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New to Resonators - need some advice

From ole496 on 11/14/2012 7:46:32 PM

So, I decided to jump into owning a resonator guitar. I'm a huge fan of Keb Mo and own most of his records. I don't play any of his songs though but I'd like to learn some. I truly love the sound of a resonator guitar. I've been playing guitar for over 20 years so I know my way around a guitar but this resonator stuff is a whole different ball game for me.

I picked up a mint Dobro Hound Dog Deluxe Round Neck. I'm sure there are many better guitars out there but this is what I've got to work with. It's in standard tuning as of right now. Here are my first couple of questions:

I ordered a standard set of Martin Resonator Strings for this, medium gauge. Are these the right strings for this guitar or should I use regular acoustic strings?

Also, should this be tuned to standard or is there a more acceptable tuning platform to use. I don't know how to play slide so I'm totally clueless here.

2 Comments
	John Gribble says: 11/14/2012 10:54:24 PM I think those are too heavy. They are designed for a squareneck, played with a steel. I use standard medium gauge (.013-.056) on my roundneck resonator guitars. Resonator guitars need a somewhat heavier string to get the cone singing, but if your action is properly set, they shouldn't too hard on the left hand. I'm a bottleneck slide player, so I tend to favor open G (DGDGBD, 6-1) and open D (DADF#AD, 6-1) but standard tuning works just fine.
ole496 says: 11/15/2012 7:18:07 AM Ok, I was worried about that when I ordered the strings. The Martin string sizes are .016, 18, 26, 36, 46 and 56 on the resonator strings compared to a regular acoustic medium gauge set consiting of 13, 17, 26, 35, 45, 56.
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