Recording King BM60 Bluesmaster

The Recording King BM60 Bluesmaster is the mahogany 00 in the 2026 Standard Series, and it is the one model in the line built on a shorter 24.8 inch scale. Those six tenths of an inch lower the string tension enough that bends come easier and the guitar feels slinkier under your fingers, which is why the Bluesmaster name fits. A thermo-cured solid Sitka spruce top over solid African mahogany back and sides, a rectangular bridge, a Firestripe pickguard and a black headstock veneer give it the look of a 1930s blues box, and it comes in three low gloss finishes at $799.99 apiece: Vintage Burst, Sepia Burst and Marmalade Burst.

We would hand the BM60 to a blues or fingerstyle player who wants a small guitar that is easy on the fretting hand, or to anyone with smaller hands who has found full-scale guitars tiring.

Thermo-cured solid Sitka spruce top
Solid mahogany back and sides
1 3/4" bone nut, bone saddle
24.8" scale
Gig bag included
From $799.99

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*Pre-Order Deposit ONLY* Recording King BM60 Bluesmaster Marmalade Burst 00 Acoustic Guitar

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*Pre-Order Deposit ONLY* Recording King BM60 Bluesmaster Sepia Burst 00 Acoustic Guitar

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*Pre-Order Deposit ONLY* Recording King BM60 Bluesmaster Vintage Burst 00 Acoustic Guitar

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What the BM60 is built from

Every 2026 Standard Series guitar gets a bone nut and a bone saddle, a 1 3/4 inch nut width, a mahogany neck in Recording King's RK-1 shape set into the body with a dovetail joint, a rosewood fingerboard, ebony bridge pins and open-gear satin nickel tuners, and the BM60 is no exception. The trim is plain binding with 5mm mother-of-pearl dot inlays on the fingerboard. The rectangular rosewood bridge is rosewood, the pickguard is Firestripe, the headstock wears a black veneer with the RK-1 abalone logo, and the whole guitar wears a low gloss finish that looks and feels like satin. It ships in a brown gig bag and it is acoustic only, so if you need a pickup you will want to have one installed.

Thermo-curing is Recording King's term for heat-treating the top before the guitar is built. The heat drives out moisture and resins the way decades of playing would, which is why a new thermo-cured top tends to sound drier and more open than an untreated one.

BM60 or BM70?

The closest comparison in the line is the BM70, the rosewood Bluesmaster, which starts at $949.99. Mahogany back and sides keep the midrange focused and the bass tight, and rosewood adds low end and a longer, more complex ring, so the choice comes down to whether you want the guitar to sit under your voice or fill more of the room on its own. We keep both on the BM70 page and this one so you can compare them side by side.

Buying a BM60 from The Acoustic Shoppe

The BM60 is $799.99 in Vintage Burst, $799.99 in Sepia Burst, $799.99 in Marmalade Burst. The pre-order listing above takes a 25% deposit toward the next one we receive, and the serialized guitars that land here show up in the grid as we check them in. When a BM60 sells, its listing redirects to this page, so this page always shows the ones we have now. Every one ships after our 23-Point Professional Inspection, and because these guitars are under $1,000 they fall under our 14-day evaluation period rather than the Dread-Not Guarantee.

For the rest of the line see the Recording King Standard Series, or browse all of our Recording King guitars.

Why buy from The Acoustic Shoppe

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Recording King BM60 in stock?

This page is the BM60's permanent home rather than a single listing, so the grid above shows whatever we have right now. A pre-order listing means we are taking a 25% deposit toward the next one in, and serialized guitars with their own photos appear as they arrive. Call us at 417-720-1223 if you want to know where a shipment stands.

What is the difference between the BM60 and the BM70?

The BM70 is the rosewood Bluesmaster, which starts at $949.99. The body shape and scale are the same, so the difference you hear is the back and sides: mahogany keeps the sound focused and dry, and rosewood adds bass and sustain.

Does the Recording King BM60 come with a case?

It ships in a brown gig bag from Recording King. We can fit a hardshell case before it leaves the shop if you would rather have one, and we check every guitar over with our 23-Point Professional Inspection either way.

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