dG2014 LA RUMEUR Gretsch Alligator hack
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- I bought this resonator some times ago, and modified it (as I generally do with my guitars). I put banjo tuners, changed the coverplate, added a magnetic PU, and transformed the bridge cover in a removable mute.
The tune itself is a "standard" Drop G Swing Study, in the "sautillant" category (there are two categories : "lounge" for the slow numbers and "sautill" for the fast numbers)
pure magic in your hands. such a lovely groove.
Well, thanks !
I sold that guitar a few month ago. It was special (like any other instrument I kept long enough to love), but I will soon come down to one guitar and one weissenborn only... No regret whatsoever.
Really..... Your playing. Like drifting back in time on a cloud.
That's a nice image. You're among the few who got it right.
Fantastic!
I love both the modded guitar and the music! But I love everything you do, and thank you very much for your generosity in sharing.
now that's some beautiful tone , bravo to you
That is so cool! Awesome!!! !!! and that's neat how you can move the mute around! Thanks!
The mute is pretty handy indeed, and is a nice fit for resonator tone. I made the same mod on all my biscuit or spider resos. Only the tricone isn't mod because the design of the handrest is very different.
Thanks!
I don't remember when and where I got that particular PU, it was in my PU drawer since years (with another non-functioning one). It was made by Benedetti in Marseille in the 70's. I like the particularly heavy bass response of that PU, which helps to separate the bass lines from the brush from the melody lines. This is a very interesting guitar to play now for bouncy medium or fast tempo numbers, and with the mute, for african or bossa nova styles. No good for slow numbers where you need sustain to "sing" the string. There is no free lunch.
Hello there,
Hope you are well.
Love the alterations on this guitar - I've also got one of these and am similarly unimpressed with the original tuners - I've been looking around for an alternative and really like the banjo ones you have used - are they just ones you had lying around or are they ones I can also get my hands on?
Grateful if you could let me know,
Thanks and all the best,
Rob
@@robfloyd3484Yes, I prefer the look of the headstock that way. I play banjo too, and I'm used to planetary banjo tuners. These ones are Gotoh, better and cheaper than Waverly. I later swapped the white buttons with black ones.
I put the same on two Boxcar, and on the weissenborn and lap-steel.
Beware of the trade-off : banjo tuners have a 4:1 ratio (against between 12 to 24:1 on regular paddle tuners). Very manageable, but you've been warned.
I would suggest buying from Bob Smakula (Smakula Fretted Instruments), who is a delightful human being (nothing against StewMac or other sellers, but Bob is incredible individual. No affiliation other than satisfied customer.
@@batzic Thanks a lot for getting back and for the great advice - forgive my ignorance but I don't know what the 4:1 / 12 to 24:1 ratio means though? If you could enlighten me that would be really helpful in making my decision!
Thanks,
Rob
@@robfloyd3484 It means that each time the tuners axle make one turn, you have to turn four times the tuners button.
On regular tuners, the ration is more, you have to turn the button more to move the axle (the ratio goes from 12 to 24 generally, there are more precise tuners with ratio going up to 40:1, but how much is too much ?).
As an example, on a violin, the ratio is 1:1, that is, there is no mechanism at all.
@@batzic Ah yes - that makes sense! Really appreciate you time and help as well as your great playing and ingenuity, all the very best,
Rob
lovely
sympa Jp, zalex de slideforum ! merci de partager tes moments de bonheur !
This reso really suits your style, and I'm a fan of the sigma triple 0 too. Love your playing.
I just ordered one of these, new. I need to figure out how to put a pickup in. What a beautiful sound you have, with that! Thanks!
If you want a magnetic PU, find a thin one, not more than 5mm in height. I use double sided foam tape to keep it in place, the cable goes thru one of the soundhole, and is soldered to a jack at the bottom.
There are also piezos that goes on the cone or on the biscuit, but I don't use those, I'm a magnetic PU guy all the way.
If you're not familiar with mods like that, better ask a tech.
@@batzic Thanks! Very good info!
sympa ! toujours aussi agréable à écouter, et bonne idée pour le hand rest !
Nice sounds and work. Must be nice to be so handy, said the guy with two left hands!
So wonderful swingin' and jazzy. Somehow magical! Love the base lines and your picking. It#s so relaxed and you have a strong feeling and control! I checked all of your videos longer time ago...
Where did you purchase your old magnetic pickup?
very nice indeed
Great style and feel, loved it!. I'm about to start building my own WB biscuit reso. I am currently playing a steel Republic tri-cone in a four piece blues band with drums (not a super loud band) but that guitar is SOooo heavy. The trio-cone works pretty well with a national slimline mag PU. Do you think that same type PU would work ok on a WB reso within the band lineup into a Fender reverb Deluxe reissue? I will ofcourse use it solo as well.
Yeah, tricones are quite heavy indeed. My first was a brass Republic that I upgraded with National cones and a National slimline mag PU, which at the time were made by Lace but with different specs than the one they sell under their brand (I also installed a Schatten piezo). Today they are made by Villex, and sound different (well, they pick-up more body sound and I don't like that). In any case, I own three of the old ones, and none sounds the same, each have its own character, so...
Anyway, I'm a fan of mag PU's on acoustic guitars, so I do believe one would work on yours as well. And a Deluxe Reverb cannot hurt, either.
I'm a firm believer that there is no bad sound. We just have to use the tone wisely.
But mag PU's have a lot of advantages. Don't forget to use nickel strings, tho (and they happen to sound quite good in an acoustic set-up, too), or white bronze or similar formulation for mag PU's. Regular phosphor or 80/20 don't work so good.
NICE !
Nice.
sounds lovely!
where did you find the chicken foot coverplate? ive been looking for one with no success...
what did you use for the magnet? i tried to do this with some magnetic tape but the magnet was much to weak
are we hearing the sound of the pickup mixed with the acoustic sound?
The chicken foot, I had it on a Resolian, happened to have the same holes, so I swapped. The Gretsch poinsettia cover plate makes for a nice contrast on my reliced Resolian. Win-win.
Magnets are rare earth that I got from Lee Valley store here in Canada. If they are not powerful enough, I stack them.
The pick-up is on one side (actually a mic on the amp, I don't like recording direct, I want air), the acoustic mic on the other side. No mix whatsoever, nor any EQ or compression or nothing. Straight pipe.
How did you manage to remove the bridge cover? Thanks, Q.
In applying heat with a torch on the welding until it soften enough. In doing so, you'll also begin a relicing process on the cover plate nickel, so if you don't want that, don't do it.
Thank you very much! Great playing sir, really really nice!
do you use 0.11 strings?
I use 12-54 White Bronze GHS most often (because they have a better response to the magnetic pick-up), although I beef up the two bass strings from 42-54 to 46-56. A 0.11 gauge isn't enough for me. YMMV.
Thanks for the reply!
Sheet music/ tabs for this?
I would have to make the tab. No free lunch.
@@batzic yeah I get that - if you had one done I would buy it, but I dont think I am in a position to commission having one made just for me. - Great little piece.
@@JaffaRoad Playing the guitar is fun, writing a tab is... less fun, say. But I just need a spark to get the tab rolling. Is 5 $ too much for you ? You can reply at batzictab@gmail.com