Recording King RK-R35 Madison Tone Ring Banjo Maple

I have owned a couple high end banjos over the past few years and was not expecting this Recording King to even come close. I was wrong! This is no doubt, the best banjo in this price range! I was and am still blown away with the tone this RK35 has.

Amazing banjo with a Mastertone-style tone ring. Players far better than I am have been stunned with this instrument, especially when I feel them the price. I had it shipped to my house, and was almost perfectly set up! All I had to do was put on the ebony bridge it came with. Someone was already nice enough to pencil mark it for me on the head to show the best position.

I finally received my banjo after a long months wait due to unforseen curcumstances, but let me tell you, the wait was absolutely worth it! This bad boy plays and sounds wonderful, and the construction is phenominal. I definately recomend this product for any and all players.

This is the lowest-price professional-quality banjo you can get. It is as good or better than instruments in the 3-4000 dollar range. If you want to be a performing banjoist, you need an instrument that a)stays tuned/has good intonation b) has good meaty tone, without requiring finicky setup and c) most important, has the VOLUME to be heard over other instruments on state. The RK knocks it out of the park on all of these. It's crazy cheap, and will do you for a lifetime. Take note: The RK-35 does *not* have a "tube-and-plate" flange - whoever wrote the store copy knows nothing about banjos. It has a one-piece flange, like most bluegrass banjos.

This Banjo is the best for the money. It has better features than any other at its price point and some you can only find on very expensive banjos (tone ring, maple rim, planitary tuners ext.) Very Happy with mine! Well worth the money!