I've navigated some of the shoals of the cheap tenor guitar market and have these comments:
- I've got a recording king tenor that is quite inexpensive (US $200ish) and its a passable instrument...
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I've navigated some of the shoals of the cheap tenor guitar market and have these comments:
- I've got a recording king tenor that is quite inexpensive (US $200ish) and its a passable instrument...
Took my tenor into the local shop because the fret ends were getting sharp - they fixed them up in about 5 minutes. Still plays great
I bought one a few weeks back - I had a credit at my local guitar shop for returning a Fender Tenor Tele - I like it a lot, but I'm not a guitar connoisseur. I'd always heard that recording king did...
I also purchased the recording king tenor recently. The shop i bought from in Salt Lake City indicated that while the fret ends were not sharp when I bought it that they expected them to be sharp...
yes - tenor guitars are slightly evil, but tenor banjos are really evil - at least according to the people who hear me practice.
I think the big problem with tenor instruments is that there are...
I reached out to my local dealer and per their conversation with Recording King the tenor could be out in a couple of months at the earliest and October at the latest.
Yes very helpful
So you get what you pay for... kind of suspected that
Per the specs on line - it appears the Gold tone is wider at the nut - did you find that to be true and did it make one...
The Ibanez is cheaper ($200), but I've got my eye on a Gold Tone GT-18 that I can get for around $450. The question is do I get enough extra from going to a solid top Gold Tone to make it worth the...
I’m looking to get into an acoustic tenor guitar and I’m wondering what people have heard of Ibanez vs Gold Tone for a relatively inexpensive tenor tenor guitar. I’m looking at the less expensive end...
An update - I wound up having the tenor tele delivered the same day as the Eastwood Classic. The tenor tele was strung DGBE and and the Eastwood was GDAE. After playing them I determined that the...
It was delivered today - as was my Eastwood Classic tenor. Amazing how different the two instruments are - the fender is solid body, single coil pickups and tuned in 4ths. The Eastman is hollow,...
I've had a butterscotch one on order from my local music store since September. From the sound of things it has been determined that if you pre-ordered you will are apparently willing to wait. I'm...
We just got a mandolin (Eastman 305) for use by the whole family - ranging from 7 yrs old (twins that play the violin and cello) up to 41 yrs old. I'd like to get a mandolin strap that can adjust...
Today I got another lesson in how much I think you need to hear it first. My local music store had three Eastman 305s in stock and a Km-140 at half the price. One of the Eastmans blew the rest out...
I've been considering for a mandolin for me and my kids (they play violin and cello) and I've come across a couple of great deals.
The local music store has Eastman 305s for $399 and there is a...
I have two of these - one upstairs and one down - not only is it good for the instruments, we've cut down on the bloody noses our kids get.
Thanks for the heads up. I've convinced my travel companions to go to the Deering banjo factory tour so I may be near my limit for musical activity, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a...
I am visiting San Diego for a few days, and I'd like to do some mandolin shopping. Any recommendations?
I'm a little worried about pushing strings. Although, they all play violin or cello and some ukulele, so they do have some finger toughness.
Or I could string a ukulele GDEA. Wouldn't probably have the same tone but the fingering would be right.
Thanks everyone for the useful advice.
I looked at both the Kentucky 150 and the Eastman 305, and of course I really like the looks of the Eastman probably because its $180-200 more expensive. ...
I've been reading on the forum for a little while, but I decided I needed to post for the first time because my son asked me for a mandolin for his birthday.
He will be 7 (along with his twin...