You can play mellow on it, with finger tips. But it's still sounds like a can!
The resonators with a wooden back and sides sound even better.
Go try one. Try a lot.
I use a THD Univalve. You can swap tubes w/o rebiasing, 6550 for gigs, el34 for home use w/o pedals. Also a '67 Bassman head, '73 Princeton, late '50's White (read Princeton) that needs work and a '59 Supro (small like a Champ).
I depends on how much I play the guitar. I split my time between 4 or 5 guitars.
They get new strings when they don't stay in tune. I don't need that new sound, I'm always rolling off the treble. I only use it if the room sucks off the high end.