If it’s good enough for Schoenberg, it definitely needs to be on Fretbase.  While browsing through Schoenberg’s current inventory of new guitars (yes, we’ll use any excuse to pay a visit), we came across the Recording King ROJ-26.  We were quite taken by its 000-size body, sunburst top and headstock shape – which reminds us of the Gibson guitars of old (or even the more recent and much more expensive Gibson Keb’ Mo’ Bluesmaster).

But after digging a little deeper, we found ourselves even more impressed with the specifications and price level of the ROJ-26 than we were with its beauty.

The Recording King ROJ-26 has everything one would look for in a small-bodied acoustic.  The ROJ-26 has a solid (AA Grade) sitka spruce top and solid Mahogany back and sides.  It has a bone nut and saddle and it even has white body and neck binding.   Recording King pulled out all the stops for a sub-$1,000 guitar by including inlays and the headstock and on the fretboard.  If you are looking for a well-priced 000-shaped guitar with a distinctly vintage look and feel, then the Recording King ROJ-26 could be the guitar for you.

And if you prefer Rosewood over Mahogany, then you might want to try the guitar’s fraternal brother – the Recording King ROJ-27.

The Recording King ROJ-26 is available for $749 from Amazon or (because we’re big fans of buying local) only $699 from Schoenberg.

Recording King ROJ-26