Recording King Deluxe All Solid Dreadnought Aged Adirondack Spruce/Mahogany

6-String Acoustic Guitar with Rosewood Fingerboard.
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Recording King Deluxe All Solid Dreadnought Aged Adirondack Spruce/Mahogany

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  • $649.99
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Description & Specs

Part of our Tonewood Reserve Series, the Recording King RD-318 evokes classic dreadnought style, sound and volume thanks to hand-selected tonewoods and vintage styling.

The foundation of the 318’s tone comes from solid Adirondack spruce tops that we've been naturally aging for the past 30 years. Adirondack’s excellent projection, coupled with three decades of curing delivers a stiff, loud, lightweight top with powerful fundamental tone.

Combine the aged tops with solid Mahogany back and sides, and you have the all-solid basics for guitars that have powered genres like bluegrass and country for decades.

We finish the 318 with classy, low-key fretboard dots on the rosewood fretboard, and a vintage-style tortoise pickguard to protect the top. The 318’s classic rosette design and herringbone body purfling complete the traditional look.

For players that need the power and volume that only a dreadnought can provide, but still want the warmth and vibrancy that comes with aged tonewoods, the RD-318 offers the best of both worlds at a fraction of the price of a vintage instrument.

General

Product Color: Natural
Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: Dreadnought
Body Material: African Mahogany
Body Finish: Gloss
Top Material: Solid Adirondack Spruce
Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce
Bracing Pattern: Forward-shifted X-Bracing
Body Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Rosette: 3-Ring Vintage
Purfling: Black/White
Body Notes: 30 Year Aged Top

Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Thin V
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Rosewood
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875"
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets: 20 Frets
Neck Joint: Dovetail Joint
Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Dots
Inlay Shape: Dots

Hardware

Hardware Color: Chrome
Bridge: Rosewood Belly Bridge
Tuning Machines: Grover Open Gear Butterbean
Saddle: Bone
Pickguard: Black
Bridge Pins: Faux Ivory w/Black Dots
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01/28/2021
Anonymous
United States United States
I recommend this product
Remarkable value.

I am quite happy with this guitar. The all-solid, 30 year aged Adirondack top with mahogany back & sides gives it a nice tone. The out of the box finish, playability, and setup is good. All in all, the Recording King RD-318 is a guitar worthy of consideration for anyone searching for an all-solid dreadnought. Props to CME for the quick and flawless shipping.

JL
09/12/2020
John L.
United States United States
I recommend this product
Great deal on super guitar Nice job by CME

Overall, I think I can say that I am 100% satisfied. Only had it since Tues afternoon but I bet I have put about 16 hours on it so far. Time will tell how it holds up thru the rigors of being a working guitar. My only regret nay be not having a pickup of some sort installed. This guitar was available thru several on-line outfits, but when I saw on one of them that CME would be the supplier, I decided to call them direct and talk to a real person in a real music store. I'm glad I did. Got several questions answered right away, and a set of strings. The action was set up pretty low when it came, but it sounded really good even with the orig strings. It played pretty stiff tho. I put new strings on and went back to playing on it, and now we are getting along great. I have A/B'd it with a 1995 D41, and a DC28E 2016 that I have and it is by no means and in any way inferior to them in tone, punch, volume , you name it. 30 yr old Adi and solid mahog at this price is unbelievable. Great job CME. Very happy customer.

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