A Vintage-inspired Dirty 30s Resonator
The Dirty 30s Single 0 Resonator from Recording King is a suave wood-bodied resonator guitar with strong vintage stylings and a voice to match. If you’re looking for a slim Prohibition-era instrument that can speak loud in the speakeasy, this may be the guitar for you. A whitewood body paired with a spruce top delivers bold foundational tone shaped to perfection by a hand-spun European resonator cone; this cone infuses your playing the raspy metallic voice that’s a signature of old-school Delta Blues and folk. Sweetwater players love this guitar’s distinct lo-fi charm; it’s expressive for fingerpicking, slide guitar, and recording, and easy to take on the go with thanks to a slim 0-style body. If you’re looking for time-capsule tone at a great price, the Recording King Dirty 30s Single 0 Resonator Guitar delivers the goods.
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Built for comfort
This guitar is built for comfort with a number of upscale features that won't break the bank. A shapely Single 0 body ensures vintage articulation and playability that’s made for travel, gigs, or simply keeping it within reach and on display in your living space. Meanwhile, a comfortable mahogany neck and ovangkol fingerboard ensure great playability whether you’re plucking intricate dusty melodies or wailing on your Great Depression-era tune with a slide. This instrument also features a “Thin C” neck carve, which makes fretting feel natural and easy up and down the neck.
Soundwell makes it sound swell
Despite its slim size, Recording King went to great lengths to ensure this resonator has great volume and projection. The Dirty 30s Single 0 Resonator features a powerful spruce top that adds volume and depth. Soundwell construction with resonator posts raises the cone slightly above the body, a feature that boosts sound chamber space for extra volume and resonance you wouldn’t otherwise get. The result is better projection, and a more musical sound that exemplifies what makes resonator guitars so unique.
Recording King: retro refreshed
The landmark Recording King brand traces its origins back to 1930s building contracts with the retail titan Montgomery Ward. During the early days of radio and recorded music, affordable but well-crafted Recording King guitars, banjos, and resonators swept across the nation far and wide. Now revived, Recording King hearkens back to those early days of production-line American instruments built for pros and budding musicians alike. Nearly a century later, these retro models take their cues from vintage designs for results that look and sound like their 1930s counterparts.
Recording King Dirty 30s Single 0 Resonator Features:
- Satin-finished resonant spruce top adds a volume boost and improves dynamic response
- Slim 0-style body yields focused tone with a small footprint
- Sturdy back and sides built from white wood with a satin finish
- Speedy, slim mahogany neck with a “Thin C” profile
- Comfortable fingerboard made from hardwood ovangkol
- Biscuit bridge paired with a hand-spun European resonator cone produces strong vintage tone with lots of character
- Pedestal soundwell with an elevated soundpost design gives more room for notes to bloom within the guitar
- Dual F-holes balance tone across lows, mids, and highs
