I teach guitar and bought this to keep around for student use. The sound quality is not far bellow my national or dobro.

Had to replace the bridge and nut to get better sustain. Adding a pick-up would be nice.

Decent wood and construction. Hardware could be of better quality (The Spider and cone are okay but the nut and bridge-bone needed to be replaced).

Can't get any better for the money.

Active Musician, Session Player, Teacher

Reggae, Blues, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Bluegrass, Industrial....Eclectic

Very versatile instrument. Easy to play, nice action that is firm but not too hard. Responds well to alternate tunings and sounds great when using a slide. A good alternate to an electric guitar while still keeping with acoustic tradition.

No dings or scratches, lets keep it that way.

Great guitar at a very good price. I've paid twice as much for less value.

no problems. ever.

olde tyme

Not as load as I would have liked. I replaced the cheapo plastic saddle and nut with bone. Wow what a differance. It sounds much better. Iwill probably replace cone someday. I love the F holes. I am a Fender guy.

Cheapo plastic saddle and nut. replace them with bone and your set.

Made well enough for slide playing.

Just looks cool setting in its stand and even cooler when being played. Love the f holes.

I usually really like Fender products but this one's not that great. It's an inexpensive resonator guitar, although there are others in the price range that are better constructed and sound much better. Check out a Dean or even a Regal.

Can't comment on features.

I did not think the guitar I played was of significantly better quality than the Carlo Robelli acoustic I got for free from another retailer's promotion (normally sells for 79.00). The woods are not of great quality, the finish was not really smooth on the neck, and there were string buzzes caused by the spider. Please note that the string buzzing was NOT caused by the action being too low.

I looked at the same model at a store that was selling it significantly lower than at this website, and I passed on it.

I'm sure Fender's support is generally fine.

Again, it doesn't look great for the quality reasons I mentioned above.

Active musician and recording engineer

Blues, rock, etc.

The sound is shallow. The buzzing is difficult to eliminate (this is a problem with even high end resonators but with this fender, I can't seem to eliminate the unwanted sounds). Not the sustain or kick that I want in a resonator guitar.

Really crappy tuners. The cone sounds like my Grandma's music box.

It is nice looking from a distance but of questionable construction. It is especially fragile around the f hole. The finish is sub-par even for a less expensive guitar.

I am going to get rid of this clunker and buy a Regal. If I could I would buy a National, but I played a Regal Duolian the other day and it was seet...about the same price as this one too.

Like I said it looks nice from a distance...it just doen't perform that well.

Hobbyist

Blues, folk, rock

Sounds pretty good. Tried a nother resonator guitar that cost double the price, but this one sounded the best.

Mine got a tree bridge - think I want to replace it with a bone one.