Recording King RD-316 Acoustic Guitar, Adirondack Top

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Crowned the "King of Value" by its maker, Recording King, the new RD-316 is an Adirondack top, all-solid, nitrocellulose finished acoustic guitar priced at $689 MAP. The soundboard of the RD-316 is made from solid AAA Adirondack Spruce, a prized choice for guitar tops since the 1920s that is generally considered to be more resonant that Sitka Spruce. This type of wood also has a unique wide-grain pattern that makes Adirondack guitars aesthetically pleasing to the eye. According to Recording King, for many years, Adirondack Spruce was rare or unavailable and even now, guitars with Adirondack Spruce tops are amongst the most sought-after guitar models on the market. Whereas the top sports Adirondack Spruce, the RD-316's back and sides are made from solid African Mahogany. The guitar has a nut width of 1-11/16" and the one-piece Mahogany neck is fitted to the body with a hand-cut dovetail joint. Both the fretboard and the bridge are made of ebony. For resonance and historical accuracy, the RD-316 guitar is finished with a thin coat of nitrocellulose lacquer. As noted by Recording King, the RD-316's aesthetics have been influenced heavily by the standard workhorse dreadnought that guitarists have relied on for the past 80 years. The guitar boasts descending sized dots on the fretboard, solid black bridge pins and endpin, subdued tortoise body binding, a traditional and understated rosette, and Grover butterbean tuners. This guitar is ideal for professional players wanting an affordable instrument.

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