Recording King’s Tonewood Reserve acoustics promise 000-style looks and playability at a super-nice price
New models boast aged tops, rosewood or mahogany back and sides and classic aesthetic touches

Recording King has introduced two new traditional 000-style acoustic guitars, the RO-328 and the RO-318.
The new model sports an aged Adirondack spruce top from the company’s tonewood reserves, as well as solid rosewood back and sides (solid mahogany on the RO-318 000), mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard.
There’s also Grover open-gear butterbean tuners, a bone nut and a rosewood belly bridge.
Aesthetic touches include a vintage-style tortoise pickguard, triple ring rosette and herringbone body purfling.


The RO-328 is available for $749.99, with the RO-318 offered for $599.99.
For more information, head to Recording King.
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