All recordings made in the same room with same signal chain unless noted otherwise

Resonator Guitars Comparison
Beard/Gold Tone solid mahogany resonator guitar untitled tune     Grandfather's clock
Beard/Gold Tone maple resonator guitar untitled tune     Grandfather's clock
Beard/Gold Tone mahogany resonator guitar untitled tune     Grandfather's clock
OMI Dobro (with professional set-up by Tim Scheerhorn)

special thanks to Gary Synderman, Membership Director at The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago for loaning me his guitar!

untitled tune     Grandfather's clock
National Model D resonator guitar

special thanks to Paul Bry for loaning me his guitar!

untitled tune       Grandfather's clock
Gibson Phil Leadbetter model dobro

special thanks to IllinSlide for loaning me his guitar!

Untitled tune       Grandfather's clock
Wechter/Scheerhorn Resonator guitar

special thanks to Paul Bry for loaning me his guitar!

untitled tune       Grandfathers clock
Meredith maple resonator guitar untitled tune
Scheerhorn L body maple resonator guitar

untitled tune     Grandfather's clock
Scheerhorn R body maple resonator guitar

special thanks to Paul Koptak for loaning me his guitar!

untitled tune      Grandfather's clock

untitled tune #2 

Beard Mike Auldridge MA6 resonator guitar

special thanks to Paul Koptak for loaning me his guitar!

untitled tune       Grandfather's clock

Untitled tune #2 

  Regal vs. Scheerhorn - I put this clip together on a whim just to see what kind of differences you can hear between an entry level guitar and a top-of-the-line modern resonator guitar recorded in the same room through a video camera.

Weissenborn Guitars

mid 1920's Weissenborn style 1 guitar Joe's tune video clip       

She'll be comin' round the mtn

Gold Tone solid mahogany Weissenborn guitar Joe's tune       

 She'll be comin' round the mtn video clip

(same signal chain as other sound clips)

Lazy River blackwood Weissenborn guitar Joe's tune

Feelin' Bad Blues

1940's Oahu squareneck guitar

special thanks to IlliniSlide for loaning me his guitar!

Joe's Tune

She'll be comin' round the mtn

Clinesmith Koa/Spruce Weissenborn guitar

special thanks to Paul Bry for loaning me his guitar!

Joe's Tune

Ry Cooder tune

She'll be comin' round the mtn

Gibson F25

 (1960's flat-top acoustic guitar set up lap style)

Amazing Grace
Lazy River mahogany Weissenborn guitar Joe's tune       

She'll be comin' round the mtn