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tjcurtin1
October 14th, 2013, 07:06 PM
I actually got both of these in the spring and never posted them... Got each of them for about $120 (needing minor repairs) AND as a result have broken my '1 in 1 out' rule (excuse:"Hey, when they're that cheap they don't count!")

I really dig the Wildkat!! My first P-90 guitar - I love these pups, and the guitar is great to play - very nice neck with low action, kind of like a LP. It sure looks great, too, and I now have a guitar with a Bigsby to boot.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm144/tjcurtin1/Wildkatfull2.jpg (http://s295.photobucket.com/user/tjcurtin1/media/Wildkatfull2.jpg.html)

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm144/tjcurtin1/Wildkat2.jpg (http://s295.photobucket.com/user/tjcurtin1/media/Wildkat2.jpg.html)

This is a really sweet Recording King 12-fret triple 0. It's got an amazingly big open, old-timey kind of sound. It has a rather wide and thick neck, but it plays really easily and has its own feel. Originally the fingerboard was unmarked, which was looked really nice actually, but I found these great inlays and thought they suited for a kind of turn of the century feel. Also added the bone bridge pins - big abalone dots with brass rings - for the same effect.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm144/tjcurtin1/RecordingKing1.jpg (http://s295.photobucket.com/user/tjcurtin1/media/RecordingKing1.jpg.html)

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm144/tjcurtin1/IMG_4874.jpg (http://s295.photobucket.com/user/tjcurtin1/media/IMG_4874.jpg.html)

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm144/tjcurtin1/IMG_4879.jpg (http://s295.photobucket.com/user/tjcurtin1/media/IMG_4879.jpg.html)

Spudman
October 14th, 2013, 07:14 PM
Awesome! Both look like really nice guitars. :AOK

Brian Krashpad
October 14th, 2013, 08:01 PM
Wow! I don't know anything about acoustics, but that WildKat was a SCORE! $120 USD? DANG.

Bosstastic! Congrats.

Eric
October 15th, 2013, 06:00 AM
Wow! I don't know anything about acoustics, but that WildKat was a SCORE! $120 USD? DANG.
I believe this to be untrue, Sir Krashteban (http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php/13566-New-Guitar-Day!-(I-am-a-bad-person-content)?highlight=krashteban).

Tig
October 15th, 2013, 06:01 AM
Nice finds! :AOK
I'm partial to 12 fret, small body, slotted headstock acoustics, and the Recording Kings nails it without going broke.

tjcurtin1
October 15th, 2013, 06:49 PM
Nice finds! :AOK
I'm partial to 12 fret, small body, slotted headstock acoustics, and the Recording Kings nails it without going broke.

I was actually researching this style acoustic as I was thinking about building one from a kit with my brother when I stumbled on this one - would have cost 3 times that for a kit! I was really surprised at how great it sounds and plays, and the build quality is excellent. Even at the full the street price of about $350. this guitar is a great buy.

tjcurtin1
October 15th, 2013, 06:52 PM
Wow! I don't know anything about acoustics, but that WildKat was a SCORE! $120 USD? DANG.

Bosstastic! Congrats.

Well, it did have a couple of fixable injuries - maybe prior shipping damage. The pups had been knocked loose (you might be able to see some finish cracks around the dog-ears) and there was the beginning of a crack in the neck at the nut. But it fixed up great and there are no other problems.

Monkus
October 17th, 2013, 06:31 AM
sweet score....! I hope they play as well as they look :)