Detail 01
Solid Sitka spruce top
The solid spruce top is the guitar’s cited source of vibrant tone.
Product detailSKU #1500000216078
Recording KingRDS-9-TS Dirty 30s Series 9 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Recording King’s RDS-9-TS is a right-handed, six-string dreadnought acoustic with a solid Sitka spruce top and a sunburst satin finish. Its 25.4-inch scale and 1.69-inch nut width are paired with a Thin C neck profile, while a bone nut and compensated bone saddle form part of the setup. It has no pickup or preamp, so the configuration remains strictly acoustic. D’Addario strings, ivory large-dot markers, and an RK Whitley pickguard complete the build.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Right-handed acoustic players who want a six-string dreadnought without a pickup or preamp.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who require a built-in pickup or preamp.
- Buyers who need a case included with the guitar.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
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25.4-inch scale and 1.69-inch nut
These are the specified playing dimensions.
Detail 03
No pickup/preamp
The guitar has no built-in pickup or preamp.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case is sold separately.
- 02This is a right-handed guitar.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the RDS-9-TS have onboard electronics?
No. It has no pickup or preamp.
02What strings are fitted?
It is specified with D’Addario strings.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
6 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Revebond Neck wood: Nato Scale length: 25.4" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Gloss Electronics Pickup/preamp: No Other Headstock overlay: Black Tuning machines: Ivory buttons Bridge: Rosewood Saddle and nut: Compensated bone/Bone Number of strings: 6 Special features: None Case: Sold separately Accessories: None Country of origin: China
- Color
- Brown
- Country of Origin
- China
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka spruce
- Body Type
- Dreadnought
- Neck Wood
- Nato
4 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- new
- Source Id
- site51500000216078
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