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product_id: 8891878
title: "Regal RC-51 Metal Body Tricone Resophonic Guitar - Nickel-Plated Brass"
brand: "regal resophonic guitars"
price: "€ 2728.09"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 7
url: https://www.desertcart.sk/products/8891878-regal-rc-51-metal-body-tricone-resophonic-guitar-nickel-plated
store_origin: SK
region: Slovakia
---

# Rich sustain Tricone body Powerful tone Regal RC-51 Metal Body Tricone Resophonic Guitar - Nickel-Plated Brass

**Brand:** regal resophonic guitars
**Price:** € 2728.09
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate Your Strum: Where Classic Meets Contemporary!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Regal RC-51 Metal Body Tricone Resophonic Guitar - Nickel-Plated Brass by regal resophonic guitars
- **How much does it cost?** € 2728.09 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/8891878-regal-rc-51-metal-body-tricone-resophonic-guitar-nickel-plated)

## Best For

- regal resophonic guitars enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted regal resophonic guitars brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Precision Tuning:** Traditional 15:1 open-back tuners for lightning-fast adjustments.
- • **Sustain That Lasts:** Rock maple saddle and bone nut ensure optimal sound transmission.
- • **Timeless Aesthetic:** Gleaming nickel plate with elegant pearloid peghead for a vintage vibe.
- • **Unleash Your Sound:** Authentic bell brass Tricone body for unparalleled resonance.
- • **Effortless Playability:** Slim mahogany neck designed for smooth bottleneck and traditional styles.

## Overview

The Regal RC-51 Metal Body Tricone Resophonic Guitar features an authentic bell brass body with a stunning nickel-plated finish, designed for powerful tone and rich sustain. Its slim mahogany neck enhances playability, while traditional 15:1 open-back tuners ensure precise tuning. Perfect for both bottleneck and traditional playing styles, this guitar combines vintage aesthetics with modern performance.

## Description

Regal RC-51 Metal Body Tricone Resophonic Guitar - Nickel-Plated Brass

## Features

- Authentic bell brass Tricone style body in gleaming nickel plate for a powerful tone and rich lustre
- 12th fret neck joint and elegant pearloid peghead overlay add ease of playing to that pre-war look and appeal
- Slim, comfortable mahogany neck is ideal for bottleneck and traditional playing styles
- Rock maple saddle and bone nut provide the best in sound transmission and sustain
- Traditional 15:1 open-back tuners for fast and precise tuning
- To learn more, please see our Product Description below

## Images

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## Available Options

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Beautiful, well made, great fun to play, good value
  

*by D***K on Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022*

Mine arrived adequately packaged and beautifully set up.  Out of the box it plays very well with fingers or slide.  Action is just right and intonation is very good.  Volume exceeded my expectations -- I took it to a gig where unamplified it held its own against an amplified electric guitar.  Tuners are excellent.  Was surprised to see the bridge is ebony capped maple.  Looks great, I've not spotted any visual flaws.  The fingerboard has a medium radius (not flat like another reviewer's).A few things to note:The guitar arrived with I think 0.011 gauge strings on it which sounded good and were surprisingly loud.  I installed a set of 0.012s which are tight at the nut; 0.013s would definitely require filing the nut.The notes really ring out, so if you're playing melody lines you're going to need to pay attention to muting.Fret ends are a little sharp.  Not an issue for my style of playing, but one of my friends noticed.At >10 lbs this is a really heavy instrument!  I require a strap to keep it sliding off my lap.I'm still looking for a hard case due to its unique dimensions.  My classical gigbag works but I want something heavy duty.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good affordable alternative to pricey nationals
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2023*

I just got a Regal-RC-51 tricone. I set a price using the camelizer app for a used one and the next day with a great price for a "like new" RC-51.  It came unplayable as the bridge had slipped off the cones, but I was able to take it apart, remove a small dent in one of the cones and reset the bridge and restring it with some 12 gauge strings.  A bit of adjustment with the neck and viola, it had perfect action for both slide and fingerstyle guitar blues.  It sounds pretty good and is way cheaper than an american made alternative, so it will stay.  The neck is not flat like the older ones but has a comfortable typical rounded radius.  Nut measures bit less than 1 3/4" at 44mm, but the strings are spaced pretty wide and feels like 1 3/4" to my hand.  At the saddle, bit narrow string spacing at  2 3/16" spacing for my fingerstyle preference, but will work.  The fret end could double as a backup can opener, so  be careful and some filling is in order, lol.  The ebony fretboard is beautiful hard polished wood with a few micro cracks very had to see running parallel to the horizontal grain, likely sat in a dry warm location for awhile??  But I checked the fret heights in 3 places across every fret and amazingly I only found 1 place on the treble side of the 13th fret that had even a tiny wobble, so some of the flattest fretwork I have ever measured on a guitar fretboard.  The mahogany neck has some faint scarf joints and the wood is tight grained and a very comfortable medium to thin rounded feel for my hands.  No gap where the neck heel meets the metal body.  No flaws I can find with the body, the sound hole "sqaures" are a bit sharp if you were to slip a finger inside, but don't go there. The tone is pretty nice with good sustain!  Maybe not like you get with a $4-5K National, but this is a budget tricone.  I might eventually upgrade to connes to Beard or national or something else, but fine for now.  The metal work is nice and the guitar weighs 9.2 Lbs on a digital bath scale.  Balance is just a tad heavy towards the neck, to be expected, but works fine if I rest the lower bout between both my thighs.  I sold a 14 fret tricone highway 61 as it had way more neck dive and was hard to balance with the cut away and smaller size.  The biggest con for me is the body meets the neck at the 11.5 th fret, not the 12th fret like every other 12 fret guitar I have seen or owned, humm???  The issue is for slide playing,  you are always sliding up to the 12 ftet to play the 1 chord and I have to go beyond the body now by a half fret distance and curl my hand more than I would otherwize.  Not a huge deal but not as relaxed as it should be and makes it harder to dampen the strings behind the slide.  These china made asian guitars all come out of a few factories and TBH, they are all pretty good and very similar.  I believe this factory makes regal (saga), recording king, jonathan, johnson and others.  The other big factory makes the Aiersi label which is where Republics get their guitars.  Really it is hit or miss, but with amazon it is easy to send it back it you get a back set up or a dude you don't like.  But as hard as it is to find an affordable playable tricone, this one is staying for the price I paid.  Do your homework as all these different styles and brands will have slightly different specs with scale length/nut width, etc and it matters.  If you don't know then find a friend of instructor to help you get a guitar that is appropriate for your playing style and hand size.  I am not a tech or professional, but a player of about 60 years and I know instruments pretty good and have enough luthier tools to get into some trouble, lol.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    wonderful wide range of tone
  

*by V***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2020*

This guitar has a great voice and tone. Strong heavy picking brings out a popping loud sound. I always wanted a metal body. Had an resonator pan for years. Workmanship is good. I play slide and just pick too. Worth the wait. Music is Life!

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*Product available on Desertcart Slovakia*
*Store origin: SK*
*Last updated: 2026-03-06*