Gretsch G9201 Honey Dipper Round-Neck Metal Resonator - Brass Body, Padauk Fingerboard

great sounding guitar. i bought it for dark americana swampy sound and its not disappointing. its heavier than you'd expect coming from acoustic guitars. if youre new to resonators, be careful not to press too hard on the bridge thats resting on the cone. you can very easily dent the cone

I have looked at this guitar for years. Played it at guitar center and while I liked the sound, I just was not sure. Well, one night I pulled the trigger, and I am happy I did. This thing plays amazingly and sounds like angels playing the bells. I really like the tone that comes out. I wish it had a pickup, but I got one picked out to get one day. The only hard thing about it is trying to find a case for it. After trying many different cases I will need to get the one Gretch makes for it that costs $200. I love this guitar and want it to last where I can pass on to my grandchildren.

Beautiful guitar! Extremely sturdy. The box this guitar came in was pretty damaged (Shame on you FedEx!), yet the guitar was undamaged. Excellent quality guitar!

I'll give it 5 stars, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality. The sounds from this metal guitar can be well, metallic at times, other times it rings like the bell brass it is made of. The action is a teensy bit hard, but everything was in propere alignment out of the box. It's definitely heavy, and it can make some sound! It's definitely a personality in the room, a good, musical personality. I really like it.

When I first played it I immediately wanted to return it. Since then I can't put it down. I was used to playing beautiful sounding Martin acoustics. The gruff, tinny tone of a resonator is initially shocking. I put it in an open D tuning and figured out some chording. Not a problem as I had played in D tuning in the past. Now I just love that delta blues vibe and I find myself playing the resonator the most and I have about ten guitars. Now the down side: This guitar is very heavy and therefore out of balance. When it's over my knee, it tends to slip down which forces me to hold onto the neck while trying to chord at the same time. The action is slow up the neck and slide tone on the original strings is not good, especially on the bass strings. I am still using the original strings so I'm not sure if a new set will improve the tone for slide. Although I would have preferred a mirror-like finish, I do like the look of the guitar and appreciate that it hides fingerprints. I mostly play Travis style fingerpicking. This is a challenge on this and any resonator due to the guard that sits above the cone. It makes dampening the strings with the palm of the hand difficult at best. In my opinion, this is an instrument for a seasoned musician and not a beginner. If you can't afford a National resonator, this is the next best thing.

I didn’t care for sound from the strings so I changed to flat wound 12-53. Now I like it. Also good to build muscle, (it’s heavy) all in all it has that Delta Blues sound which is why I bought it. Happy now.

We Love our NEW Honey dipper guitar and wish we gotten this year's ago. Its so awesome it's hard to put it down. Has an amazing sound and we ordered the 3 slide pick kit, and guitar case with it. Such a killer deal for the 3 items under $900 for all of them. Can't wait to play it again asap, after this review. You should get one Aloha

The Honey Dipper G9201 is highly rated in countless resonator guitar reviews., so I decided to go for it. This guitar is amazing! The tone is awesome, and the guitar plays like a dream. The build is solid - no flaws - perfect in every way. I have played guitar for 50 years and own many fine instruments. This guitar stands out as one of the best I own. It arrived on time and in perfect condition. A+

So far so great! I’ve never had a resonator guitar before, but I’ve been playing for almost 50 years and I have a whole bunch of guitars. This guitar came early, the box was damaged, and I was worried that the guitar was also scratched or damaged, but on careful inspection, there was no problem. The guitar arrived in perfect condition, I tuned it up and started playing right away. What a fantastic sound, loud, clear, sounds a lot like a banjo. I’m really looking forward to getting into this instrument and all that it can give me access to. Thanks a lot guys.

Arrivé en parfaite condition Super son très satisfait Bien fabriquer très belle pièce Des heures de plaisir

Great tone Love it

delta blues et slide

Great guitar....Killer sound...Thank you