I do agree with you. I didn’t know it had that ‘feature’ when I clicked the buy button. But it is not a showstopper for me like those old preamp controls they used to cut into the top side of the guitar. And the piezos for those usually sounded terrible too. The plugged in sound of this RK is halfway decent btw.
The good over at brickhouse guitars are missing these, but taking out the underdaddle piezo and putting in those under the bridge plate ones... I heard it before and after and I can definitely hear an improvement in the tone... Something to consider. I'm seriously thinking about adding one of these to my collection and I would definitely take out the pizza. Thanks for the video! Side note .. I wish they would do one of these with the reserve tone woods... The aged Andirandok spruce.... Kind of a deluxe edition.
Thanks for your comment. I am also very interested in the adi top Tonewood Reserve series. I think they are the cheapest Adirondack guitars on the market. If you want crisp power the Adirondack is the way to go. I wonder if the tonewoods are built light like the 11 series though? That is a good thing about this series 11 000. My only gripe is the top strings are a bit thin. My Eastmans produce more depth and overtones. That said I really enjoy picking up the RK.l and it sounds spacious overall. I agree with you that removing the piezo might improve tone, but the pickup sounds very good so I will leave it be for now. PS I watch Brickhouse guitar videos and also JP Cormier. Go Canada, home of guitar tonewoods!
@@turrafirmaguitarchannel I don't think they are... I don't think they are particularly overbuilt But I think they're closer to your modern Yamahas and Martin's in terms of thickness and bracing... And they're going to have the relatively heavy polyurethane finishing.... (Which is really terrible, if not ideal) They do interest me as well! ... I think the QC is a bit higher on those.... But I wish I could pick through half a dozen or so to find one that I really liked!! The ones on TH-cam often sound quite different from one another to me... They don't sound quite as open as the 11 series to me... In all the examples I've heard... They Do they have great sounding attack with that Adirondack spruce... And some seem quite complex and resonant... They're a little hit and miss for people I think... Not a hard miss... I think everyone I've heard of finds them some at least respectable. Very desirable woods.... And I bet some of them are particularly exquisite... If only it were possible to handpick that special one. Yeah I can hear that the series 11 isn't the most complex in terms of overtones or chimey attack.... But it just has this warm open woody tone... It's a certain thing.
@@turrafirmaguitarchannel J.P. Cormier is so much fun! The main reason I would really to remove the under saddle pickup is that is one of those rounded thicker modern piezo's. They may sound a little better plugged in.... But it really affects the easy the bone resonates against the wood.
@@ramspencer5492thanks for your comment. I think we are on the same page on these guitars. I am really appreciating my adi top Eastman dreadnought and have my eye on a tonewood reserve 000 with mahogany back. They are available from online Australian store for A$950. To get Adirondack for that price! . I agree it would be great to play first but it is 800 km away. Meanwhile I enjoy this series 11. Just a bit thin in the top strings of I’m picky. But overall very lively, spacious sounding with good volume. And enjoy the neck, string spacing and it plays well.
@@turrafirmaguitarchannel I just recently picked up Dreadnaught version if the series 11. It was temporarily $100 U.S off at Sweetwater. Surprisingly good guitar! It's also fortunately quite balanced for a Dreadnaught. It's in a phase where it's opening up and opens up when you play it and warm it up.... I hadn't done that in long enough that I forgot it was a thing with new guitars. I'm really happy with it so far. I've also had my eyes on a 000... Adirondack at that price is pretty crazy!
Thanks for the review... I was also considering to buy the 11 series 000. The reason for not buying it in the end was the battery compartment in the side. How can anyone build a nice guitar, then cut a hole into it and put an ugly piece of plastic in? It really makes me cringe... Too bad, the guitar sounds very nice, but I'm not buying a guitar with a hole in the side...
I do agree with you. I didn’t know it had that ‘feature’ when I clicked the buy button. But it is not a showstopper for me like those old preamp controls they used to cut into the top side of the guitar. And the piezos for those usually sounded terrible too. The plugged in sound of this RK is halfway decent btw.
I don’t think Australians are as picky as a lot of US guitar players about Asian made guitars. So many good ones being made there and what about those Indonesian made inspired by Gibson Epiphones! They are outstanding. I like these RKs too.
Hey awesome video! You mentioned eastman... so eastmans weigh more do you you think that has an impact on the sound? And are eastman necks chunkier than recording kings?
Hi I agree with Wysteria guitar Eastman have balanced c shape necks, not chunky but not as skinny as the Blueridge necks I have played. This RK 000 neck is chunkier than the Eastman. It also feels spacious at nut and bridge. I will measure and post. RE weight, I think it gives the Eastmans a bit more sustain and depth. If I have a criticism of this RK is the upper strings are a tad thin sounding. But they ring pure.
Such a great, old time classic sound. I didn't even know I was interested in this series! 😎
I do agree with you. I didn’t know it had that ‘feature’ when I clicked the buy button. But it is not a showstopper for me like those old preamp controls they used to cut into the top side of the guitar. And the piezos for those usually sounded terrible too.
