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4/29/2012

Aria AP-STD2 Parlour Acoustic Guitar Review

Aria AP-STD2 Parlour Acoustic Guitar
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I bought this guitar online purely on the basis of the excellent reputation Aria company has built for themselves over the years in the guitar manufacturing industry.
I did feel unsure initially in deciding to buy this guitar without first playing it.
But my fears were removed when I took it out of the box and strumed the guitar. This little fella has great volumne, tone and fretboard playability that is second to maybe another Aria.
I use this guitar to play jazz and it has all the attributes that a jazz guitarist need to bring out some creativity. It is a very versatile guitar for folk , blues , jazz etc.
I highly recommend this parlor guitar for those who want a small bodied guitar with great tone and projection.Keep up your excellent work Aria.

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4/28/2012

Recording King Gospel Songstress Acoustic Dreadnaught Guitar (Mahogany) Review

Recording King Gospel Songstress Acoustic Dreadnaught Guitar (Mahogany)
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I received a brand new recording king rdc-26 today.
1) strings were very rusty
2) bone saddle were rusty (i'm guessing from the strings)
3) There was no pick guard.
4) The Tone Was Way Off
5) The Sound was very terrible.
6) When I turned the truss rodd the neck started to make cracking noise all over the neck.
7) I was turning the truss rodd very very slowly to loose the tension.
8) The neck was cracking all through out the neck.
9) Yea I'm upset.
10) I've put in a return order.

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4/13/2012

Recording King Classic Series OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar with Herringbone (Mahogany) Review

Recording King Classic Series OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar with Herringbone (Mahogany)
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This is a 000 "Martin style," solid wood acoustic guitar. The 000 body here looks like an OM - a feature of early guitars in this style was a longer scale (and was called an OM) - 25 inches plus, the short scale came later (24.9 and less) and was done with the intention of making the guitar easier to play due to the lack of choice when it came to string gauges (heavy or medium or nothing). This guitar is well constructed: hand carved neck, with an 1 3/4 inch nut width, bone nut and saddle, ebony fretboard and bridge, a real rosewood veneer over the peghead, and matched mahogany back and sides and a matched sitka spruce top...all very clean, it appears to be AA in wood grade and finished in an aged light gloss finish. The neck feels more like a modified V than a "C" profile. Body and neck joint feature grained ivoroid binding and a peek inside reveals scalloped bracing. The top presents with herringbone and a well done torch inlay on the peghead. This is a well designed, and well made guitar. The tone is very traditional - you get the presence and warm mid range of mahogany. This particular guitar has a bit more bass than I was expecting, but I find that to be a bonus. Otherwise, it is very balanced. To other consumers, I find this guitar to be a significant value...the quality of wood, inlays and workmanship come together to make a great guitar - perfect for fingerstyle blues, traditional country and ragtime. I doubt that this level of quality will be this affordable for much longer. If you cannot afford a Martin in this style, you will not be underserved by this guitar. It is highly recommended.

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3/08/2012

Recording King Classic Series I OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Mahogany) Review

Recording King Classic Series I OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Mahogany)
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Just a quick review...I received this guitar as a Christmas gift. I really can't say enough nice things about it. Solid spruce top and a nut and saddle made out of real bone. I am not sure how, given the low price, that they can make any money on this thing. I am really enjoying playing this guitar. One thing I noticed right out of the box is the fact that the set up on the guitar was excellent (the string height to the fret board, the feel of the neck all felt great.) Someone is paying attention to those little things. As it is an OOO-sized guitar it will not have the heavy bass response that a dreadnought sized guitar provides but the mid-ranges just jump out of this guitar! I am just amazed at what you get for the price. I can only imagine what the higher priced recording king models sound like - they have to be really nice (maybe for next Christmas!).

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3/06/2012

Recording King Classic Series OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar with Herringbone (Rosewood) Review

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This gorgeous acoustic arrived in perfect shape from Amazon, with a factory set-up that was incredibly accurate. Action, neck relief, neck angle, playability, everything was so perfect.
The Recording King RO 127 is a (very well made ) copy of a vintage OM 28 Martin Herringbone,
with all solid woods, 3/4 neck width, and V neck shape. Top is spruce, back and sides rosewood.
They are made in China under supervision and design of Johnson guitar co., USA.
The tone of the guitar is superb: very loud, full of overtones, great low end and ringing trebles.
I couldn't be happier. If you are looking for a beautiful Martin but cannot afford the price, this is the guitar you should look for !

