Recording King is a musical instruments brand currently owned by The Music Link Corporation,[1] based in Hayward, California, which also produces other musical instrument lines.
Range of products commercialised under the Recording King brand are acoustic and resonator guitars, and banjos.[2] Their guitars are designed in America, manufactured overseas and sold worldwide.[3][4][5]
Brand history
Recording King started as a house brand for Montgomery Ward in the 1930s. Guitarist John Fahey played a 1939 model.[6][7] The original guitar was similar to the Gibson Advanced Jumbo, discontinued in 1939.[8] The brand was revived in 2007 by The Music Link in Hayward, CA. Current Recording King products use vintage designs and replicas of pre-World War II parts.[9]
Musicians
Musicians who use Recording King guitars include Justin Townes Earle.[10]
External links
References
- RECORDING KING - The Music Link Corporation - Serial Number: 85014031 trademark registration, TradeMarkia.com^
- Damian Fanelli. NAMM 2012: Recording King Updates Jubilee Series Slope Shoulder Guitars Guitar World, Jan 21, 2012^
- International Distributors RecordingKing.com, retrieved 2015-07-22^
- Note: recent version of the page has no review. Adam Perlmutter. Recording King ROS-626 Review Acoustic Guitar^
- Recording King Introduces the RO-310 Acoustic Guitar Premier Guitar, September 25, 2012, retrieved October 6, 2012^
- Simone Solondz. Fahey's Recording King Reborn Acoustic Guitar, retrieved 2015-07-22^
- Federico Sheppard. The Resurrection of the Recording King - John Fahey's 1939 Ray Whitley Recording King ParachoDelNorte.com, Paracho, Michocan, Mexico: Paracho del Norte, retrieved 2012-06-25^
- Steve Evans, Ron Middlebrook. Cowboy Guitars Centerstream Publications, 2002-11-01, retrieved 2013-01-28^
- A Piece of History with Every Model RecordingKing.com^
- Artists RecordingKing.com, retrieved 2023-08-05^