Why I Love National Guitars

Name: Why I Love National Guitars
Address: PO Box 2561, Iowa City, IA, 52244, US
Telephone: +13193383614
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WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals since 1997. I'm your man! Sales at: www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/
Ask me for today's list with prices. Thank you!
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Email [email protected] The purpose of my WHY I LOVE NATIONAL GUITARS page is, first, to celebrate the rich culture of blues, jazz, folk and roots music, some of which is played on Nationals, and some is not. I love the deep and wonderful heritage and history of the music, which is an endless inspiration to me and, I hope, to others. The page was start

ed over a decade ago and has been built into a rewarding and fun place to enjoy and share the music, and the guitars, that legendary and obscure artists have brought to the world. I do feature many National guitars and National-playing artists, modern and vintage. But really, it is the music and lives of the musicians that I show here, primarily.
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I DO sell every new National Reso-Phonic (and Scheerhorn, made by National) instrument made, and have a few excellent-to-mint condition used Nationals as well. And Fairbanks Guitars, and some other gems. I have the world’s biggest stock, often around 30 different models in stock and ready to ship, and hundreds of Nationals on order. Because I have so many guitars on order, all can be customized for you, and your ETA will usually be many months sooner than if you order a new National “from scratch.”

Truly, it is the WORLD’S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals. Email me or call me for today’s list, as it changes, sometimes daily. When I do post the guitars, there is an up-to-date list, please just ask me about any of the guitars! Happy to make it happen. Thank you!

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I love doing this. When musicians order instruments through me, I still get a vicarious thrill when they get their National. It's exciting to me. I sell Nationals and Scheerhorns, (spider cone lapstyle instruments now made by National) that are stock models as well as customized instruments. I always have dozens of Nationals immediately available, ready to ship, WORLDWIDE. I offer FREE SHIPPING in the USA (except Alaska & Hawaii) and a National hard case and, if you are in the USA, no USA state sales tax (except in California). I also offer some of the best prices and do my best to provide timely, personalized service. I really enjoy realizing the player's dream of putting together a unique, magic instrument, whether it's a Lefty guitar, a Baritone, 6 or 12 (or most any number) String. Steel, brass, wood, German Silver. Single Cone, Tricone. Uke, Mandolin, Electric Guitar. Pickups installed, special finishes, etched or engraved models. Inlays, bindings, special action, custom neck profiles, and more. Lots more info is on my National Page: http://www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Customer Testimonials: http://www.catfishkeith.com/testimonials/

I also love fantastic handbuilt acoustic guitars from luthier Dale Fairbanks, take a look at my "Why I Love Fairbanks Guitars" webpage too: http://www.catfishkeith.com/why-i-love-fairbanks-guitars/

Call me: 319-338-3614 (USA)
Email me: [email protected]
My website: www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thanks for tuning in! Please feel free to ask any questions, anytime. yours, Catfish

06/06/2026

New photos of this super, ultimate National Reso-Phonic Guitars 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY with Slimline Pickup installed and Waverly Black Pearl tuners. Wow, this one sounds and plays magnificently, and all frets are easily accessible. Great setup and strings, minty condition, nice price too. Infinite sustain. This finish is a knock out, too, and I think it warms up the tone. Endless sustain.

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone Tricone, Style 1 Antique Brass Tricone Cutaway, and a Custom Rosita too. All of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RAW STEEL 14 FRET - just in!
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup and Waverly Tuners.
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
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FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

06/05/2026

Raw Series National Reso-Phonics IN STOCK NOW:
~ RAW STEEL 14 FRET - Just in!
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone Tricone, Style 1 Antique Brass Tricone Cutaway, and a Custom Rosita too. All of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RAW STEEL 14 FRET - just in!
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup and Waverly Tuners.
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
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FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

06/03/2026

More new and like new National Reso-Phonic Guitars, Left to right:
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET - steel body, Waverly tuners, peghead headstock. In stock now!
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - Mahogany cutaway with tri-cone style grille soundports. A version of Steve James' model. In stock now.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA with grille-style soundports and both an Antique Brass Hotplate and K&K pickup. Maple body and neck with cool red-to-black burst. In stock now! I also have a new, standard Rosita with the cathedral-style soundports. Love it.
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY with Slimline pickup and Waverly Black Pearl tuners. Ultimate tricone with huge tone and sustain, plays beautifully. In stock now!
~ 2018 EXPLODING PALM BARITONE TRICONE with Highlander Magnophonic pickup system. This one is my primary slide guitar that I use for concerts and recording (not for sale), but I can get you one like it. Baritones are my personal favorite for slide and open tunings. This one is often in Open B-flat tuning. I also have an M1 Baritone Tricone in stock (it IS for sale), all Mahogany from 2012.
~ 1928 TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME - One of the earliest wood bodied single cone Nationals with Anemones on the back (not for sale).

