Product: Republic RG-03 Reso-Relic
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
06/28/2007
at
12:57pm
by
KM Williams
Email: kdwilent at yahoo<dot>com
Features
:
10
Steel Body Resonator with Engraved designs single cone biscuit 1930's design
Sound
:
10
Has a rich full midrangy Sound that's perfect for delta/misssissippi Blues or Ragtime guitar playing;sound great miked up near the back of the cone
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Just Beautiful
!
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Sound Great on the the two shows I played with it live. Just great!
Customer Support
:
9
Very Good!
Overall Rating
:
10
Great Guitar for the price1($500-600) would normal pay about $2000 for the same guitar if it was a National. Good Buy!
Product: Republic RG-03 Reso-Relic
Price Paid: USD 400
Submitted
06/15/2007
at
08:13pm
by
T-Roy
Features
:
10
Bell brass body--nickel silver plating--bone nut--maple and ebony saddle--adjustable trussrod--mahogany neck--rosewood fretboard--handspun German made cone. Finished in a nicely reliced (not overdone) manner. Instrument has a very subtle, tasteful engraving. Body style is like that of a 1934-36 National Style O w/ the 14 frets to the neck, flat headstock and crows foot coverplate design. Neck is rosewood w/ a ebony fingerboard. Gotoh tuners. Biscuit bridge and reliced, trapezoid tailpiece. Apparantly made in China but set up, tweaked and distributed in Texas. Republic obviously knew what they were doing and who they are appealing to, because they nailed it!
Sound
:
10
Sounds like a 1934 National Style O. Mind-blowing. 'Nuff said.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Frank at Republic really set this up nicely. sounded amazing right out of the shipping container. No flaws found (yet).
Reliability/Durability
:
10
No doubt this guitar will perform nicely for decades to come. IMHO it seems much better put together and understood by the mfr than other imported resonator models.
Customer Support
:
9
Republic - and its owner Frank Hemsley - was fantastic to deal with. Very communicative by email and a real gentleman. Not sure of the warranty.
Overall Rating
:
10
Been playing bottleneck/finger style blues off and on for about 15 years. As far as resonator guitars, I also own a Continental Style 3 Tricone and Dobro DM33 currently and have owned a National Triolian in the past. The Republic definitely keeps up with these - especially for the money! Go there now buy one!
