2010s National Resolectric Jr Solidbody Electric Resonator Guitar

Overview: I really do like these Resolectric Jr models. I owned a green one for a while and loved everything about it except for the fact that I just didn't have a band use for it at the time I owned it. While these have a midsy, bright, snappy acoustic quality to them and reduced volume compared to a properly-acoustic National, the sound is still inspiring and the acoustic volume is even good-enough to jam with other folks. I loved playing mine on the porch or down by the river because it was so easy and carefree to take places.

Plugged-in, it very-much has a hybrid sound. It's got a lot of that "old magnetic soundhole pickup" acoustic-plugged-in '60s thing going on but it does blend the metallic, twangy, sustained, ghost-note stuff from the resonator setup right into the sound. I think it sounds amazing for fingerpicking and can get a jump-blues or gypsy-jazz sort-of sound when flatpicked and given some juice. Also, because it's passive and simple, there are no batteries involved.

Repairs included: I seated the cone and biscuit, compensated the saddle for modern 3-wound, 3-plain stringing, and gave it a good setup. It's playing spot-on and ready to go. I can recompensate the saddle for wound G if desired. I always suggest nickel 11s on these unless you're planning to downtune a bunch, in which case nickel 12s will do better. It wants electric strings for the magnetic pickup.

• Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz
• Scale length: 25 5/8"
• Nut width: 1 23/32"
• Neck shape: medium oval C
• Board radius: 12"
• Depth at first fret: xx
• Depth at seventh fret: xx
• Body width: 0.88"
• Body depth: 0.88"
• Body: wood
• Cone type: single cone
• Bridge: biscuit
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: maple
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 49w-11 with unwound G
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-bigger

Condition notes: It's clean with the exception of a few light scuffs and mild usewear throughout. Someone replaced the strap buttons with straplocks, too.

It comes with: It has its original hard case.

Consignor tag: HKNS