Re: Recording King Tenor
Originally Posted by
Ed McGarrigle
Anyone have any experience with the Recording King series 7?
I’ve been vacillating between a tenor banjo or guitar. I think I prefer the guitar sound over the banjo. Those darn Jill McAuley videos have gotten me all fired up ( but I’m a mere beginner and will never approach her musicality. Still, one takes inspiration when it comes along)
Yes, I own one and like it a lot. If you are interested in exploring, you can't beat the price. If you are planning to tune GDAE, I recommend using octave strings - that'll be the first upgrade (and best) that you can make. Shoot for something like a 46 on the G string. It'll really help with overall intonation. I upgraded tuners ($50) not necessary but definitely nice. The setup as I received it was horrible. I almost returned it but glad I did not. I messed with it and got it to about 85% of potential then took it to local luthier (who is outstanding) and he did some work with leveling frets. Huge difference. So, all told, without tuners, invested about $250. It's a lot of fun. I do like to capo at 2nd fret to give my hand a break and when I do, I get a little buzzing on the high string. A minor annoyance. Basically, the experience has me now on the fence between a custom octave mandolin and custom tenor. I come from 6 strange guitar and having a "Collings-quality" tenor guitar has a lot of appeal. I could save myself a lot of stress by buying a Collings tenor but they are very hard to find. I do have a tenor banjo too but I always reach for th tenor guitar first.
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