Recording King Tricone Metal Body Resonator Guitar, Squareneck

I'm really enjoying my new Tricone Resonator. It was delivered in excellent condition. The shipper had requested signature service, I had to arrange a delivery date that I would be available. No Problem, FEDEX arrainged to deliver when I was home. I took the guitar from the shipping container, to find it in perfect condition. I tuned it and played for awhile listening to the bluesy sounds it could create. Later that evening, I went to a jam session. Everyone was blown away! The price is right and a great value.for the money If you want a Metal tricone reso, this is IT!!

With a little extra effort on the part of the manufacturer, this tricone could have made a great starter dobro. The body seemed very well made and the neck, while simple and unadorned, was carefully fashioned. However, the strings and the tuners were garbage: on the first attempt to adjust to a standard open G tuning one string broke and two of the tuning pegs stripped. The strings that I managed to tune were as dull as last week's sports section. I could not even assess how the instrument sounded until these components were replaced. As it turned out, the stock cones were just so-so. After having gotten off to such a bad start, I can't decide whether to spring for a replacement set of National cones (another $130) or just sell the guitar. Either way, I probably won't buy anything from Recording King again.

This Reso Guitar is finely crafted, and has a really nice sound. It is suitable for blue grass sound or blues. I thought it might show a lot fingerprints, etc., but it isn't a problem. I wipe it off occasionally and it looks great, and holds the shine.