Detail 01
Solid mahogany body
The top, back, and sides are specified as solid mahogany.
Product detailSKU #1500000431866
Gold TonePBS-M Mastertone Paul Beard Squareneck Solid-Mahogany Resonator Guitar Tobacco Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A Paul Beard-designed squareneck resonator with solid-mahogany construction, a genuine US-made Beard cone and spider, and bluegrass-focused GBDGBD tuning.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Bluegrass players
- Players seeking a squareneck resonator
- Stage or studio use
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players
- Players needing a factory tuning other than GBDGBD
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Beard cone and spider
It uses a genuine US-made Beard resonator cone and spider.
Detail 03
Open soundwell
The description specifies Paul Beard’s open soundwell design.
Detail 04
Two-way adjustable truss rod
The neck can be adjusted.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed instrument.
- 02It has a squareneck resonator design.
- 03The listed nut width is 1-7/8 in. and the scale length is 25 in.
- 04A hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What tuning is the PBS-M supplied in?
GBDGBD.
02What is the body made from?
Solid mahogany top, back, and sides.
03What resonator hardware does it use?
A genuine US-made Beard cone and spider, with a maple bridge and ebony insert.
04Does it include a case?
Yes, a hardshell case is specified.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Frets
- 19
- Scale Length
- 25"
9 detailsBody & build
- Back & sides wood
- Solid mahogany
- Top Material
- Solid mahogany
- Neck Wood
- Solid mahogany
- Neck wood
- Solid mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony Frets: 19 Inlay: Snowflake Nut width: 1-7/8" ZeroGlide nut Truss rod: Two-way adjustable Scale length: 25"
- Hardware finish
- Chrome
- Body Shape
- Resonator
- Top wood
- Solid mahogany
- Body finish
- Tobacco sunburst, high gloss
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25"
- Nut width
- 1-7/8" ZeroGlide nut
20 detailsOther
- Body shape
- Resonator
- Inlay
- Snowflake
- Headstock shape
- not specified
- Truss rod
- Two-way adjustable
- Case
- Hardshell
- Tier
- new
- String gauge
- .056w, .045w, .035w, .026w, .018, .016
- Binding
- Curly maple
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Tuners
- sealed guitar-style
- Tailpiece
- Paul Beard 6-string
- Korena Special
- false
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Tuning
- GBDGBD
- Cone & spider
- Genuine US made Beard
- Frets
- 19
- Buttons
- metal
- Source Id
- site51500000431866
- Bridge
- Maple with ebony insert
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