zombywoof Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 For my money the best out there is Alvin Youngblood Hart. He plays both a Stella 12 and 6 string as well as other oldies that he restores himself. As Taj Mahal once said of Alvis - He's got thunder in his hands. http://youtu.be/0lgFAwbjYsU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I'd quite fancy a reso myself.... Couldn't imagine myself saying that 3-5 years ago..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devellis Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 It's worth remembering that the early blues weren't played in concert halls or in modern, sophisticated studios. Much of what we love about the tone of a fine guitar would have been lost playing on a street corner with traffic going by or into the horn of an acoustic recording machine. There really wasn't much need for a "fine" guitar. Plus, as others have said, some of those old boxes were really pretty darn nice guitars. Harmony had a reason for paying good money for the rights to the "Stella" name -- it was a good and fairly widely recognized name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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