| Subject: | [RESOGUIT-L] Re: Tone Woods | | Date: | Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:48:11 (EST) | | From: | DeweySlideWell <DeweySlideWell @...com>
|
joepa40@hotmail.com wrote:
What makes good tone wood and is it really that important
on a Reso? How important is tone wood?
I think that tone wood is for regular acoustic instruments.
Resophonic guitars are a different thing entirely. Now, I
personally think that tone woods are fantastic, but they
are not really needed for a great sounding Resophonic
Guitar.
I think the design and construction are much more important
than the material used. Tone wood in a Dobro does more
for the picker than for the instrument itself.
The three most important things in a really fine sounding
Dobro are
1) The set up
2) Design/construction
3) THE SET UP!
You can build a Dobro from Plexiglas, fiberglass, or the
cheapest plywood you can lay your hands on. If it is designed
right, constructed properly and SET UP RIGHT with quality
parts (cone, spider, nut tuner etc..) it will knock the socks off
a TONE WOOD Dobro that is not designed and executed
properly.
Ok.. how about a comparison to a tone wood Dobro that IS
executed properly? I believe that 99.9 percent of folks could
not tell from listening if they were blindfolded. It is hard to get
a comparison like that between PICKERS, since most don't
play blindfolded.
If tone wood makes you feel more confident and you like the
way it looks (who doesn't?), then go for it. Pick what you like
the best, or what your Hero says is the best.
I am a sucker for Flamed Maple. I simply love Rosewood.
But, they are not necessary for our sound. They are for
eye candy and ego stroking.
Now, if this does not elicit a response, passion has left
the building.
Good luck,
D - S - W
|
Re: Tone Woods
Reply to this message