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The Recording King RKT-05 Dirty Thirties Tenor Banjo features a 23-inch tenor scale with a multi-ply maple rim and a maple neck equipped with an adjustable truss rod. Its rosewood fretboard and powder-coated dark brown finish combine durability with classic aesthetics, making it a perfect choice for professional musicians seeking authentic tone and reliable performance.
| Back Material Type | Rosewood |
| Top Material Type | Rosewood, Maple |
| Item Dimensions | 35 x 11 x 11 inches |
| Item Weight | 4.75 Pounds |
| Finish Types | Powder Coated |
| Color | Dark Brown |
| Number of Strings | 4 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
L**N
It has great sound and a very attractive banjo
I received my Recording King Tenor Banjo and it is just what I wanted. It has great sound and a very attractive banjo. It holds its tune so that I don't have to keep retuning it everytime I pick it up. The fret board is very smooth. It is wonderful for picking Irish Tunes. I recommend this for anyone wanting a Tenor Banjo. It is of very good quality and I am so proud to own it.
R**Y
Very impressed. Very well made.
I feel the overall appearance, construction and playability is excellent.
I**E
Good for the price
This is a basic Recording King tenor banjo, about on par with the Morgan Monroe Rocky Top banjos. It shouldn't be compared with Deering and Ome banjos which sell for prices approaching the stratosphere but come with pedigrees equal to their price tags. It is a no nonsense Chinese learning instrument; though I don't have any estimate of its lifespan I'd say it may well be short.But it plays and it holds it's tuning. I have this one tuned GDAE for fiddle tunes played with a pick. I like the fit and finish of the fretboard, with no significant fretboard buzzing out of the box. This only leaves the buzzes from that cheesy lightweight tailpiece and something I can't yet identify. The wood is painted or varnished to a darker color so that the first ding I've put on it looks like I'll have to daub with shoe polish to blend in. Tuners are a cheap geared style and for now are holding the tune well. Drumhead uses a light weight chrome or nickle colored tension hoop, has 16 tuning brackets and is on what looks like a laminated wood body. Steel coordinator rod is in the body and I didn't mess with the truss rod in the neck since it was well set up already.This is an open back instrument and the first thing it needs is a pair of socks stuffed into the back to tone down the sound so it will sound more like an old instrument. This one's tone is less brittle than some I've heard and it actually sounds pretty good when tuned down to GDAE. (I never play a resonator banjo. Cheap resonator banjos sound horrible and even the good ones are 'way too loud. Had one back a few decades ago and gave it to a brother in law I didn't like.)
C**I
Great instrument!!
I love this tenor banjo. The intonation is great, it sounds wonderful, and the action is smooth. It's a great buy!
T**M
Nice banjo
Very Nice!
K**N
Not a great bajo. You get what you pay for
Not a great bajo. You get what you pay for, I guess. We returned it. The packaging was terrible, by the way.
M**W
Delivery service excellent, ahead of time
OK for beginners
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