RegalRD-30M Studio Series Roundneck Resophonic Guitar - Natural Mahogany

I've been craving a Reso type guitar for some acoustic songs I've written. I picked this one up and gave it a shot.The first one I received was really whacked. One of the little round grills was missing and there was a giant ding on the headstock.Amazon replaced it and the second one arrived complete and functional. It comes with DAddario acoustic strings on it. I don't know what gauge they are. I replaced them with a set of Martin Marquis that had a little stiffer high E. I mainly play bottle neck on this instrument so I was not concerned about the normal playing action (although I do play some chords).My biggest complaint is the resonater, it does not have much resonater tone. It sounds more like a banjo than a Reso guitar. It sounds better with a metal slide than a glass one but glass is my usual because that's what I've played for 50+ years.If I had it to do over I would not buy it again. The tone is just not really there.Good luck and good music to all!EDIT: I did not have any resonator guitar experience before buying this one as an experiment (btw it's the 35th guitar in my current collection). There are two types of resonator construction, spider and biscuit. This Regal is a spider type. I have not dismantled the cone yet but will soon to see if I can adjust it for a bit more tone. Also there is a screw in the center of the spider which is accessible from the top of the guitar through the chrome cover. On mine the bridge is out of alignment so it's not possible to get to the adjustment screw. Grrrrr. It's pressing me closer to dismantling it and see if I can get it to sound better. I'm having fun so that's all that matters.more soon!

I played roughly five different brands of resonator guitars before I settled on this one. I liked the sound more than the others and sound was the primary decisive factor but I was able to easily reach the 12th fret on this guitar. On other resonators the body of the guitar hindered my reach to the 12th fret. The fact that this guitar was more reasonably priced was inconsequential but a bonus. I would have paid for the sound and fret reach I was after but this guitar was the least expensive of those I tested. So don’t let the great price fool you this is an awesome guitar. I am very happy with my purchase.

The guitar arrived nicely packaged and was perfect condition. Upon playing it the screen cover for the bottom hole fell into the guitar. No big deal, fished it out and put it back with a drop of super glue. Then the rattle started. The cone and plate rattle like hell. I tried tightening the screws and adjusting the cone. Nope. Took it to a local guitar tech and was told " you get what you pay for" I still play it, but will be looking to get a Dobro-Dobro soon. It's a great looking little guitar, but it's cheaply assembled.

Sounds excellent! It's also a perfect size; my regular guitar might be a bit larger than average, but this is a little smaller than that and I think it's much more comfortable to hold.

I bought one of these from another seller in 1998 and have been really happy with it. After 18 years the tuners are still fine and the neck is still arrow straight. It has a loud but balanced tone. When it was new, it had a bit of resonator Buzz but I fixed this by tightening the screw under the bridge. I also removed all the screws that held down the resonator plate and wrapped them in Teflon tape ( like plumbers use ) to quiet any buzz. I installed a Bill Lawrence pickup inside mine and played through a Peavey Classic 30 it sounds like pure Mississippi Mojo. Have done a lot of recording with it and guess what? It sounds just as good as the "pricier" resonator. This guitar is a solid bang for the buck. I play mostly bottleneck with a chrome slide and it also works fine for "lap style" even though it's a round neck.

The guitar wasn't playable. Had to pay for extensive repairs...cheaper than buying a new guitar but pretty expensive for having bought a new guitar...