I've had mine for 1/2 a year now and it's a great sounding little beater for the money. It's come off it's stand several times ... it's tough! Great to take along for a trip. Mine was set up real good with low action. I would recommend it for a budget guitar!
A friend of mine just bought one of these. I have owned a lot of high end guitars, and this tenor guitar plays and sounds like a much more expensive guitar than it is. Dave in Montana
I think the tenor guitar is so underrated. I'm also interested in an 8 string octave mandolin with guitar body but those are spendy. They play kinda like 12 strings but less muddy.
I’m a uke player I wrote a whole new demo on a baritone ukulele but I want a fuller sound for my demo, the baritone uke just is too airy for this demo I want a much fuller sound will be adding drums and bass to it. I play folk pop stuff. Will be playing in dgbe like a baritone uke. Was between this and the ibenez one but I think this one sounds better. I’ve been playing a modded short scale guitar to electric baritone ukulele Conversion for some time but really want that acoustic steel string tone.
The problem is now you can't even find one used or new...I checked with Sweetwater and they are on backorder and aren't due in until Dec 7....BUMMER! I guess I'm just going to HAVE to WAIT!! Not something I do well 😞 Cindy
Hi there.... I already have an old Martin OT-18 from 1929, and two Ibanez Tenor guitars... a parlor AVT-1 NT and a mini Dreadnough E/A AVT2 E-NT... I wonder How this Recording King would compare with the Ibanez guitars (volune and tone/sound)? I woud appreciate you comment...
I haven't seen or played the Ibanez version, so I'm not sure. I have played other Ibanez acoustic and electric guitars for years (one was a 6-string Talman converted to an 8-string bouzouki), and I've always liked their necks and the fit and finish. The Recording King compares favorably with the other Ibanez guitars I've played over the years.
I have heard from a comparison that someone did on youtube listing the top 5 tenors for 2023....I think their heading says the top 7 but they only tell you about 5....HMMMM! I think there were two Ibanez tenors, Kmise Tenor, Blueridge Tenor (yeah if you can afford that one 😞, and the Recording King Tenor.
Hey Wolf, thanks for sharing this review, I got a Harley Benton tenor, I tune it like a mandolin, with the high E, but this tuning sounds cool, you get this celtic vibe immediately. Tell me please which model of K&K pickup did you use? I use K&K's for my acoustic and my mandolin, they're great, but I don't know which model should I choose for a tenor. Greetings from Poland!
P.S. I have a 6-string guitar from this Dirty 30's Recording King series - really decent instrument for that price, I bought a used one for 100$ here in Poland
@@wololocoThanks, will ask a sales person there. it is stated as spruce but not solid spruce. no worries, thanks for taking the time to reply and the videos.
@@bilbowaggins3036I never used a tenor guitar, and there are none available where I am located and importing them would make it impossible for me to afford. So I decided not to think about getting one. So i am not investigating any further on getting any. They seems interesting as an upgrade to a Baritone ukulele. Thanks for the reply and the tutorials and reviews
I've had mine for 1/2 a year now and it's a great sounding little beater for the money. It's come off it's stand several times ... it's tough! Great to take along for a trip. Mine was set up real good with low action. I would recommend it for a budget guitar!
This one has a really full body sound....I wish it came stock with a pickup! But I am definitely getting myself one of these guitars!
Great coverage I'm buying one through your link. Love the sound you created going through the Baggs. What mic are you using here? Thanks in advnace!
Sounds really nice! I play a Blueridge (DGBE) and love it. I’d consider picking one of these up if they added a pickup system.
A friend of mine just bought one of these. I have owned a lot of high end guitars, and this tenor guitar plays and sounds like a much more expensive guitar than it is. Dave in Montana
I think the tenor guitar is so underrated. I'm also interested in an 8 string octave mandolin with guitar body but those are spendy. They play kinda like 12 strings but less muddy.
I’m a uke player I wrote a whole new demo on a baritone ukulele but I want a fuller sound for my demo, the baritone uke just is too airy for this demo I want a much fuller sound will be adding drums and bass to it. I play folk pop stuff. Will be playing in dgbe like a baritone uke. Was between this and the ibenez one but I think this one sounds better.
I’ve been playing a modded short scale guitar to electric baritone ukulele
Conversion for some time but really want that acoustic steel string tone.
The problem is now you can't even find one used or new...I checked with Sweetwater and they are on backorder and aren't due in until Dec 7....BUMMER! I guess I'm just going to HAVE to WAIT!! Not something I do well 😞 Cindy
Hi there.... I already have an old Martin OT-18 from 1929, and two Ibanez Tenor guitars... a parlor AVT-1 NT and a mini Dreadnough E/A AVT2 E-NT... I wonder How this Recording King would compare with the Ibanez guitars (volune and tone/sound)? I woud appreciate you comment...
I haven't seen or played the Ibanez version, so I'm not sure. I have played other Ibanez acoustic and electric guitars for years (one was a 6-string Talman converted to an 8-string bouzouki), and I've always liked their necks and the fit and finish. The Recording King compares favorably with the other Ibanez guitars I've played over the years.
I have heard from a comparison that someone did on youtube listing the top 5 tenors for 2023....I think their heading says the top 7 but they only tell you about 5....HMMMM! I think there were two Ibanez tenors, Kmise Tenor, Blueridge Tenor (yeah if you can afford that one 😞, and the Recording King Tenor.
Hey Wolf, thanks for sharing this review, I got a Harley Benton tenor, I tune it like a mandolin, with the high E, but this tuning sounds cool, you get this celtic vibe immediately. Tell me please which model of K&K pickup did you use? I use K&K's for my acoustic and my mandolin, they're great, but I don't know which model should I choose for a tenor. Greetings from Poland!
P.S. I have a 6-string guitar from this Dirty 30's Recording King series - really decent instrument for that price, I bought a used one for 100$ here in Poland
I just purchased one - haven’t gotten it yet - I use GDAD tuning. Definitely want that tuning. Can you tell me what strings you used?
Here are the tuning and string gauges I use...
G2 - .042w
D3 - .028w
a3 - .018w
d4 - .012p
good sound for inexpensive guitar. How does the action feel?
Action was a little high when it arrived, but it's great after I had it setup by Woodsongs Lutherie down in Boulder.
Is this a solid spuce top?
I believe so...
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/000D307TTS
@@wololocoThanks, will ask a sales person there. it is stated as spruce but not solid spruce. no worries, thanks for taking the time to reply and the videos.
@@romelmadrayart ever find out? My guess is laminated. I didn't find anything about "solid"
@@bilbowaggins3036I never used a tenor guitar, and there are none available where I am located and importing them would make it impossible for me to afford. So I decided not to think about getting one. So i am not investigating any further on getting any. They seems interesting as an upgrade to a Baritone ukulele. Thanks for the reply and the tutorials and reviews
@@bilbowaggins3036 It's all laminated...but look, even ikea is probably impressed at what they put together for the price here.