Fender FR50 Resonator Guitar

Strung with Fender Phosphor 60Ls. Spruce top.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

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"Set it up with bone and its a slide players dream."

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
Cheapo plastic saddle and nut. replace them with bone and your set.

Quality:
Made well enough for slide playing.

Desirability:
Just looks cool setting in its stand and even cooler when being played. Love the f holes.

Sound:
Not as load as I would have liked. I replaced the cheapo plastic saddle and nut with bone. Wow what a differance. It sounds much better. Iwill probably replace cone someday. I love the F holes. I am a Fender guy.

Overall:
Plan to keep for a long time.

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"Must have for lead players of all genre!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Rated quality 4 because of custom luthiers. They must be entered into the equasion. Matches quality of any over the counter resinator guitar. I tried many befor I setled on the Black version of this beut'. The Black doesn't detract from the F shaped f holes at all.
Excelent for 'round the "campfire" lead playing, and I hardly ever use a slide.
Only drawback is plastic bridge, but that's worth little mention.
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Fender FR50 Resonator Customer Review

Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
Had to replace the bridge and nut to get better sustain. Adding a pick-up would be nice.

Quality:
Decent wood and construction. Hardware could be of better quality (The Spider and cone are okay but the nut and bridge-bone needed to be replaced).

Value:
Can't get any better for the money.

Sound:
I teach guitar and bought this to keep around for student use. The sound quality is not far bellow my national or dobro.

Overall:
I bought it for my students to use but find myself picking it up often. I don't plan on replacing it.

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"Awesome resonator guitar!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Well made, looks, plays and sounds great. The price is incredible. Way cool!
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"Pretty good value for the money"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
Mine got a tree bridge - think I want to replace it with a bone one.

Sound:
Sounds pretty good. Tried a nother resonator guitar that cost double the price, but this one sounded the best.

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"YES, you need this guitar !!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Quality:
No dings or scratches, lets keep it that way.

Value:
Great guitar at a very good price. I've paid twice as much for less value.

Sound:
Very versatile instrument. Easy to play, nice action that is firm but not too hard. Responds well to alternate tunings and sounds great when using a slide. A good alternate to an electric guitar while still keeping with acoustic tradition.

Support:
no problems. ever.

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"I made a mistake and bought this on e-bay hoping that it sounded as good as it looked...it didn't even look as good as it looked"

Overall:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Features:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Quality:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Value:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
Really crappy tuners. The cone sounds like my Grandma's music box.

Quality:
It is nice looking from a distance but of questionable construction. It is especially fragile around the f hole. The finish is sub-par even for a less expensive guitar.

Value:
I am going to get rid of this clunker and buy a Regal. If I could I would buy a National, but I played a Regal Duolian the other day and it was seet...about the same price as this one too.

Desirability:
Like I said it looks nice from a distance...it just doen't perform that well.

Sound:
The sound is shallow. The buzzing is difficult to eliminate (this is a problem with even high end resonators but with this fender, I can't seem to eliminate the unwanted sounds). Not the sustain or kick that I want in a resonator guitar.

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Fender FR50 Resonator Customer Review

Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
 
 
 
the resonator dish is harder than most its hard to put a macintyre pickup in it just doesn't work
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"Not Fender's best offering."

Overall:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Quality:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Value:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
I Want It:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
Can't comment on features.

Quality:
I did not think the guitar I played was of significantly better quality than the Carlo Robelli acoustic I got for free from another retailer's promotion (normally sells for 79.00). The woods are not of great quality, the finish was not really smooth on the neck, and there were string buzzes caused by the spider. Please note that the string buzzing was NOT caused by the action being too low.

Value:
I looked at the same model at a store that was selling it significantly lower than at this website, and I passed on it.

Desirability:
Again, it doesn't look great for the quality reasons I mentioned above.

Sound:
I usually really like Fender products but this one's not that great. It's an inexpensive resonator guitar, although there are others in the price range that are better constructed and sound much better. Check out a Dean or even a Regal.

Support:
I'm sure Fender's support is generally fine.

Overall:
As I mentioned, I didn't buy it for the reasons above. I'm only reporting this because I don't think it's a good buy for the money -- I have nothing against Fender or this retailer at all.

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