Italia Maranello '61 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Regal Blue

Italia Maranello '61 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Regal Blue

The Maranello '61 Guitar features a spruce top and mahogany back and sides. A mahogany set-in neck with rosewood fingerboard, 2 Wilkinson humbucker pickups and a vintage vibrato bridge have looks and sound to spare!Echoing one of the most collectible and rare '60s guitars, but with sound and playability demanded by today's musician. If you dare to be different, this is the guitar for you.Trev Wilkinson, Italia's famed guitar designer talks about his pickups for Italia guitars: "Wilkinson pickups" were first designed for my "Fret-King" range of guitars. Not all of the pickups in the ranges are exact vintage replicas. I have taken the liberty of making some subtle changes to make them more appropriate for todays' playing styles. All Wilkinson pickups are wound for "Tone" - balance is important to me - high frequencies should sparkle but not be thin - mids, warm and defined, and lower frequencies tight and articulate".

Regal RC-1 Polychrome Duolian Guitar

Regal RC-1 Polychrome Duolian Guitar

This metal-body Regal RC-1 resonator recalls the classic instruments of the 1930s with its pearloid peghead veneer, rolled-in F-holes, grey polychrome enamel finish, and spun 9-1/2" biscuit cone with spiral ridges for strength, volume, and tone. The RC-1 Polychrome Duolian has a slim neck with adjustable truss rod, rosewood fingerboard, and die-cast 15:1-ratio sealed tuning machines. The original was a bargain in the '30s, and the new Deco Duolian continues that tradition.The Duolian resonator was a favorite with blues legends such as Son House, Bukka White, and Tampa Red when it first appeared in 1931, because it offered the volume and projection they needed while maintaining the tone they required. As its sound spread throughout the Delta more and more musicians turned to the Duolian, and it became the amplified guitar of the 1930s with its sharp attack and rapid decay. When the blues migrated from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago, so did the Duolian. It became a staple of the south side Chicago blues scene in the '40s, '50s, and beyond.

Regal RC-51 Tricone Resonator Guitar

Regal RC-51 Tricone Resonator Guitar

The Regal RC-51 Tricone Resonator Guitar has the richness and warmth of tone that's dazzled audiences for 75 years. The body is bell-brass, heavily nickel-plated to a mirror finish, and fitted with a traditional sand-cast T-style spider for great sound. The fast mahogany neck has a rosewood fretboard, adjustable truss rod, 1-3/4"-wide bone nut, high-quality sealed-gear Schaller tuners, and a striking art deco pearloid peghead overlay. The hardware is nickel-plated brass.In the 1920s the guitar was coming out of the parlor and into the concert hall. The technology of the early 1900s, driven by the phonograph and radio, was causing a musical revolution. Amplification was required, and the Dopyera brothers of southern California answered the call. Using 3 spun aluminum speaker cones, a mechanical amplification system was created that allowed the guitar to be heard in the back row of the auditorium. From the jazz bands of the '20s, through the Hawaiian craze of the '30s, from Chicago down to the Delta, the sound of the Tricone defined an era. Its warm, rich tone was the signature sound of blues legends such as Tampa Red, Bukka White, Peetie Wheatstraw, and Kansas Joe McCoy.

Regal Black Lightning Resonator Guitar Squareneck

Regal Black Lightning Resonator Guitar Squareneck

The Regal Black Lightning Resonator Guitar shines in the floodlights and it has the tone to match its showy looks. It features a mahogany body formed in a 1930s Vintage California shape and is given a black translucent finish. The sound well is trapezoid relieved with rock maple and holds a shop-adjusted Quarterman cone. The neck is solid mahogany and the headstock is adorned with an abalone and pearl black lightning inlay. Bone nut, maple saddle, and nickel-plated hardware.

Regal RC-58 Tricone Metal Body Resonator Guitar Texas Tea Round Neck

Regal RC-58 Tricone Metal Body Resonator Guitar Texas Tea Round Neck

The Regal RC-58 Tricone Metal Body Resonator Guitar has spun aluminum cones and traditional T-style spider/bridge pump out bold volume with enhanced tonal complexity. Slim mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod lets you set the action wherever you like it for lightning-fast fingered runs and slick slide legato without fret collisions. The Regal RC-58 resonator has chrome die-cast tuners, elegant pearloid peghead overlay, and exclusive "Texas Tea" black powder-coated finish.