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.
Detail 02
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.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Preamp
- No
- Bridge
- Rosewood
7 detailsPlayability
- Saddle and Nut
- Compensated bone/Bone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1.69
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.4
- Neck Shape
- Thin C
13 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Brown
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka spruce
- Body Finish
- Satin
- Body Type
- Dreadnought
- Neck Wood
- Nato
- Fingerboard Material
- Revebond
- Country of Origin
- China
- Back and Sides
- Whitewood
- Body Style
- Thin C
- Color Finish
- Sunburst
- Tuning Machines
- Ivory buttons
- Body Shape
- Thin C
- Neck Finish
- Gloss
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- ✕ Sold separately
5 detailsOther
- Special Features
- None
- Headstock Overlay
- Black
- Accessories
- None
- Bracing Pattern
- Sitka Spruce X
- Cutaway
- No
