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Republic Tricone Style 200 Resophonic Guitar, 2017

On June 22, 2020 /

Tags: bluegrass, blues, Canada, country music, cutaway, folk, guitar, ontario, Republic, Reso-Phonic, Resonator, resophonic, rock, style 200, The Twelfth Fret, toronto, Tricone, www.12fret.com

The Republic Tricone Style 200 is a reproduction of the original 1920s National tricone, built as the guitarist’s entry into the volume wars. At the time, acoustic guitars couldn’t be heard over the banjos and woodwinds common in musical groups.

New

Price: $1,149.00 CAD

Oahu Style 71K Hawaiian Squareneck Guitar, 1935

On April 6, 2020 /

Built during the mid 1930s, the Oahu Style 71K Hawaiian square neck guitar expressed the popularity of Hawaiian music and steel guitar. Oahu was perfectly placed as they were also a major music publisher. This Oahu Style 71K Hawaiian square neck was likely built by Kay around 1935, and features a solid Spruce top, X-braced, with laminate Maple for the sides and back. The neck is Mahogany, with Rosewood used for the bridge and the bound fingerboard. The finish is Sunburst, executed in nitrocellulose lacquer, and sports an elaborate gold-coloured, stencil design on the top.

Vintage

Price: $1,599.99 CAD

Republic Highway 61 Cutaway Resophonic Guitar

On February 28, 2018 /

Tags: antique brass, bluegrass, blues, Canada, country music, cutaway, folk, guitar, highway 61, ontario, Republic, Reso-Phonic, Resonator, resophonic, rock, style 200, The Twelfth Fret, toronto, Tricone, www.12fret.com

The Republic Highway 61 has a single cone resonator, 12 inch wide body – around the size of a Les Paul, and has a 25 inch scale length with 1 13/16 inch nut width. The body sports lattice soundholes like those on a Tricone model, so there’s lots of space for air to move. These sound good, and the smaller size makes them a lot of fun, and easy to play.

New

Price: $1,089.00 CAD

Michael Messer Lightning Style 0 Resonator Guitar

On August 26, 2015 /

Tags: blues, lightning, metal body, Michael Messer, Reso-Phonic, Resonator, resophonic, steel body

The Michael Messer Lightning is a nickel-plated bell brass body, 1930’s style 12-fret single cone resonator guitar, intended to provide the tone and vibe of a vintage blues guitar, and it does this well. You get the vintage look and tone, but with modern playability and reliability at an affordable price. These are great instruments for fingerstyle and bottleneck blues playing. The Michael Messer Lightning has the characteristic attack, projection, resonance and volume of a ‘steel body’ guitar. As expected, it’s bright, but with a warmth and depth that avoid harshness and add a sweetness to the edge. The modern features include an adjustable truss rod.

New

Price: $1,189.00 CAD