REVIEW: Recording King RPH-05 Acoustic Parlor Guitar
A review of the Recording King “Dirty Thirties” RPH-05 Parlor-size Acoustic Guitar. Simply an awesome guitar for the money! For the full write-up: http://www.mediocremusician.com/2014/03/review-recording-king-dirty-thirties.html
This is my second Recoding King guitar I have purchased. I am not affiliated with Recording King in any way, but they make great guitars for the budget-conscious!
00:00 Overview
02:20 Demonstration/Sample Playing
04:28 Final Thoughts
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Originally posted by UCol_8LebDKkEvErG_x5ky5g at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqr-42s2W-4
Get different strings, the squeek when changing chords is really horrible.
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I have one wen they first come out was 100 bucks they went up 100$
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I'm reading many glowing comments here, but for the benefit of those who have not played this guitar I feel compelled to mention a few things others are not making clear. (1) compared to guitars with a larger body size this guitar has an enhanced midrange with rolled off highs and lows, so don't be expecting the high end sparkle you'd find in a Taylor or the big bass you'd hear in a larger bodied guitar like a dreadnaught, (2) this guitar is best for fingerpicking with bare fingerpads, and a beginner who intends to strum with a flatpick might be disappointed with the tone of parlor size guitars, (3) this guitar is best for certain types of music, such as delta blues or folk, and if you watch other video reviews of this guitar and other parlors you'll see delta blues being played in the vast majority of them, and players of other music styles might be disappointed with its tone, (4) although you can start playing on any guitar you choose, if you are a beginner who is attracted to this guitar because of its compact size, it actually might be better suited for more accomplished fingerstyle players who exemplify the old adage "tone is in the fingers" as those players might get the most out of it, (5) this guitar does an excellent job of replicating the tone of guitars like those formerly made by Stella, Kay or Harmony or the no-name brands found in Sears catalogues in the 1930's, so if this is the tone you're looking for then this is your guitar; if not then keep looking and try a guitar with a concert or orchestra size body or larger, (6) this should go without saying, but never buy a guitar until you've played it, as watching video reviews and reading others' comments are simply not enough to get a clear idea of what it sounds like or plays like.
Looks like Robert Johnson’s guitar I’m jelly
Just bought one, and as an owner of top of the line Matons and an Ovation I can say this is seriously impressive, very playable, intonation great, tone great and it really has that *ping.
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12 fret sound is better because the bridge is further down the lower bout.
I have a Recording King 000 ros-g9m all solid wood guitar I got super cheap. It is outstanding for the price. Been looking for a decent and cheap parlor now. The PRS P20 is nice but a bit pricey.
This is a nice instrument, it was advertised on musician's friend and Guitar center as having a solid top, but unfortunately it does not, it is all laminate whitewood. I got one for $100 at GC. It still is a decent guitar.
What’s the song you played in this?
Get the right light. Thanks fo r the review.
They don't make this model anymore. Unfortunately.
I'm really sold on Recording king and they are nice folks to deal with……
Guitar good
Finger squeak bad
Are you affiliated with your owning a music store?
Have you played the gretsch jim dandy?
That is a bful looking guitar ! Plays equally beautiful 🙂
This sounds great!
Bro looking like the Incredible Hulk with all those veins in his arm
I own two of the Recording King guitars, one the 12th fret and the other 14th at the body and they sound excellent. Intonations are spot on, they came without needing setup. It's amazing that you can get a product this good mass produced from a factory in Asia for such a low price. Because they are mass produced you can usually find them in good shape second hand. I am tempted to get this model and the dreadnought size just to have the complete size lineup.
Ok so I'm getting my head round the models. I was hoping u may know the duf between the rph 05 and rph07? Unfortunately I can't try before I buy.
Hi. I like this sound particularly for open tuned picking. Do u know much about the similar model with the metal tail piece? I'm undecided on which one to buy.
I bought that exact same guitar for only $80. Over two years ago. I play it every day and I frankly cannot believe how beautiful it sounds. It was clearly set up well. I’m gleefully astonished.
Can you tune this guitar in standard turning?
I want this
The sustain surprises me. Nice.
Such deep tones!!!! and SO much sustain!! Sounds great…and so do you. Thank you for your review. Nice Parlor!! 🙂 ♥
I've been playing my Recording King for about a year now . I'm amazed at how versatile it is . I play weekly with 3 – 4 other pickers . They laughed when they saw it and thought it was a toy . I have no trouble being heard or keeping up with their Taylor , Martin , Ovation , or Ibanez instruments . When I tried different / larger guitars their sound sort of got lost in the mix . Plays well , stays in tune , light and durable . My friends aren't laughing any longer !
do you have any suggestions on songs to sing with open G, easy campfire songs, would they sound okay, my friends have no idea and I would like to do a good job on prine or lightfoot songs, thanks
Great job Great playing
Sounds absolutely beautiful!!!!♥ before we were able to send personal messages on youtube…but not anymore I'm afraid. :-/ So please excuse posting the following in here. But I would love to have you in our new Facebook Parlor acoustic guitar group. Thank you. Mario Please just delete or disregard if you don't care to join us. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1085108688312299/
HEY!! Mine doesn't sound like that!! Of course, I don't play like that either (just learning)!! But it is nice to see a positive review of it made as I really don't know much about guitars in general. Thanks for posting!!!
Great review.. what is the Nutwidth size of the guitar?
Holy string squeak batman
How is the guitar being miked?
is there a version with a pickup built in?
I actually like the sound of a smaller guitar more. The dreadnaughts are just supposed to be louder and I'm not even sure they accomplish that to any great degree.
I love this guitar! I am a Larrivee and Taylor snob, usually, but I had to sell off my instruments. I got this one on the advice of a friend. It is an amazing guitar.
Lmao why is your hand so veiny?
For the money, gretsch jim dandy is superior
Played one, hated it.