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2/15/2012

2/06/2012

Recording King Classic Series II OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Mahogany) Review

Recording King Classic Series II OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Mahogany)
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Excellent Price! It just needed a basic set up like most guitars, consisting of lowering saddle a bit and some nut filing. That made the action perfect and custom to my liking. Before this I had tried and tested guitars in the $1000 - $$1500 range. If you are hard pressed for cash, this is the answer!

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1/18/2012

Recording King Classic Series I OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar, Rosewood Back & Sides Review

Recording King Classic Series I OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar, Rosewood Back and Sides
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I really like the neck on this guitar. I am learning blues guitar and Ragtime finger picking. I wanted the 1¾ inch nut and the ooo body. I need the nice wide string spacing because my left hand is a little messed up from an industrial accident. I also play bottleneck slide.
My Recording King came double boxed and arrived in great shape. I got mine at Christmas and the delivery was right on time as promised. The Model is RO-17 and it has no pickguard. These are things I needed to know but the product description didn't tell me. The strings were crap. They looked old and turned my fingers black. That was no biggie. I always change out to light gauge strings anyway. However, when I put the new ones on, the tuners for the two bottom strings stripped out. They are not high quality. I am now going to put some Grover Sta-Tites on it. That's about $50 that I didn't want to spend, but I like this Guitar too much to send it back. I got mine for $192.00 so with the new tuners it cost me about what they sell for now. I'll add to this review when I get the new tuners.


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12/25/2011

Recording King Classic Series I Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar (Rosewood) Review

Recording King Classic Series I Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar (Rosewood)
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A friend picked out this guitar for us to buy for our son for Christmas. Our friend makes a hobby of picking out good guitars for people who are in the market for a guitar. It has beautiful sound. Now we just need to find someone to give him lessons!

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12/21/2011

Recording King Century Studio Series 12th Fret OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Mahogany) Review

Recording King Century Studio Series 12th Fret OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Mahogany)
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This guitar has amazing sound for the price and for being a small-bodied instrument. The tone is clear and pure and sustains forever. Way more bass than I expected. It actually sounds better than 80% of all the acoustics I've heard, no matter what the size or price. The nitrocellulose finish is prone to cracking, which mine has done, but it doesn't affect the sound at all. It has a wide neck and low action, like a classical guitar, so it's easy to play. Electric guitarists accustomed to a narrow neck will have a little difficulty adapting, but it's otherwise a dream to play. Having played mostly dreadnoughts, I wasn't sure I'd like the smaller size, but it turns out it's a much more natural size to wrap yourself around. I just can't say enough good things about this guitar!

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11/27/2011

Recording King Classic Series Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar with Abalone (Rosewood) Review

Recording King Classic Series Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar with Abalone (Rosewood)
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Don't be afraid. You will be more than pleased with this guitar. Give it some time of course and it will blow your mind. Mine was flawless and beautiful. It really does sound good. Shop for the best price from a trusted dealer. I paid $200.00 less than advertised here but that was about 2 years ago. I do not regret this buy.

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11/16/2011

Recording King Century Jubilee Series Acoustic Dreadnaught Guitar (Spruce/Mahogany) Review

Recording King Century Jubilee Series Acoustic Dreadnaught Guitar (Spruce/Mahogany)
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I love this guitar, its my first actaully one i really bought, someone gave me a small tiny student guitar and this one is so sweet compared to it. I have friends that tell me about how great this guitar sounds compared to the other "high class" stuff. Its making me want to play everyday.

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11/13/2011

Recording King Century Studio Series 12th Fret OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Rosewood) Review

Recording King Century Studio Series 12th Fret OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Rosewood)
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For whatever reason Amazon has this priced lower than the ROS-627 model. This ROS-647 model is identical to the 627 model except for some extra "bling" in the form of hand inlaid abalone. Normally the 647 is $200 or so more than the 627. Thus amazon has an awesome price on this guitar. Unless you don't want a flashy guitar, it's a no brainer to get this over the ROS-627.
The first guitar I was sent had a crack in the back. I couldn't tell if this was a crack in the wood or the lacquer. Either way, I sent it back. Unfortunately amazon made me pay the postage, but I expect to be re-imbursed. Rather than wait for a replacement I requested a refund and ordered a second guitar. The second one was perfect, though it did need a little humidification as the frets were a bit sharp. I recommend picking up an oasis case insert (I don't trust the ones that go in the guitar) for the winter months.
The guitar is beautiful, so beautiful in fact that I'm planning on getting a wall-hanger for it to use when the humidity gets better. It also sounds great too! I'm pretty much a novice to the guitar, but I have played the violin for many years (I got a guitar recently as my infant son seem to really like guitar music/singing) so I know a little bit about how wood should sound and it sounds great. I think this is a fine guitar for all levels of players, but is an especially good deal for an amateur guitarist like me. Honestly, I don't see myself ever needing another guitar in this style as this one should last me forever. However, god forbid something should happen to it (my infant son knocks it over, etc.), it's nice to know it isn't a $3,000 guitar. In fact I don't think I could really enjoy a Martin (or alternately a Huss and Dalton, as I really like those) the way I'd like as I'd be so scared of damaging it. One thing to note is that getting a case for it is a little difficult. A standard OOO sized case will not fit this guitar. In fact I was unable to find a case that worked for sale on Amazon. However, I did find a "guardian" brand 12-fret OOO case on another site.

