Built by Paul Beard Guitars and owned by Micky Stinnett, the left resonator guitar is modeled after the pre-war, Regal guitar. During its pre-war heyday, unable to keep up with demand, Dobro licensed Regal to manufacture resonator guitars. In fact, many vintage instruments with Dobro logos were actually made by Regal.

Regal bodied instruments have a slightly narrower "waist" than Dobro bodied guitars.

This instrument's body is made of solid Bubinga, an exotic tone wood. The neck is mahogany with an ebony fretboard. The hardware is gold plated.

The guitar on the right is a custom eight stringed mahogany intrument tuned to G6 (D-B-G-E-D-B-G-E). It is owned by the Webmaster.

The unique "Roadaphonic" by Paul Beard Guitars. Use it as a practice reso or set it up with a pickup and play as a lap steel. Either way, you'll be the talk of the neighborhood.

A pair of Beards. The guitar in the background is the eight string pictured above. The guitar in the foreground is the infamous "BlackBeard", the original prototype of the popular Beard birch laminate guitar. The finish is high gloss Porsche automotive black.

The Mike Auldridge Resophonic is co-designed by the "Legend", Mike Auldridge and Paul Beard. Mike designed the cosmetics and Paul designed and built the internals to Mike's specifications.

The six string model utilizes a propriatary baffle system which is tuned to Mike's approval. Paul calls it "Legend Tone". The eight string guitar is a huge body which utilizes a modified sound well design. Each guitar passes through Mike's hands for final approval.

The pictures don't do these guitars justice. These are positively stunning instruments that sound glorious.