CHESS Antique – 12-Fret Metal Body Single Cone Resonator Guitar

The ROYALL CHESS Antique is a 12-fret metal body single-cone resonator guitar with distinctive grid-pattern soundholes and a classic biscuit-bridge design. Built for blues, bottleneck slide, fingerstyle and roots music, it combines a bell-brass body with a 9.5-inch hand-spun aluminum cone for a direct, projecting resonator voice.

Sound & Character

The biscuit-bridge single-cone system emphasizes immediate attack and clear note definition, while the bell-brass body adds the metallic character associated with traditional metal-body resonator guitars.

Key Features

• 12-fret neck joint
• Grid-pattern soundholes
• 9.5-inch hand-spun aluminum single resonator cone
• Bell-brass metal body
• Biscuit-bridge resonator system
• Selected one-piece sapele neck
• Cream binding
• Rosewood fretboard
• Slotted headstock
• ROYALL signature fretboard dots
• 19 frets
• Removable coverplate handrest
• Wilkinson 19:1 tuners
• Curt Mangan 13–56 strings
• Overall length: 40 inches (40")

Who Is It For?

For players seeking a traditional round-neck metal-body single-cone resonator with a distinctive grid-soundhole design and classic blues-oriented response.

Model

ROYALL C7 / CHESS – Antique finish.