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10/15/2011

Recording King Classic Series II Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar (Rosewood) Review

Recording King Classic Series II Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar (Rosewood)
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I just recieved this guitar 3 days ago.
1) When I first recieved it, the string was rusted and the action was too high.
2) The bone saddle was slightly wider than the slot for it so the saddle was actually slanted.
3) I sanded down the height of the saddle to lower the action and also sanded off the width so that it would fit.
4) After that, I changed the string, and adjusted the truss rod a little.
Now it plays like a dream..It is really an amazing guitar.
*The neck is very thick, so if you have small hands, you might not like it.
I have small hands so it's little hard to play, but I still love it, because it sounds soooo good.
I highly recommend this guitar at ANY price range, because the sound is so unique.

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9/01/2011

Aria TA-50 Electric Guitar - Brown Sunburst Review

Aria TA-50 Electric Guitar - Brown Sunburst
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Wow, that's all that came to mind as I opened the package with a big smile. I purchased this guitar at an unbelievable price of 233.00 with free shipping. I own around 15 guitars and this one is without a doubt the nicest guitar of the bunch, especially for the low cost.
Flawless finishing, beautiful maple grain top which definitely looks one piece. I dare say the natural grain looks better than a flamed top. I just cannot believe how good this guitar looks in a sunburst. The finish is called a brown sunburst, but it is what most call a vintage sunburst, with a natural wood colored finish blending in to black edges.
The hardware is solid, very warm sounding humbuckers, cream colored binding on neck and all exposed edges, even the F-holes. Great Neck, all frets are even and filed smooth. I cannot find a flaw anywhere and I have been staring at this thing for hours. Superb quality.
I recently purchased an ARIA PE-STD Les Paul copy in transparent red and it is equally nice. I would highly recommend the new ARIA guitars to anyone. They offer the highest quality I have ever seen in a low-budget price range. Way better value than the Jay Turser line, which I own a few of, and will soon be sold on eBay.
This guitar is life changing...


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8/30/2011

Recording King Classic Series I OOO-Style Acoustic Guitar (Mahogany) Review

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Every now and then something comes along that surprises you and makes you smile. This guitar will do that. I'm a 51 year old guitar player and I've played in dance bands since the mid 70's. I like the saying "One can never have too many guitars". I have about a dozen or so and about half of them are big name 2500+ models. I wanted a 000 size to leave out so I could pick it up anytime inspiration strikes. Finding a decent guitar for not alot of money is tough, then trying to find it online without hearing it is a real task. I searched all over and finally clicked on this one.
It arrived double boxed in great shape. I took it out and tuned it up and it sounded great. Mine came with a hang tag stating it was strung with D'Addario strings which are my favorite. The tuners are nice and smooth, after the strings settled in it is holding tune very well. I was impressed that this model cam with a bone nut and saddle. This is very important for a good tone. Most lesser expensive models come with plastic, Yuck! This guitar also has a slightly wider neck, perfect for larger hands, like mine, finger picking and strumming. Its not so wide that it feels like a 2x4 in your hand though. My nephew played it, he has small hands and he loved it. The volume is suprising, I would not have thought that a smaller guitar would produce this much volume. It has decent bass for a 000 size, mid range and highs sound beautiful. The finish is beautiful, dark Mahogany back and sides and a natural solid spruce top. A solid top is very important for good tone. The neck is nice and smooth. Some of the dark color on the fret board is comming off on my finger tips after a playing session but it washes right off. The setup on mine is great. I'm picky on setup. I like low action and usually have to have a new guitar set up. I don't plan on changing anything on this one. I does not have any dots or markers on the fretboard. It has position markers on the neck. If you like to watch the fretboard to know where you are this may take a little getting used to, but after a little playtime you won't need the fretboard markers anymore. No pickgard, if it matters to you, I think it looks better without one.
In conclusion: Great sounding, small bodied, easy playing, excellent choice for a parlor guitar, starter guitar, travel, campfire singing. In the 100-500 dollar range I would rank this guitar near the top of the list.

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