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NGD - Recording King Dirty Thirties RPH-03-BK
I have been eyeing the cheap small guitar market for a while and had played the sunburst version of this (RPH-05). I enjoyed the sound but really didn't like the matte finish with the sunburst. When I saw the black one, I found it much more acceptable for some reason. I don't normally go for colored acoustics because I like seeing the wood, but this worked for me. You don't see the RPH-03 very often but it showed up on a store's website and I was able to get it new for $120. Seemed like a no-brainer.
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I know the "dislikes" list is much longer, but I'm not unhappy with the purchase at the price that I got it. If I had paid the $199 that you often see, I'd probably send it back. It sounds and plays well enough and for such a deal, I'll make it a project/experiment guitar.
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Lowden G-23 Pono DS-20 Martin D-18 Standard Recording King RD-328 Epiphone 1934 Olympic Composite Acoustics Cargo Recording King ROS-11-FE3-TBR Alvarez AJ-417/12 Silvertone 1958/9 620 Jumbo Supertone 1941 3/4 Scale (Terz?) Oscar Schmidt 3/4 Scale Kepler Biscuit Reso |
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NGD - Recording King Dirty Thirties RPH-03-BK
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It's been a few months and I thought I'd post an update on this guitar. My initial assessment was mostly accurate, but I'd add that the sound is what I would call..."raw". A lot of midrange and a bit unfocused. Granted, this is in rotation with a Lowden and a Pono. I think it makes a really nice 2nd guitar in a mix. The other heavy-hitters can stand alone, but this does much better used to expand the tonal palette. Anyway, here are some long overdue pictures... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Lowden G-23 Pono DS-20 Martin D-18 Standard Recording King RD-328 Epiphone 1934 Olympic Composite Acoustics Cargo Recording King ROS-11-FE3-TBR Alvarez AJ-417/12 Silvertone 1958/9 620 Jumbo Supertone 1941 3/4 Scale (Terz?) Oscar Schmidt 3/4 Scale Kepler Biscuit Reso |
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Great review!
Thanks for the update. |