HOBO Maple – 12-Fret Wood Body Single Cone Resonator Guitar

The ROYALL HOBO Maple is a 12-fret maple wood body single-cone resonator guitar designed for blues, bottleneck slide, fingerstyle and roots music. Built around a 9.5-inch hand-spun aluminum cone and biscuit-bridge resonator system, it combines a traditional 12-fret layout with a maple body and neck configuration.

Sound & Character

The single-cone system provides a direct, responsive attack with clear note definition, while the maple wood body contributes its own acoustic character around the resonator cone.

Key Features

• Model: 199W Maple
• 12-fret neck joint
• Maple wood body
• 9.5-inch hand-spun aluminum single resonator cone
• Biscuit-bridge resonator system
• Bell-brass coverplate
• Selected one-piece maple neck
• Cream binding
• Rosewood fretboard
• Slotted headstock
• 19 frets
• Removable coverplate handrest
• Wilkinson 19:1 tuners
• Curt Mangan 13–56 strings
• Optional Hotplate with lipstick/Tele-style pickup, volume and tone controls
• Overall length: 40 inches (40")

Who Is It For?

For players who want a maple wood-body resonator with a direct single-cone response and a traditional 12-fret layout.