Detail 01
Parallelogram soundwell
It is the internal soundwell design associated with the guitar's crisp, low-overtone response.
Product detailSKU #1500000262224
Recording KingRR-36-VS Maxwell Series Round Neck Resonator Guitar Vintage Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Designed as a round-neck, square-shoulder resonator, the RR-36-VS Maxwell combines mahogany construction with a European hand-spun spider cone, a sand-cast spider bridge, and a parallelogram soundwell. That layout is voiced for crisp attack with minimal overtones, helping its resonator response remain defined when playing with a band. The Vintage Sunburst gloss finish and butterbean tuners keep the presentation traditional, while the ebony/maple saddle and bone nut complete the specified setup.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Bluegrass band passages that call for crisp attack with few extra overtones.
- Slide players moving toward a round-neck resonator with a hand-spun spider cone.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who require onboard electronics; the guitar's electronics are specified as None.
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
19 frets, 12 clear of the body
The fret count and body-clear fret count are both specified.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the RR-36-VS have onboard electronics?
No. Its electronics specification is None.
02What bridge design does it use?
It uses a sand-cast spider bridge.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPlayability
- # of frets clear
- 12
- # of frets total
- 19
- Scale Length
- 25-1/2"
15 detailsBody & build
- Headstock inlay
- None
- Top material
- Mahogany
- Fretboard material
- Padauk
- Fretboard inlays
- Dots
- Top Material
- Mahogany
- Body binding
- Ivory
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fretboard binding
- Ivory
- Fingerboard Material
- Padauk
- Bridge material
- Sandcast Spider Bridge
- Neck material
- Mahogany
- Body Shape
- Square Shoulder Resonator
- Side material
- Mahogany
- Back material
- Mahogany
- Neck joint
- Dovetail
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25-1/2"
- Nut width
- 1-3/4"
17 detailsOther
- Body shape
- Square Shoulder Resonator
- Top purfling
- black/white/black
- Top bracing pattern
- Parallelogram Soundwell
- Electronics
- None
- Model name
- Maxwell Round neck Resonator
- Saddle
- Ebony/Maple
- Top braces
- Sitka Spruce
- Nut materiaL
- Bone
- Tier
- new
- Neck profile
- Roundneck
- Category Source
- detail
- Model number
- RR-36-VS
- Bridge shape
- Spider
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Butterbean
- Source Id
- site51500000262224
- Headstock overlay
- Black
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