WEST END Rusty – 14-Fret Metal Body Single Cone Resonator Guitar

The ROYALL WEST END Rusty is a 14-fret metal body single-cone resonator guitar designed for blues, bottleneck slide, fingerstyle, roots, and contemporary acoustic playing. Its hand-spun aluminum cone and bell-brass body provide a direct response, strong projection, and the focused character associated with classic single-cone resonators.

Key Features

• Model: 198
• 14-fret neck joint
• 9.5-inch single continental resonator cone
• Hand-spun aluminum cone
• Bell-brass body
• Selected sapele neck, one-piece to head
• Cream binding
• Rosewood fretboard
• Slotted headstock
• ROYALL signature dots
• 19 frets
• Removable hand rest
• Wilkinson 19:1 tuners
• Curt Mangan 13–56 strings
• Lipstick Tele pickup system with volume and tone controls
• Overall length: 40 inches (40")

Who Is the WEST END Rusty For?

This model is well suited to players who want the immediate attack of a single-cone resonator with the added upper-fret access of a 14-fret neck joint. It works well for slide, fretted blues, fingerstyle, recording, and roots performance.

14-Fret Single Cone Design

Compared with a traditional 12-fret resonator, the 14-fret layout provides more access to the upper register while retaining the strong projection and focused response of a metal body single-cone instrument.