Recording King is a

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currently owned by The Music Link Corporation, based in Hayward, California, which also produces other musical instrument lines. Range of products commercialised under the Recording King brand are acoustic and

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guitars, and banjos. Their guitars are designed in America, manufactured overseas and sold worldwide.
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Brand history

Recording King started as a house brand for

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in the 1930s. Legendary guitarist John Fahey played a 1939 model. The original guitar was similar to the

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, discontinued in 1939. 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.
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Musicians

Musicians who use Recording King guitars include Christian Letts of

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an American folk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2005. The group is led by singer Alex Ebert. The band's name is based on a story Ebert wrote in his youth, about a messianic figure named E ...

Justin Townes Earle Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982August 20, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. After his debut, EP ''Yuma'' (2007), he released eight full-length albums. He was recognized with an Americana Music Award for Emerging Artist o ...

, John Fahey, Mark Spencer of

Son Volt Son Volt is an American rock band formed in 1994 by Jay Farrar after the breakup of Uncle Tupelo. The band's current line-up consists of Farrar (vocals, guitar), Andrew DuPlantis (bass guitar), John Horton (guitar), Mark Patterson (drums), and Ma ...

Will Kimbrough William Adams Kimbrough (born May 1, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Biography Kimbrough was born in Mobile, Alabama, and started his musical career as a founding membe ...

, Lizzy Long, Caitlin Canty,

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, Jonathan Devoto of

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, Rabbi

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Rob McCoury Rob McCoury is an American bluegrass musician who plays banjo. He is the son of bluegrass musician Del McCoury, and is best known for his work with the Del McCoury Band and the Travelin' McCourys. Biography Rob McCoury was born in York Count ...

and Buster Scruggs.

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