All of these used, like-new Nationals have a nice price, too.

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone Tricone, Style 1 Antique Brass Tricone Cutaway, and a Custom Rosita too. All of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup and Waverly Tuners.
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
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FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

06/01/2026

Some stunning National Reso-Phonic Guitars, Left to right:
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA with grille-style soundports and both an Antique Brass Hotplate and K&K pickup. Maple body and neck with cool red-to-black burst. In stock now! I also have a new, standard Rosita with the cathedral-style soundports. Love it.
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY with Slimline pickup and Waverly Black Pearl tuners. Ultimate tricone with huge tone and sustain, plays beautifully. In stock now!
~ 2018 EXPLODING PALM BARITONE TRICONE with Highlander Magnophonic pickup system. This one is my primary slide guitar that I use for concerts and recording (not for sale), but I can get you one like it. Baritones are my personal favorite for slide and open tunings. This one is often in Open B-flat tuning. Just got an M1 Baritone Tricone in, all Mahogany from 2012.

All of these used, like-new Nationals have a nice price, too.

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone Tricone, Style 1 Antique Brass Tricone Cutaway, and a Custom Rosita too. All of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup and Waverly Tuners.
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
____________________________

FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

05/28/2026

Love the 1930s art deco masterpieces, etched designs on these National Reso-Phonic Guitars. Some coming soon, in brass, German Silver and steel, and some IN STOCK NOW:
~ STYLE 1 EXPLODING PALM TRICONE - Originally from around 1937, '38, Booker (aka Bukka) White is pictured playing one of these tricones in the 1960s. You can get any 12 fret with this design.
~ STYLE O LIGHTNING BOLT - Before National made the tropical scenes, I think, in 1929, just a few of these were made. You can custom order one. Just ask me!
~ STYLE O 14 FRET - I have the "Replicon" version in stock now. This is the world's most famous National, seen floating in the sky on Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms album.
~ STYLE O 12 FRET - Love this design with one palm, volcano, canoe and clouds. I have one coming in the next few weeks.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET - Cool steel bodied version with Maple neck. Darker greyish finish with classic two-palm design. In stock, this one has Waverly tuners and peghead headstock.
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME 12 FRET WOOD BODY - Painted finish on sunshiney pallet of yellow with random red-orange with black palm tree with orange setting sun on the back. The first ones with this scene were from 1929. This rare new wood body is in stock now.

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone Tricone, Style 1 Antique Brass Tricone Cutaway, and a Custom Rosita too. All of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ 1999 RADIO TONE BENDAWAY - Mint, like new! SOLD.
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup and Waverly Tuners.
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
____________________________

FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

05/27/2026

Big variety of new, and like-new National Reso-Phonic instruments in stock now:
~ 2021 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline pickup installed. Huge and warm sound with endless sustain. John Dopyera said the sound "flows like a river."
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ both Antique Brass Hotplate and K&K pickups. Great 14 fretter, Maple, unique with grille-style soundports. Number 007. I also have a stock Rosita with the cathedral-style soundports.
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - Gorgeous stripey figured Maple with an ambery to***co burst and unique Trojan f-holes. Number 001!
~ NATIONAL S1 - Steel body spidercone with open well, round sounports and roundneck. Charlie Christian Lollar pickup installed. This one is on order, coming soon.

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone Tricone, Style 1 Antique Brass Tricone Cutaway, and a Custom Rosita too. All of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ 1999 RADIO TONE BENDAWAY - Mint, like new! SOLD.
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup and Waverly Tuners.
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
____________________________

FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© Why I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

05/26/2026

A gaggle of headstocks on National Reso-Phonic instruments. I have 24 Nationals in stock now, both brand new and like new, and many more on order. Still the WORLD'S #1 SOURCE. Give me a holler, happy to help you.

