Recording King BM70 Bluesmaster

The Recording King BM70 Bluesmaster is the rosewood version of the short-scale 00 in the 2026 Standard Series. It shares the BM60's 24.8 inch scale, rectangular bridge, Firestripe pickguard and black headstock veneer, but solid East Indian rosewood back and sides under the thermo-cured solid Sitka spruce top give it more bass and a longer ring, so it sounds a little bigger than a 00 has any right to. It is $949.99 in Natural and $999.99 in Blacktop, a low gloss black top over the natural rosewood body.

We would point the BM70 at a blues or fingerstyle player who wants the easy feel of a short scale with rosewood depth behind it, and who likes a guitar that looks like it came out of a 1930s catalog.

Thermo-cured solid Sitka spruce top
Solid rosewood back and sides
1 3/4" bone nut, bone saddle
24.8" scale
Gig bag included
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*Pre-Order Deposit ONLY* Recording King BM70 Bluesmaster Blacktop 00 Acoustic Guitar

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What the BM70 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 BM70 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.

BM70 or BM60?

The closest comparison in the line is the BM60, the mahogany Bluesmaster, which is $799.99 in three burst finishes. 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 BM60 page and this one so you can compare them side by side.

Buying a BM70 from The Acoustic Shoppe

The BM70 is $949.99 in Natural, $999.99 in Blacktop. 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 BM70 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 BM70 in stock?

This page is the BM70'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 BM70 and the BM60?

The BM60 is the mahogany Bluesmaster, which is $799.99 in three burst finishes. 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 BM70 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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