The banjo "industry" is owned by Fender actually and you can get a nicer cast aluminum rim, but Fender (Epiphone) has to compete in the banjo market with others as well. But both were engineered well from the beginning. So both have steadily climbed in quality. As importers both of these companies have on shore shops, jobs and real people you can speak with. I work with both Gold Tone and Recording King for parts. Paulcw welcome to this esteemed hangout with 1.28k players and seekers. Used is a good choice for a Goodtime if you can find one. The going price for a used Goodtime tends to be around 75% the cost of the same model new. I will say that Goodtimes hold their value pretty well. The Goodtime has plenty of fans who may have a different opinion. Plus, Recording King now makes this banjo in its own factory, while the previous Songster was made by someone else and rebadged as Recording King. The recent redesign of the Songster gives it a peghead shape same as the RK-35 as well as a similar brown color. Planetary tuners vs the Goodtime's guitar style tuners may only be a stylistic preference. Notched tension hoop and 24 hooks vs flat hoop and 16 hooks. Adjustable truss rod in the neck vs none. The main feature on which the Goodtime wins is its 3-ply maple rim vs the Songster's multi-ply.Īfter that, I believe the head-to-head comparison goes to the Songster: Brass tone hoop vs wood head bearing surface. True/separate fingerboard vs none. Still, I believe the RK-20 Songster gives you more for the money. All rights reserved.Recording King is not assembled in the US. And you can check out many more instruments at our YouTube channel (villagemusic1) You can hear this banjo at the URL below. I played this banjo on 2 Recording King YouTube videos. We comply with Recording King MAP pricing which is $419.99 for this model For BHO members we will include a Guardian hardshell case $114.00 list price and shipping in the continental USA for FREE! Includes full factory limited lifetime warranty! We did a complete setup in our shop which included head and tailpiece adjustment, hand tuned maple/ebony bridge, coordinator rod adjustment, frets polished and 5th string spikes installed. Double cut headstock, Hearts and Flowers inlays, Waverly old style tailpiece and chrome plating. Mahogany resonator and neck, maple rim, shoe and plate flange and brass hoop ring. New Recording King RK-R20 Songster 5 string banjo. Cole (1) Windsor (1) Wyatt Fawley (1) Yarboro (1) Your Name Here (1)įor Sale: Recording King RK-R20 Songster (expired) (1) Vega Artist (1) VEGA PS-5 (1) VegaVox (2) W.A. (1) Unmarked (1) various makers (1) VEGA (Folklure mode. (1) Soveriegn (1) Stella (1) Stone Banjo Company (3) stromberg (1) Stromberg & Sons (1) Stromberg Voisinet (2) Tennessee (1) Tim davis (1) Tone King (1) UNKNOWN JAPANESE BA. (1) Mitch (5) Mullins (1) NEAT (2) No Name (2) Oliver Ditson (1) Parts Banjo (1) Prat (1) Regal (1) Rettberg & Lange (1) Rover (1) Saga (2) Schall (1) Shellard (1) Sigma by CF Martin. (1) LouZee (3) Ludwig (2) Majestic (4) Merlin (1) Mike Ramsey (1) Mill Creek Banjos. (1) gourd (1) Gretsch (3) GTR (1) Hickler (3) Hofner (1) Hohner (1) Huber Lancaster (1) Hughes (1) Ian Pattison (1) Iucci (1) Johannes Bonefaas (1) Kasuga (1) Lakeside (1) Lange (1) Lemon (1) Leo Master (1) Leon E. (2) Charles Paddock (1) Chuck Waldman (1) CloverLick (1) Criswell (1) Custom (1) Dale Small (1) Davis (4) Deering Goodtime (3) Deering Vega (2) Doc Huff (1) Don Kawalek (1) Douglas (1) Fitch (1) Framus (2) Frank n Stein (1) George Formby (1) George P. (1) Bales (2) Barnes & Mullins (1) BAYCU SMALL BANJOS (6) Beharrell (1) Belltone (1) Blemished (1) Bob Thornburg (1) Buckbee (1) Cardin banjo (1) Carl Arcand (1) Carolina Banjo Comp. (1) Aida (1) all (1) Antique English Tun.
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