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Posts: 25,912
Registered: ‎12-10-2001

Say hello to my new little friend!

http://www.rondomusic.com/rg1cefrvs.html It's a cheapie, Chinese model, but very playable. The pickup makes it sound a little too much like electric guitar (it still sounds like a reso, though) so I ordered an internal piezo pickup mic for it. I'm going to leave the stock PU and electronics and add the Piezo so I can run it separately or run both channels and blend them. I have to adjust the bridge, and I had to deepen the grooves on the nut. I put some heavier strings on it than the super light electric guitar strings it comes with. I figured for 200 bucks, I can put another 2 into it if I want and still have a nice reso guitar for a good price. I gigged with it the other night and it was fine.
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Registered: ‎08-29-2007

Re: Say hello to my new little friend!

HNGD! :thu:

I can see where (what looks like) a mini might tend to overpower the resonator.
Good luck with your mods.
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Re: Say hello to my new little friend!

Looks nice. Are you playing slide with it?
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Re: Say hello to my new little friend!

Looks nice. Are you playing slide with it?
Yep, both slide and fingerstyle.
http://www.patcoast.com
www.patcoastband.com

"The guy would be strumming along, singing the verse to “Margarittavile” and then he would hit his harmonizer pedal for the chorus. It went from sounding like a guy singing and playing guitar to sounding like the Stephen Hawkings trio."-Christhee68

" the singer of my cover band used to find it funny to let out gaseous forms of vile hate and sadness that would make a plaster baby Jesus weep."- FitchFY
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Registered: ‎08-27-2003

Re: Say hello to my new little friend!

Very cool. Congrats.
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