Recording King

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.

Recording King

Product type	Musical instruments
Owner	Music Link Corporation (c. 2010–)[1]
Country	United States
Introduced	1930s [2]
Discontinued	1939 (1940); 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

1940 Recording King archtop by Gibson

Recording King Tricone (after 2007)

Singer songwriter Caitlin Canty writes and plays her songs with a 1930s Recording King guitar

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]

Brand history

Recording King started as a house brand for Montgomery Ward in the 1930s.^[2] 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

Musicians who use Recording King guitars include Justin Townes Earle.^[10]