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone Tricone, Style 1 Antique Brass Tricone Cutaway, and a Custom Rosita too. All of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ 1999 RADIO TONE BENDAWAY - Mint, like new! SOLD.
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup and Waverly Tuners.
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
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FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© Why I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

05/24/2026

Sweet National Reso-Phonic beauty IN STOCK NOW:
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup installed - Beautiful Antique Brass Style 1 features sleek cutaway, Style 1 bound neck dot inlays with slotted headstock and Shield decal, upgraded with Waverly Tuners. This is in excellent to mint condition, lovingly played and sounds huge and warm with the forever sustain that tricones are known for. Nice price. Love it.

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone, Radio Tone, and a Custom Rosita too. All 24 of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ 1999 RADIO TONE BENDAWAY - Mint, like new!
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ 2022 STYLE 1 ANTIQUE BRASS TRICONE CUTAWAY w/ Slimline Pickup and Waverly Tuners.
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
____________________________

FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© Why I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

05/23/2026

Gorgeous National Reso-Phonic beauty IN STOCK NOW:
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed. This model was made famous by the late great Steve James. Beautiful wood grain, excellent National!

ASK me for today's list with prices.

🎯 National Reso-Phonic instruments below are IN STOCK NOW! Mostly brand new, also a like-new M1 Baritone, Radio Tone, and a Custom Rosita too. All 24 of these can ship right away: 🎯
~ 2012 M1 BARITONE TRICONE - Refurbished by National. Love Baritones!! Rare, ready to go. Sounds giant.
~ M1 CUTAWAY TRICONE
~ M14 MAHOGANY (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX DENIM BLUE (10% off)
~ M14T THUNDERBOX REVOLVER (10% off)
~ NRP B-SERIES BLACK RUST DELUXE 12 FRET w/ Charlie Christian Lollar Pickup (10% off)
~ NRP BARNYARD DENIM BLUE 14 FRET - steel body (10% off)
~ 1999 RADIO TONE BENDAWAY - Mint, like new!
~ RAW BRASS 14 FRET
~ RAW BRASS TRICONE
~ RAW STEEL 12 FRET SQUARENECK (10% off)
~ RESO ROCKET WB w/ Hotplate - (10% off) Wood Body, Mahogany Cutaway with Pearloid Peghead headstock, Rubbed Nickel Hotplate pickup system & strap button installed.
~ ROSITA - sweet new model, cathedral soundports.
~ 2024 CUSTOM ROSITA w/ tricone-style grilles and both Hotplate and K&K pickups.
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY ROUNDNECK (10% off)
~ SCHEERHORN HONDURAS MAHOGANY SQUARENECK
~ STYLE N 14 FRET - Brass w/ HOTPLATE Pickup & Strap button (10% off)
~ STYLE O 14 FRET REPLICON
~ TRIOLIAN POLYCHROME WOOD BODY 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES 12 FRET
~ TRIOLIAN W-SERIES TRICONE - Walnut Burst tricone, steel body, Maple neck. Huge forever sustain. My personal choice for metal and wood on a National!
~ TROJAN PROTOTYPE FIGURED MAPLE - The very first one, and stunning figured Maple wood throughout.
~ WEATHERED STEEL STYLE O 14 FRET w/ custom Peghead Headstock & Waverly High Ratio Relic Nickel Butterbean Tuners. (10% off)
____________________________

FREE SHIPPING in lower 48 USA (actual cost outside of USA), All come with National hard case. No sales tax.

Custom builds, Baritones, Tenors, Piccolo Guitars, 12 (or any number of) strings, adding pickups, cutaways and more. The engraved and etched models are now available: Styles 1.5-4, Style O Deluxe, Don, Exploding Palm, Lightning Bolt and more. And the Hollowneck is back. Rope Binding, unusual, figured woods and all the classics.

1-319-338-3614 (call or text)
Email: [email protected]

WORLD'S #1 SOURCE of new Nationals and more:
www.catfishkeith.com/national-guitars/

Thank you! ❤️🐈🐟

yours, Catfish Keith & Penny Cahill

© Why I Love National Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars

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