Recording King RM-993-VG Swamp Dog Parlour Resonator Guitar

Recording King are specialists in vintage instruments and the Swamp Dog is their quintessential resonator.

This small parlour size acoustic has a chimey, bright, twangy and all-round lovable character. It’s an outstanding workhorse brass body resonator, adept at taking on capos, slide play and standard fingerpicking alike. Add to that it looks absolutely fantastic in a stressed vintage green finish and you’ve got a truly distinct guitar.

Here’s what Recording King say about the Swamp Dog Resonator:

The Swamp Dog Parlor has it all: classic resonator tone in a bell brass body, rusty vintage mojo, and one of the best-sounding resonator cones available. 

The Swamp Dog Parlor’s traditional resonator tone begins with a classic bell brass parlor-size body and RK’s own full-size hand-spun 9.5″ cone. RK uses the same custom cone in its bigger sibling, the best-selling Swamp Dog. 

Thanks to the smaller body size and 24-¼” scale length, the Swamp Dog Parlor has a different voice than other metal body instruments. It has all the swampiness and midrange of classic biscuit-style metal bodies, but the unique design adds more treble shimmer, for extra top-end clarity. 

Recording King guitars never cut corners on great tone, and the Swamp Dog Parlor delivers classic sound and tons of mojo, whether you’re just discovering resonator, or you’re a professional player.

Specifications

Body

• Body: Bell Brass
• Resonator Cone: RK Handspun Resonator Cone
• Body finish: Nickel

Neck

• Neck shape: V
• Nut width: 1-3/4″
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Neck wood: Mahogany
• Scale length: 24-1/4″
• Number of frets: 19
• Neck finish: Satin Brown
• Headstock overlay: Black

Hardware

• Tuning machines: Open Gear w/ Black Buttons
• Bridge: Maple/Ebony Biscuit
• Saddle Ebony/Maple Saddle; Bone Nut
• Nut Material Bone