Regal Black Lightning Squareneck Dobro Guitar (Black)

 (6 customer reviews)

If you like the beautiful tone of a quality Dobro, you cannot beat this Regal better for the money. I have a resonator guitar I purchased in the early 70's called a Mobro and I thought it had quality Dobro sound until purchasing this Regal. I am not a professional muscian but even I can can appreciate the tone this instrument puts out when playing it.

I am sure there are higher quality Dobros but you can't beat this Regal for the money in my opinion.

I've always wanted a lap steel instrument of some sort. When my mind became fixated on resonators I decided I've been wishing long enough. Resonator selection is very tiny in my small town which forced me to the internet. I was completely skeptical for a couple weeks about buying an instrument I haven't even heard but through diligent research/emails/phone conversations I made up my mind and hit the buy button. I'm extremely happy with the quality of the instrument. First, it was shipped great and did not have any blemishes or dents or anything. I was half expecting to open the box and have to send it right back because of some defect. A $700 guitar being sold at $450; you kind of have to expect something will be off. Once tuned, she sang out loud. And I mean loud. I'm a new slide player but fingerpick on the guitar so I'm more comfortable not using fingerpicks. Even without fingerpicks the RD-52 has some serious volume. It is a beautiful guitar too. From the translucent black finish...Read more

I choose to purchase the Regal Black Lightning over other comparably price resonator guitars because of the favorable reviews. I am not sorry I bought it, but I wish I were better informed about the poor quality of craftsmanship. In the condition I received it, it was unplayable. The resonator buzzed horribly, I had to take the resonator out, and attempt to seat it properly, which ended up being impossible because it was slightly bent. My solution was to fold up a rubber band and place it between the edge of the cone and the cover plate to stop the buzzing.

They claim the neck is solid Mahogany, It appears to be Philippine Mahogany, or luan, which is not a Mahogany but a cheap look-a-like. Even though this is a square neck I don't think I will be putting too heavy gauge of strings on this for fear of putting too much tension on this inferior wood.

There are numerous chips and imperfections in the finish, one of which, the finish is peeling off the wood. One of...Read more