The plugged in sound of this RK is halfway decent btw.
The good over at brickhouse guitars are missing these, but taking out the underdaddle piezo and putting in those under the bridge plate ones... I heard it before and after and I can definitely hear an improvement in the tone... Something to consider. I'm seriously thinking about adding one of these to my collection and I would definitely take out the pizza. Thanks for the video!
Side note .. I wish they would do one of these with the reserve tone woods... The aged Andirandok spruce.... Kind of a deluxe edition.
Thanks for your comment. I am also very interested in the adi top Tonewood Reserve series. I think they are the cheapest Adirondack guitars on the market. If you want crisp power the Adirondack is the way to go. I wonder if the tonewoods are built light like the 11 series though? That is a good thing about this series 11 000. My only gripe is the top strings are a bit thin. My Eastmans produce more depth and overtones. That said I really enjoy picking up the RK.l and it sounds spacious overall.
I agree with you that removing the piezo might improve tone, but the pickup sounds very good so I will leave it be for now.
PS I watch Brickhouse guitar videos and also JP Cormier. Go Canada, home of guitar tonewoods!
@@turrafirmaguitarchannel I don't think they are... I don't think they are particularly overbuilt But I think they're closer to your modern Yamahas and Martin's in terms of thickness and bracing... And they're going to have the relatively heavy polyurethane finishing.... (Which is really terrible, if not ideal) They do interest me as well! ... I think the QC is a bit higher on those.... But I wish I could pick through half a dozen or so to find one that I really liked!! The ones on TH-cam often sound quite different from one another to me...
They don't sound quite as open as the 11 series to me... In all the examples I've heard... They Do they have great sounding attack with that Adirondack spruce... And some seem quite complex and resonant... They're a little hit and miss for people I think... Not a hard miss... I think everyone I've heard of finds them some at least respectable. Very desirable woods.... And I bet some of them are particularly exquisite... If only it were possible to handpick that special one.
Yeah I can hear that the series 11 isn't the most complex in terms of overtones or chimey attack.... But it just has this warm open woody tone... It's a certain thing.
@@turrafirmaguitarchannel J.P. Cormier is so much fun!
The main reason I would really to remove the under saddle pickup is that is one of those rounded thicker modern piezo's. They may sound a little better plugged in.... But it really affects the easy the bone resonates against the wood.
@@ramspencer5492thanks for your comment. I think we are on the same page on these guitars. I am really appreciating my adi top Eastman dreadnought and have my eye on a tonewood reserve 000 with mahogany back. They are available from online Australian store for A$950. To get Adirondack for that price! . I agree it would be great to play first but it is 800 km away. Meanwhile I enjoy this series 11. Just a bit thin in the top strings of I’m picky. But overall very lively, spacious sounding with good volume. And enjoy the neck, string spacing and it plays well.
@@turrafirmaguitarchannel I just recently picked up Dreadnaught version if the series 11. It was temporarily $100 U.S off at Sweetwater. Surprisingly good guitar! It's also fortunately quite balanced for a Dreadnaught. It's in a phase where it's opening up and opens up when you play it and warm it up.... I hadn't done that in long enough that I forgot it was a thing with new guitars. I'm really happy with it so far. I've also had my eyes on a 000... Adirondack at that price is pretty crazy!
Awesome Review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks!
Good sounds
Thanks for the review... I was also considering to buy the 11 series 000. The reason for not buying it in the end was the battery compartment in the side. How can anyone build a nice guitar, then cut a hole into it and put an ugly piece of plastic in? It really makes me cringe... Too bad, the guitar sounds very nice, but I'm not buying a guitar with a hole in the side...
I do agree with you. I didn’t know it had that ‘feature’ when I clicked the buy button. But it is not a showstopper for me like those old preamp controls they used to cut into the top side of the guitar. And the piezos for those usually sounded terrible too.
The plugged in sound of this RK is halfway decent btw.
The days are gone when overseas guitars were bad quality , and I think it’s been driven by
I don’t think Australians are as picky as a lot of US guitar players about Asian made guitars. So many good ones being made there and what about those Indonesian made inspired by Gibson Epiphones! They are outstanding. I like these RKs too.
Hey awesome video! You mentioned eastman... so eastmans weigh more do you you think that has an impact on the sound? And are eastman necks chunkier than recording kings?
EASTMANs do not have chunky necks at all. Nice balanced C-shape
Hi I agree with Wysteria guitar Eastman have balanced c shape necks, not chunky but not as skinny as the Blueridge necks I have played. This RK 000 neck is chunkier than the Eastman. It also feels spacious at nut and bridge. I will measure and post.
RE weight, I think it gives the Eastmans a bit more sustain and depth. If I have a criticism of this RK is the upper strings are a tad thin sounding. But they ring pure.
Please learn to tune a guitar it drive my ears mad
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Do you mean 440, or the relation of the strings?