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A brief explanation; the difference between the two is similar to differentiating a fiddle and a violin......

"Resonator, resophonic or Dobro guitars ......
Similar to the flat top guitar in appearance, the sound of the resonator guitar is produced by a metal resonator mounted in the middle of the top. The physical principle of the guitar is therefore similar to the banjo. The original purpose of the resonator was to amplify the sound of the guitar. This purpose has been largely superseded by electrical amplification, but the resonator guitar is still played because of its distinctive sound. Resonator guitars may have either one resonator cone or three resonator cones. Three-cone resonators have two cones on the left above one another and one cone immediately to the right. The method of transmitting sound resonance to the cone is either a "biscuit" bridge, made of a small piece of hardwood, or a "spider" bridge, made of metal and larger in size. Three-cone resonators always use a specialized metal spider bridge. The type of resonator guitar with a neck with a square cross-section – called "square neck" – is usually played face up, on the lap of the seated player, and often with a metal or glass slide. The round neck resonator guitars are normally played in the same fashion as other guitars, although slides are also often used, especially in blues. "

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

My last name is Hall. I wanted to name my son Alka. My wife smacked me in the face and told me to grow up........

Hi Old Doll,
Hope all is fantastic with you and yours.

       Never had tiger meat myself, but I watched a TV show on National Geogrpahic and all those who tried it pretty much said the same thing; "It tastes kinda like chicken." And I  must say I have never heard tale of eating tiger paws, I have heard tale of folks gobblin' down pickled pigs' feet, chicken fingers, and frog legs though.............

Peace and Guitars and Tiger Paws,
SouthPaw41L

Hey booga,
Welcome to Chordie. Here are a few links that I think you'll find useful to expand your jazz guitar knowledge. This first link deals with moveable jazz chords(lots of 'em). There are some unusual fingering on many of the chords but I got lots of use from it;
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/melody/73/tab.html#
click on "skip the add" and the page will display

And of course we can't talk jazz guitar without Django;
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.g … 15788.html
This is a great song, play it slowly at first, then increase tempo as you become comfortable with the chords

And finally, a site specifically for jazz guitar. (lots of cool stuff here)
http://www.jazzguitar.be/tritone_chord_ … tion.html.

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Bummer news on the net...
http://flickr.com/photos/mikerosebery/2930423158/

Thanks for your nice words Roger. I feel extremely lucky to be able to do this for a living. Way more positive issues than negative deterrents. If you ever make over to this side of the pond, I've got a few spare channels in my mixing board with your name on 'em.
      Semi-off topic here; It's so cool that your brother is a stuntman. I once aspired to become a stuntman before discovering the guitar. Stuntmen rule!!!!!

Have a Great Day,
Toney

Thanks Cam!!!( I mean that sincerely...)  You forgot to send me a mailing address so I could send you your monetary payment for those kind words... Ooops, was that supposed to be on the di-ah-zown-li-ah-zow....(down/low)??????

Peace and Guitars and Live Musicians Keepin' It Real and Enjoyable,
SouthPaw41L( Toney)

"All music is folk music, I ain't never heard no horse sing a song."
-Louis Armstrong

"In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brain."
-George Szell

"Music melts all the seperate parts of our bodies together."
-Anais Nin

My advice  would be an adamant no***( for performing live;// for home recording, or personal projects I am indefferent, to each their own)***. In a live performance setting, do not follow the masses. Keep it semi-authentic and demonstrate a will to continue the tradition of  humans' playing music, rather than computerized, processed, pre-recorded machines backing humans. Us musicians who do this thing for a living need to stick together and create as many working opportunities as possible for each other. We're family.......

       Here's my compromise;  You use a loop pedal. Familiarize yourself enough with your loop pedal to suffiently produce every sound that comes from your speakers on stage, before your audiences' eyes and ears. Any person can push a "play" button and have a huge wall of previuosly recorded music behind them. For the most part, audiences will appreciate the process by which the performing musician cares enough to  demonstrate how a song is constructed.

       As you well know, the key to looping is variety and diversity in the application thereof. Many people are OK with mashing the "play" button and coloring lightly to the totality of a song. I do not, nor will I  ever, prescibe to this philosophy, in a live performance setting. Just this musicians' humble opinion..... To quote  ole numb head Bill O'Rielly, " I"LL DO IT LIVE!!!"

   My views are by no means intended to bash people who choose to perform live with an opposing philosophy tp mine. I feel it is my duty though to keep the human element alive in live music........

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Her loss, not yours Roger. Still though it's gotta be a downer. As Jimi says, "that's all right, I still got my guitar!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URyIcG2tycI

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Greetings Kenny,
I think you've done a fine job with this song. As Roger says, and I agree, singing what's within' can be very therapeutic for the person singing and the person/people listening....Keep on keepin' on. Know that I, and many others are on your side, fellow musician.........

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L