The B16 is a 5-string maple resonator, which means it exhibits a very loud tone that has a wealth of snap, articulation and clarity. Yes, it’s a fine banjo for solo work, but it excels at cutting ...

Thayer embarked on a collaborative effort with guitarist Joey Leone and Eastwood Guitars to create a resonator, electric guitar and banjo mash-up. Eastwood gave him some parts and a free creative ...

Another common banjo variation depends on whether the instrument is classic and open-backed, or closed with a resonator covering, which helps project sound farther and tends to be preferred by ...

The four-stringed plectrum banjo contributed to Dixieland jazz, while the five-stringed resonator banjo, with its shorter drone string, figures prominently in such popular acts as the Chicks ...

Dobro was the first resonator guitar, developed by the Dopyera brothers in 1928. “Well, I played five-string banjo for a number of years,” he said. “But back in the late ’70s, early ’80s ...

Acoustically, the Alligator is your classic resonator. Aided by the stiff body shell, the aluminium cone acts like a mechanical speaker, providing bags of volume while each note is launched like a ...

“I feel it sounds better than the steel-fronted model… It’s got more of a banjo sound and it’s got the old classical machineheads… The resonator caved in, believe it or not, so I had tha ...