The”Reso-Plate” 3-string License Plate Resonator Guitar Kit

Designed with front (or back) porch picking in mind, this kit has an full, rich resonator sound and is great for playing all sorts of music, including Blues, Folk and Country. The “Reso-Plate” kit is easy to assemble, with a real license plate for the resonator (either your own or one of ours) and ready to be stained, painted, woodburned, decorated and customized. It can even be built left-handed!

Designed and with most of the parts made right here at the C. B. Gitty workshops in Gonic, New Hampshire, this amazing-sounding guitar can be built at your dining room table with just a few basic tools. No advanced woodworking is required (no sawing, routing, etc) – just some basic clamping, light drilling and screw insertion is all it takes to build your very own four-string tenor guitar.

This kit comes with a set of strings meant for tuning to Open G “GDG”, which has become the de facto tuning standards for 3-string cigar box guitars. If desired, you can re-string it with a set of High Open G Strings for an even more old-timey banjo-like sound. This kit also comes with a full fretboard already attached to the neck, making assembly easy. The detailed how-to guide not only shows you how to assemble the kit, but also includes some basic how-to-play information as well, to help get you picking once the build is done. We also throw in a full-color copy of one of Ben Gitty’s Essential Chords Posters with every kit, which is a wealth of information to help get you strumming along with popular songs.

Assembly time on this kit is 3-4 hours, not including glue set-up time. It is recommended for ages 16 and up, though younger kids can help build it with close adult supervision. This kit comes in “blank slate” form of bare plywood that can be painted, stained or finished as desired. The decorated version(s) in the listing photo(s) are for demonstration purposes only.

Product Features

• Everything you need to build your own 3-string License Plate Guitar!
• 23″ Scale Length
• Rich Resonator sound great for Blues, Folk & Country music
• Easy to Assemble – Only basic hand tools required
• Includes strings for GDG Tuning, but open to so much more!