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Michael is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced people in the field: there are plenty of examples on his forum where he helps others in identifying their resos found in a cupboard after 50 years collecting dust etc. He's a very passioned and dedicated person, always eager to help others and share his knowledge.
MM did a tremendous amount of research to make resos as close as possible to the original designs by Dopyera family. He was one of the first (if not the first) to start making them in China to provide the best value-cost trade-off and many other brands followed up later by incorporating his findings into their products (while pricing higher).
As mentioned above, resos are made in small batches in a small family-owned factory over there. So it's not the same factory all other brands are using. All of the resos are being shipped to him to go through exhaustive checks and a proper setup, which is essential to resonators imo. Sadly, the list of luthiers who knows how to do some work on resonators is very short. And even if your local luthier has a decent reputation, they might not perform a good job on resos... I know that from personal experience as a "good" local luthier butchered my reso
MM also provides the best customer service out there. I was new to resonators when I contacted him with a whole lot of questions. After a series of emails, I became a very happy owner of MM Blues. This is one of the best value for money guitars I've ever owned. Throughout the years, Michael helped me many times not only with my MM Blues, but also with other resos I own. I don't want to share details publicly, but the generosity of that help is so remarkable that it's close to be unbelievable
So all in all: MM resonators are amazing guitars with a great setup and an outstanding customer service. All that while being priced similarly or lower than big brands. tbh, it's kinda no brainer. Every so often new folks ask for an advice on which reso to get. They usually ask it on MM forum because, well, it is a go-to forum for reso players. Naturally, Michael stays away from commenting and advertising his resonators in these posts. But the answer is provided by the community and is definitive