Just a bit of follow up on this old thread. I recently purchased a Dean Backwoods while on a trip to the USA. I paid $230 for a new one and another $70 for a case. That's less than half the cost of the one I seen in Halifax. It has very good volume and ring and I am having some fun with it. While there I tried a few resonator guitars but anything below $1000 sounded pretty crappy. Thanks again!
                              Slainte,
                               Sandy