Recording King RD-26 acoustic steel-string guitar, natural
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: EMP-RD26 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
This Recording King RD-26 is an all-solid Dreadnought guitar from the brand's Classic Series II. It's a steel-string acoustic with a solid American spruce top and solid African mahogany sides and back as well as a one-piece mahogany neck. As a result, this handmade guitar boasts a loud, full, and expressive sound and excellent sound properties. The RD-26 is an ideal all-solid acoustic that's affordable, equipped with plenty of handy functions, and made with pure craftsmanship.
RD-26: solid construction for optimal tone
Unlike laminated wood, a solid-wood guitar is actually lighter, and it allows the body to resonate more freely, giving you more volume and a deeper, richer tone. The top is made of Engelmann spruce, a type of pine wood that's known for its tight basses, strong mids and sweet trebles. The sides and back are made of mahogany, and provide extra warmth and a crystal-clear high. This RD-26 offers a broad, balanced sound that's suitable for a wide range of genres and playing styles.
Old-school quality
This steel-string guitar features various characteristics that come straight out of the thirties, such as the traditional diamond-style carved heel, a classically-shaped tortoiseshell pickguard, butterbean-style machine heads, pearloid crown inlays in the headstock and abalone snowflake inlays in the fretboard. What's more, this RD-26 uses the forward X-brace system for good stability, strong resonance in the lower registers, and more clarity in the high. This guitar is perfect for use in a band with other full-sounding acoustic instruments such as banjos and fiddles.
Specifications
Product features
| Number of frets | 20 |
|---|---|
| Number of strings | 6 |
| Body construction | all solid |
| Cutaway | no |
| Wood type (back) | mahogany |
| Fretboard wood | rosewood |
| Wood type (soundboard) | spruce |
| Wood type (sides) | mahogany |
| Includes cover | no |
| Includes case | no |
| Colour | wood/natural |
| Left-handed | no |
| Body type | dreadnought |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 3,3 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 108,0 x 49,5 x 15,0 cm |
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Wrote the following about Recording King RD-26 acoustic steel-string guitar, natural
Te gek dat hij geheel massief is! Geweldige sound: vol, luid, helder en sprankelend. Als koper moet je wel weten dat deze gitaren een V-vorm hals hebben. Dat voelt anders dan een C-vorm, niet per se zwaarder, het is een fijne hals, maar als je veel barre speelt, kan dat vermoeiend zijn, maar het is ook een kwestie van smaak.
Pros: zeer goede klank en kwaliteit voor de prijs, leuk detail aan achterkant van de headstock (van een stuk!!!). Mooie vintage tuners. Klankkast geheel massief.
Contras: lak vertoont kleine schoonheidsfoutjes, maar valt nauwelijks op. Wat wel opvalt is de slagplaat. Slagplaat is van waardeloze kwaliteit en is een blamage voor zo'n mooie gitaar. Ik begrijp sowieso nooit dat gitaren van mooie kwaliteit zo'n stom stuk plastic erop geplakt krijgen. Ik haal ze er liever af, dan maar krassen. Bij de Rec King kreeg ik kleurverschil te zien, dus ga ik er een houten slagplaat opzetten. Bridgepins van plastic, ook jammer.
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