Recording King D60 Dreadnought

The Recording King D60 is the mahogany dreadnought in the 2026 Standard Series, the first full line of guitars Recording King has released under St. Louis Music. A thermo-cured solid Sitka spruce top sits on solid African mahogany back and sides, so the voice stays focused in the midrange with a controlled low end, which is the traditional dreadnought sound for holding down rhythm under a vocal or a fiddle. At $749.99 in Natural or $799.99 in Vintage Burst it is the least expensive way into the Standard Series.

We would hand the D60 to a flatpicker or a strummer who wants a solid-wood dreadnought with a bone nut and saddle for well under $1,000, and who does not need a pickup.

Thermo-cured solid Sitka spruce top
Solid mahogany back and sides
1 3/4" bone nut, bone saddle
25.4" scale
Gig bag included
From $749.99

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*Pre-Order Deposit ONLY* Recording King D60 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

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What the D60 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 D60 is no exception. The trim is plain binding with 5mm mother-of-pearl dot inlays on the fingerboard. The RK belly bridge is rosewood, the pickguard is tortoiseshell, the headstock wears a rosewood 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.

D60 or D70H?

The closest comparison in the line is the D70H, which trades the mahogany for East Indian rosewood and adds herringbone trim for $200 more. 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 D70H page and this one so you can compare them side by side.

Buying a D60 from The Acoustic Shoppe

The D60 is $749.99 in Natural, $799.99 in Vintage 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 D60 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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Every instrument ships after our 23-Point Professional Inspection

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Recording King D60 in stock?

This page is the D60'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 D60 and the D70H?

The D70H trades the mahogany for East Indian rosewood and adds herringbone trim for $200 more. 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 D60 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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