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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.
Product type | Musical instruments |
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Owner | Music Link Corporation (c. 2010–)[1] |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1930s [2] |
Discontinued | 1939 | ; then revived in 2007
Markets | Worldwide [3] |
Previous owners | Montgomery Ward (1930s) |
Registered as a trademark in | 12 April 2011 (latest), United States [1] |
Website | recordingking.com |
Range of products commercialised under the Recording King brand are acoustic and resonator guitars, and banjos.[4] Their guitars are designed in America, manufactured overseas and sold worldwide.[3][5][6]
Recording King started as a house brand for Montgomery Ward in the 1930s.[2] Legendary guitarist John Fahey played a 1939 model.[7][8] The original guitar was similar to the Gibson Advanced Jumbo, discontinued in 1939.[9] 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.[2]
Musicians who use Recording King guitars include Justin Townes Earle.[10]
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