@curtzblues]

Thanks, I'lll try this with my resonator, looks like a workable solution. P.S - does your sister know you wear her shorts?

[@AlexJOliver]

Interesting method - I tried a clip mic on a woody acoustic but it lost something when I tried gigging it - it now has a Seymour Duncan Magmic. Still, this sounds better than any of those messy stick to the cone pickups available for resonators. While I contemplate how to get my reso louder, would you mind telling me what make the guitar in this vid is? It looks identical to mine - which has no identifying marks. The seller did state a make, but I'm curious....

[@RaúlCabezalí]

Alex, thank you for commenting. It is (was) a no-name overseas product, labelled as "Harley Benton". This is the house brand of a music store in Germany called Thomann, where I bought it from. I said "was" because I sold it a few wears ago - something I now regret ...-. Cheers!

[@rubensilveira2978]

nice. on bass works ?

[@jjdelta58]

Muy buenos estos consejos para principiantes, Aparte tu que eres un tio que le das a todo y bien a ver si un dia cuelgas algunos videos para tocar con el resonador. en open G y open D , que todo esta en ingles y mucha gente te lo agradeceremos. por ejemplo el tema de este video y consejos para que el slide suena bien . Gracias y un saludo

[@mashmer74]

Great job! Can you explain how is the sound with distorsion, fuzz or overdrive?

[@RaúlCabezalí]

Hi mashmer74, I tried it with an overdriven amp and the sound was pretty usable, but I didn't try it out with distortion or fuzz. Unfortunately, I don't own this guitar anymore so I can't tell you what it would sound like. Thanks for commenting

[@mashmer74]

thanks

[@p.schouten6597]

How is the adhesive putty holding up? Looks like it could dry out and lose adhesiveness. What is that putty called?

[@RaúlCabezalí]

Hi P. Schouten, I don't own this instrument anymore, but I have a couple of banjos, both equipped with this same transducer. The putty holds up for years on end, no problem there. The putty is similar to "blue-tack", which you can find in any stationery.

[@muskymike1885]

what about a tri cone resonator?

[@KostasMil]

important :) cool backin song

[@snakehips81]

Is the audio track during the video, of your resonator guitar acoustically, with this pickup alone, or a bit of both ? Thanks

[@RaúlCabezalí]

snakehips81 Hi, it's the acoustic sound only. Thanks for asking!

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Okay so what if you were ready to drill a hole? Would this be the type of thing you need or is this just a sort of, quick fix?

[@RaúlCabezalí]

Paul, in that case I would have have installed a magnetic pickup - probably a "lipstick" single coil type - on the top just beneath the end of the fretboard. I'dd add tone and volume controls as well. Thanks for commenting!

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

@@RaúlCabezalí Hello. Thanks for the response. I know this is an older comment but now I'm thinking again about buying a reso guitar. Here's my issue. The guitar I like has a magnetic pickup but it doesn't have a piezo. The magnetic pickup, from what I understand, doesn't really capture the sound of the resonator. What I'd really like is something with both a magnetic pickup and a piezo and indeed many guitars have that. That way you can blend the two and get a sound that's somewhere in between. But if I buy a guitar that only has the magnetic pickup, can I install a piezo that will blend with the magnetic? Thanks if you respond again. If not, that's okay too. Lol. :)

[@raymondkowantz630]

Is the guitar a recording king

[@RaúlCabezalí]

It's a Harley Benton redir.love/thoprod/196301?partner_id=43893 Thanks for commenting!

[@MrFullCake]

That's very ghetto but works fine.