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Post subject: FR-48 Chrome Resonator
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:53 pm
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I discovered something that was frustrating me to no end, but discovered the solution that may help you. I developed a nasty BUZZ while playing and it was really getting me mad. When I carefully took off the cover to check the cone I found loads of powdered residue from the polish I was using. I cleaned it up and ensured there was no debris at the lip of the cone and the sound has been perfect since then. I hope this can help at least one person!


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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:28 pm
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FR-48 is a great reso. Mine also had (has) a buzz. I found that the biscuit is a little too large a diameter, and very slightly off center so when I play hard, it buzzes against the cover plate. I sanded it down a bit and it has gotten better. I think I need to do a little more sanding to get rid of the buzz altogether.

Now I've added a LACE Dobro sensor (magnetic humbucker) pickup, and just the other night installed a volume and tone pot. Drilling holes in steel is FUN!


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:27 pm
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Resonators are some of the coolest guitars ever built! They do come with some inherent design issues, though, so it's worth learning a little more about them. You can try some basic setup techniques yourself or take it to a qualified luthier if you feel more comfortable. Stewart-Macdonald has some excellent suggestions on eliminating rattles and getting the absolute best tone out of your spider...

http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/I-4006.html
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:27 am
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Are you guys playing your FR-48's only with a slide, or does it perform well without, just using a pick? I love the sounds these are capable of, but have only played it in the stores. What are you most commonly using this model for, is it a specialty guitar or can it be an everyday acoustic as well?

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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:56 am
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I would not consider it an everyday acoustic since it has a great resonator sound. It does play very well without a slide and actually comes from the factory with a pretty low action which I had raised slightly to improve its slide capabilities which were fine as is, I just wanted a little more height.

It is a really nice resonator for the price.

Checkout www.RodWashburn.com .. I bought his Chrome Resonator after he used it to record on a CD ("So I bought a fender metal body round neck first which I used on "Clear".) I love it.

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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:00 am
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I've been using my FR-48 as my primary acoustic. It works well fingered as well as slide. (I play it in open G tuning).


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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:00 pm
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Thanks Chuck & Mark. Good to hear a couple different viewpoints.

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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:59 pm
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noley wrote:
Thanks Chuck & Mark. Good to hear a couple different viewpoints.

Happy Friday!

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thanks, and happy resonating!


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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:55 pm
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I have a FR-48 which I got used. A previous owner had it painted black by some sort of professional painter, maybe an auto body or motorcycle shop, real nice job. It sounds great and I've never seen another one like it.


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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:06 pm
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Jeremy Deatherage -Fender wrote:
Resonators are some of the coolest guitars ever built! They do come with some inherent design issues, though, so it's worth learning a little more about them. You can try some basic setup techniques yourself or take it to a qualified luthier if you feel more comfortable. Stewart-Macdonald has some excellent suggestions on eliminating rattles and getting the absolute best tone out of your spider...

http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/I-4006.html
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Thanks for the info! I picked one up to try at a local shop last night and was pretty impressed with the tone and playability of it.

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Hello,

I'm a total newbie what comes to resonator guitars and their construction, so I hope you excuse me if I'm searching answer to a question which has been already answered elsewhere. My problem is a new string set I changed to my FR-48 resonator. I wanted to try something heavier set, so I put D'addario EJ42 - Light Phosphor Bronze Resophonic Guitar strings to my reso. But the sound was awful! Lots of rattling and buzzing. I'm not completely sure where that buzzing came, but I don't think it was the strings rattling against frets. Could it be the cone? Is that EJ42 set too heavy for this kind of instrument and is it possible it could break something inside the guitar? Like always I changed those strings one by one, so I don't think it should have change tension on neck or elsewhere in guitar body. So any advice, please? I'm quite desperate because I had just learn play slide well enough to impress my buddies...


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This might be of some help to you -

http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/I-4006.html

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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:56 pm
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The EJ42s seem heavy (I'm using 13s) if you are going to play any fretted notes. Generally in my limited experience 16s would be used for lap style (dobro) where the strings are raised off the fretboard by a considerable distance.

I had some buzzing at the cone (scroll up in the posts to see my problem), I also found that the tailpiece was vibrating a bit against the coverplate. I added a little piece of felt between the tailpiece and the cover plate to solve that problem.

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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:21 pm
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Thanks a lot for those excellent advices! Adding a piece of felt between the tailpiece and the coverplate really worked. No more rattling and buzzing now. But I must also agree with you what you said about using those EJ42's strings. They probably are too heavy for this guitar. Especially those two lowest (.016 and .018). It's easy to hear they don't sound as long as they should when sliding. But it was a great relief to know that I didn't break my fine resonator after all. Now I can go back playing that evil sounding slideguitarblues like I have always wanted.
Thanks and happy resonating to all!







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