The Resonator Guitars

Gallery below followed by a list of neck and finish options

there are four models. The rezentine, The Hi Rez, The Rezolution and the Hi Rez Square Neck

All guitar bodies are made from marine grade aluminum

Both the bodies and necks are HAND FORMED. I do not use CNC for anything other than the cone ring and headstock symbol. there will be some very modest +/- variation in dimensional tolerance.

Most guitars are made using biscuit bridge configurations, other than the square neck, But willing to build a spider bridge on request. All body styles and finishes are priced the same. the cost difference lies in the electronics. List price is $2,500 for the guitar with no electronics. $2,600 for the inclusion of one pickup or mic (details below). $2,800 for the inclusion of both a neck pickup and bridge pickup, or one pickup and one mic (IMS system). Left-handed models get the “leftie” discount.

With the exception of the Hi Rez Square Neck, bodies are of Style O, basically meaning that the neck joins the body at the 14th fret. With the cutaways, you have more access to the entire fretboard than you do on traditional resonators. All of the details can be customized to your order. Those details include the finish, pickup/IMS configuration, the cone, material of biscuit or spider saddle (wood or aluminum), fretboard wood and width of neck at the nut (up to 2 inches with the expectation of modest +/- tolerance). There may be modest price changes between most of the choices that aren’t mentioned below. The differences are based on material costs. A few things I don’t do are custom body shapes, custom scale lengths and compound fretboards. With that said, there are guitars available at all times. All are listed in the shop. Detailed descriptions of each guitar are provided. I am also happy to provide suggestions on orders if you find all of the choices too daunting.

for the necks, I usually use maple. Unless requested, I dye them with black India ink and sand them to give a mild weathered appearance. At the same time, I will use any use other hard wood that I find attractive and sturdy enough for the purpose. It really depends on how venturous you are. That includes woods like Zebra Wood, wenge or purple heart, and more. If you look AT THE GALLERY, YOU WILL SEE WHAT i MEAN.

Since all guitars, with the exception of those listed in the shop are custom built to order, I require a $300 deposit. For an additional $150 (non-refundable), I will mail you the neck before attaching to the body for fitting. First revision is included. Additional costs for further revisions.

Components and specs: I use Seymour Duncan for all magnetic pickups at the neck- either a ’59 Humbucker or Phat Cat. The piezo pickup in the bridge is made by Schatten Design with an internally mounted preamp powered with a 9v battery located inside of body under the neck. Standard Microphone is a Behringer CB 100 with phantom power preamp mounted in foot pedal (requires phantom power from most house PA systems, or an additional DI box). I usually use Grover 136 series tuners. Unless requested otherwise, scale length is 25″ and a neck width at the nut at 1 7/8″ Body dimensions are: length-18″ Lower bout-13.5″ Upper bout-10.5″ Waist-9″ Depth-3″ Body finishes are satin, sparkle, polished or distressed paint with any requested color combination.

The gallery below is a mix of custom and previous stock models