Guitar Lovers

Most, if not all bands today have a front man.  And more often than not, the front man is the vocalist, the most well-known member, or the group’s official spokesperson.  He is backed by a handful of other musicians who play one or several instruments such as the guitar, drums, and keyboard.  All members of a band work in harmony to create pleasing melodies and songs for their audience.

Guitars are well-liked musical instruments, favored by numerous amateur and professional artists around the world.  When performing, guitarists use either acoustic or electric guitars.  Country and classical singers with their slow, gentle music are usually seen strumming acoustic guitars.  Those into rock and heavy metal on the other hand, enjoy the amplifying and tone-changing capabilities of electric guitars.

All acoustic guitars produce sound via the vibration of strings.  The tones they make however, vary in volume.  By and large, tones from resonator guitars are louder than those generated by standard acoustic guitars.  The causes are the metal cones or resonators in resonator guitars, which are not like the typical wooden soundboard. 

Here are a few other interesting facts about resonator guitars:

1.      This type of guitar has two styles:  the square neck and the round neck.
2.      Resonators have three main designs:  the tri-cone or three metal cone resonator, the single inverted cone, and the spiderless single cone biscuit.
3.      The bodies of these guitars may be built from wood, metal, or other materials.
4.      John Dopyera developed the resonator guitar because he wished for a guitar loud enough to be heard beside brass and reed instruments.
5.      These guitars are often used in blues and bluegrass music.