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Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 5th, 2016, 10:30 am
by paulo
Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 5th, 2016, 11:48 am
by andrew
I've always wanted one of these.
Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 5th, 2016, 11:53 am
by tim
andrew wrote:I've always wanted one of these.
I never did until I heard Les Claypool playing one in his Duo de Twang.

Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 5th, 2016, 12:30 pm
by andrew
tim wrote:andrew wrote:I've always wanted one of these.
I never did until I heard Les Claypool playing one in his Duo de Twang.

Is that his project with Sean Lennon?
Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 5th, 2016, 12:36 pm
by tim
No, Bryan Kehoe.
I've posted this here before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0fyYBXVaCU
But I could never make a resonator sound like that.

Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 5th, 2016, 3:26 pm
by andrew
Haha, not how I'd play it but it does sound really cool.
I wonder what band of resonator bass claypool has?
Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 5th, 2016, 3:30 pm
by gravesbass
Les had a modded Michael Kelly Resonator Bass a while back. It was a black one. They were RARE and short in production and only handful made. Not sure what he is playing now..... his fingers and playing helps

Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 6th, 2016, 11:11 am
by gravesbass
Mine..... I drove out to Pacifica this morning. Nice drive (50 min from me) and seller was a very cool guy. Lots of lefty goodness.
Thx Paulo for the link and GAS...
Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 6th, 2016, 11:40 am
by superheavydeathmetal
Awesome!
Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 6th, 2016, 4:27 pm
by paulo
Thx Paulo for the link and GAS...[/quote]
Cool!!
How do you like it?
Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 7th, 2016, 2:51 am
by fivebass52
Wow, Congrats.... and I'm very jealous! Let us know what your in-depth review is, once you've thrashed it for awhile....

Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 7th, 2016, 9:35 am
by gravesbass
For being a POS Resonator Dobro its actually not a POS and seller made it worth my while taking the drive out. It is a Johnson JR440ES acoustic/electric resonator. It looks identical to the Regal RD-05. I spent a few hours yesterday working on it modding the nut to my specs. It's a cool little bass and is LOUD acoustically. No volume or controls but a piezo (just plug and play).
I did cover up the Johnson logo on the headstock... Just another toy!!
http://www.sonic.net/~thelink/fretted/resonator_14.html
Andrew, this should be moved to sold section.. thx!
Re: Johnson Resonator Bass $275
Posted: August 8th, 2016, 11:57 am
by andrew
Man, good deal over buying new.