Guitar Kit: Ashbury-style resonator, Mahogany construction
DIY guitar kit with Ashbury-style resonator and mahogany construction for distinctive, metallic resonator tones. Combines resonator cone character with pickups for electro-acoustic resonance, ideal for blues-inspired playing.
Body wood: Hollow Mahogany | Neck: Mahogany, Rosewood fretboard | Scale length: 628 mm (24.75") | Frets: 19 | Neck radius: 305 mm (12") | Nut width: 42 mm, white bone
- Ashbury/Dobro resonator style with metallic timbre
- Resonator cone plus pickups for electro-acoustic blend
- Hollow-body richness suits blues-focused styles
- Includes electronics, hardware, screws, and strings
- Right-handed, set-in neck joint
- No lacquer or finish applied
Build a resonator guitar from scratch with this Ashbury resonator kit, a complete resonator DiY kit in mahogany supplied with a matching set-in neck, resonator cone hardware and strings. This DIY resonator kit is one of the more distinctive builds in our diy guitar kits range.
Notes
Heel height does not include the fingerboard; add ~6 mm to include fingerboard.
Includes complete electronics, screws, parts, hardware, and strings compatible with this kit.
Specifications
| Guitar Body | |
| Style | Dobro resonator style |
| Construction | Set-in joint |
| Wood | Hollow Mahogany wood |
| Binding | Double white binding |
| Scale length match | 628 mm (24.75") |
| Neck pocket (L×W×H) | 90 × 55.5 × 63 mm (3.54" × 2.19" × 2.48") |
| Body height (H) | 85 mm (3.35") |
| Cavity/routing | Pickup, bridge, neck, wiring routing, cover plates, and switch |
| Pilot holes | No pre-drilled pilot holes except neck pocket |
| Finish | No lacquer, no finish |
| Orientation | Right-handed |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Style | Ashbury resonator style |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Frets | 19 |
| Inlays | White pearloid dot |
| Nut | White bone (42 mm) |
| Joint | Set-in |
| Scale length | 628 mm (24.75") |
| Neck radius | 305 mm (12") |
| Truss rod | Double action, adjustment on head side |
| Finish | No lacquer, no finish |
| Heel (L×W×H) | 105 × 55.5 × 66 mm (4.13" × 2.19" × 2.60") |
| Orientation | Right-handed |
| Hardware | |
| Set | Ashbury resonator, Chrome set |
| Bridge | Biscuit with resonator cone, chrome |
| Pickups | 1 mini humbucker (chrome) and 1 acoustic pickup (H-A configuration) |
| Machine heads | 3R3L, chrome |
| Controls | 1 volume, 1 tone |
| Strap button | N/A |
| Orientation | Right-handed |
