Members epi56ebony Posted May 26, 2017 Members Share Posted May 26, 2017 [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31984571[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31984572[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted May 26, 2017 Author Members Share Posted May 26, 2017 Picked up from GC Memorial Day sale $99. Been wanting it for awhile but I've been waiting for the right price! I've heard the guitar has been discontinued. Plays great, no sharp fret ends...sweet player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 26, 2017 Members Share Posted May 26, 2017 Congratulations. Happy New Guitar Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted May 27, 2017 Members Share Posted May 27, 2017 It boggles my mind that they can make a guitar, ship it across the Pacific, pay import duty, make profit and overhead for the distributor and a couple of middle guys, and sell it for a hundred bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 27, 2017 Members Share Posted May 27, 2017 It boggles my mind that they can make a guitar' date=' ship it across the Pacific, pay import duty, make profit and overhead for the distributor and a couple of middle guys, and sell it for a hundred bucks.[/quote'] The mind boggling part is how little of that goes toward labor, about 1/10 what US workers make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted May 30, 2017 Members Share Posted May 30, 2017 Congratulations. I have a Recording King ROS-16 triple 0 parlour. Absolutely wonderful guitar - my most-played acoustic now. I hope you enjoy playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted May 30, 2017 Members Share Posted May 30, 2017 The mind boggling part is how little of that goes toward labor, about 1/10 what US workers make. It's all relative, Deep. The rate of pay may seem low to we Westerners but it may well be a good rate in the Far East. And, of course, globalization of manufacturing causes job losses for us. It's called Capitalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted May 30, 2017 Members Share Posted May 30, 2017 It's all relative, Deep. The rate of pay may seem low to we Westerners but it may well be a good rate in the Far East. And, of course, globalization of manufacturing causes job losses for us. It's called Capitalism. This isn't the right thread but I've tried on several occassions to get someone who knows the industry to talk about just how much labor, material, profit and overhead, markup, shipping and imports - all that stuff contributes to the cost of a guitar. I don't think there is much labor any more but I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 30, 2017 Members Share Posted May 30, 2017 It's all relative' date=' Deep. The rate of pay may seem low to we Westerners but it may well be a good rate in the Far East. And, of course, globalization of manufacturing causes job losses for us. It's called Capitalism.[/quote'] Given that Cort moved production from Korea to China after their workers tried to strike for better wages, I'd say they probably aren't making a great living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted June 26, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2017 Coming back on sale for July 4th! for a 100 bucks it's a nice guitar that you don't have to worry about. QC issues so it's best to try 'em out at GC. Mine was a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted June 28, 2017 Members Share Posted June 28, 2017 Congrats. I bought a Recording King ROS-16 12-fret 000-style guitar last year w/ a slotted headstock and was shocked at the quality and sound (cost me $400 sans case). I've got some pretty expensive acoustics, including a Bourgeois Vintage D, Martin D-41, Gallagher Doc Watson, Gibson Dove, etc. (and have owned a bunch of others), but the RK has become my go-to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted June 28, 2017 Members Share Posted June 28, 2017 Congrats. I bought a Recording King ROS-16 12-fret 000-style guitar last year w/ a slotted headstock and was shocked at the quality and sound (cost me $400 sans case). I've got some pretty expensive acoustics' date=' including a Bourgeois Vintage D, Martin D-41, Gallagher Doc Watson, Gibson Dove, etc. (and have owned a bunch of others), but the RK has become my go-to.[/quote'] Similar story, none made me a better player or significantly better sounding than the Yamaha hiding in the bushes watching, waiting and laughing up his sleeve. We can be taught, eventually. To the OP, congrats. Not a fan of burst but I'm betting that $99.00 wouldn't cover just a burst upgrade from any other builder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted May 6, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 6, 2020 Just brought this out during my shelter in place and still plays great, no buzz at all and I can use the capo without buzzing or it going out of tune. I had another Recording King with a nice design on it but dumped it. Had some buzz and capo made it go out of tune. This RPH-05 is still a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 7 hours ago, epi56ebony said: Just brought this out during my shelter in place and still plays great, no buzz at all and I can use the capo without buzzing or it going out of tune. I had another Recording King with a nice design on it but dumped it. Had some buzz and capo made it go out of tune. This RPH-05 is still a keeper! Glad you're enjoying your Recording King. My Alvarez beater is getting a workout too. Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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