bluesypicky
Enlightened Member
In another thread, I was talking about the recent acquisition of a China made (but designed in America as the label says 8) ). It's a Recording King RO-127, 000 body style with vintage features, Here are the specs:
MODEL: RO-127
BODY SHAPE: OOO-Style
TOP MATERIAL: Solid AA Grade Sitka Spruce
BACK MATERIAL: Solid East Indian Rosewood
SIDE MATERIAL: Solid East Indian Rosewood
TOP BRACING PATTERN: X-Bracing
TOP BRACES: Fully Scalloped Spruce
NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece Mahogany
NECK PROFILE: Vintage V
NECK JOINT: Dovetail
FRETBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
SCALE LENGTH: 24.9"
# OF FRETS CLEAR: 14
# OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
NUT MATERIAL:
Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1-3/4"
HEADSTOCK OVERLAY: Rosewood
HEADSTOCK INLAY: M.O.P./Abalone "Torch" Design
TUNING MACHINES: Open-Geared Butterbean
BODY BINDING: Grained Ivoroid
ROSETTE: B/W Vintage
TOP PURFLING: Herringbone
FRETBOARD INLAYS: Mother of Pearl
FRETBOARD BINDING: None
BRIDGE MATERIAL: Ebony
BRIDGE SHAPE: Standard
SADDLE: Bone
BRIDGE PINS & ENDPIN: Ivory with Abalone Dot
PICKGUARD: None
FINISH: Natural Glossy
As you can see, pretty impressive specs. when you consider the online price of $600.00.
I just finished the set up on it and loaded a little clip, inspired by a work list from Ridge :wink: . It is an impressive value on the paper, but the sound is "boxy" and not nearly as rich as my Martin 000, much narrower bandwidth I must admit, but the price is one third (I got mine new on Ebay for $405.00). It's very good looking and seems very well built, the only "flaw" being a very visible seam on the back, and no binding, despite a wood strip on the inside....
Icing on the cake is they come with a lifetime warranty! :shock:
Scary.... But that's until you hear it though. It sounds tiny.
Here's the audio clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf9uCkwA3yw
MODEL: RO-127
BODY SHAPE: OOO-Style
TOP MATERIAL: Solid AA Grade Sitka Spruce
BACK MATERIAL: Solid East Indian Rosewood
SIDE MATERIAL: Solid East Indian Rosewood
TOP BRACING PATTERN: X-Bracing
TOP BRACES: Fully Scalloped Spruce
NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece Mahogany
NECK PROFILE: Vintage V
NECK JOINT: Dovetail
FRETBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
SCALE LENGTH: 24.9"
# OF FRETS CLEAR: 14
# OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
NUT MATERIAL:
Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1-3/4"
HEADSTOCK OVERLAY: Rosewood
HEADSTOCK INLAY: M.O.P./Abalone "Torch" Design
TUNING MACHINES: Open-Geared Butterbean
BODY BINDING: Grained Ivoroid
ROSETTE: B/W Vintage
TOP PURFLING: Herringbone
FRETBOARD INLAYS: Mother of Pearl
FRETBOARD BINDING: None
BRIDGE MATERIAL: Ebony
BRIDGE SHAPE: Standard
SADDLE: Bone
BRIDGE PINS & ENDPIN: Ivory with Abalone Dot
PICKGUARD: None
FINISH: Natural Glossy
As you can see, pretty impressive specs. when you consider the online price of $600.00.
I just finished the set up on it and loaded a little clip, inspired by a work list from Ridge :wink: . It is an impressive value on the paper, but the sound is "boxy" and not nearly as rich as my Martin 000, much narrower bandwidth I must admit, but the price is one third (I got mine new on Ebay for $405.00). It's very good looking and seems very well built, the only "flaw" being a very visible seam on the back, and no binding, despite a wood strip on the inside....
Icing on the cake is they come with a lifetime warranty! :shock:
Scary.... But that's until you hear it though. It sounds tiny.
Here's the audio clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf9uCkwA3yw