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Post by jawbone on Aug 8, 2021 20:31:25 GMT -5
Earle, call me an empty slate. This will be one big uphill trek but I think I can learn enough to at least be a pain in the butt!
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Post by whitefang on Aug 9, 2021 10:02:13 GMT -5
Yeah, but, you strike me as the kind of guy who could pull it off. Just remember to let us all in on your progress, please.  Whitefang |
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Post by jawbone on Aug 9, 2021 17:21:08 GMT -5
Roger that but if you hold your breath waiting Fang, you will turn blue.
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Post by whitefang on Aug 10, 2021 10:30:28 GMT -5
Roger that but if you hold your breath waiting Fang, you will turn blue.  Well, to quote the great SLIP MAHONEY( who was the precursor to Norm Crosby)----- "I'll be waiting with bait breath!" Whitefang |
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Post by jawbone on Aug 12, 2021 17:57:36 GMT -5
Still shopping.
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Post by jawbone on Aug 14, 2021 17:13:06 GMT -5
The 2 current front runners: link Chromed brass link Mahogany |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 17:50:31 GMT -5
Try one of the wifey's old guitars to learn slide on. When I did play slide on acoustic, I simply used my acoustic guitar, from a Guild dreadnought to my Ovations. it worked well that way. You can get a luthier to pop out the nut and glue on a little bit of small thin plastic thingies under the same nut and viola you have a slide guitar same with the saddle under the strings on the bridge, only a few pennies spent. If you get any good at it, then buy your resonator guitar.
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Post by jawbone on Aug 14, 2021 20:51:41 GMT -5
Sadly, her one last guitar is a Gibson J15, which will go to finance my reso. I've fooled around a bit with a square neck vintage Regal. I think I can take on the challenge once I get the next guitar.
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Post by whitefang on Aug 15, 2021 10:53:59 GMT -5
Your chromed brass link didn't work for me, but that mahogany ax looks nice. Some time ago I bought a cheap kid sized guitar with a "Magnum" brand decaled on the headstock. It belonged to my grandniece and because the neck is badly bowed she never bothered to play it so I gave her $5 for it(she got it for free somewhere) with the sincere intent on practicing slide. Since both the move in '11 and my mini stroke, I haven't kept up with it. But you are inspiring me to give it another go!  And who knows........ If I do get good enough at it( by what standard, I'm not sure), I too might invest in a resonator. Just for the hell of it. Whitefang |
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Post by jawbone on Aug 15, 2021 18:04:26 GMT -5
You can get a less expensive reso. I see some for a couple hundred, no idea how good a quality but chances are you'd have a straight neck anyway.
This week I'm heading to GC to sell the Gibson. That should put me in position to buy.
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Post by jawbone on Aug 18, 2021 20:13:08 GMT -5
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Post by jawbone on Aug 19, 2021 16:14:10 GMT -5
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Post by whitefang on Aug 20, 2021 10:53:43 GMT -5
What?
Clicking on that took me to photos of five guitars. All different and with various prices.
Whitefang
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Post by jawbone on Aug 20, 2021 12:34:44 GMT -5
Funny, I just clicked the link and yes there are other guitars listed BELOW the one posted. This one is a Dobro from 1932-34. Some wear and finish crackle. But looks playable and is described as such. So far no response on the offer I submitted yesterday which is almost expired.
Maybe iff you go to Ebay and put this in- eBay item number:163800956869
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Post by whitefang on Aug 21, 2021 10:44:02 GMT -5
Must be my PC. Can't even get on a workable eBay page.
Whitefang
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And who knows........