KAY VINTAGE REISSUE
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The Kay Guitar Company has always been the major producer of guitars since 1890. Most players may not know that, in 1928, Kay was the first company to start production of electric guitars in the USA. From 1952 through 1964, The Kay Guitar Company excelled at producing quality professional electric guitars with unique designs and features.
The Kay Gold Line professional series became synonymous with that rich gutsy Blues/Jazz sound that eventually became rock. This unique blues sound was not available from any other guitar of that time. For the past decade vintage Kay instruments have been fetching high prices and have had increasing interest from collectors and players because of the cool, campy look and that unique Blues/Jazz sound.
The Kay Vintage Reissue line of guitars faithfully reproduces that sought after look and sound of the vintage Kay guitars of the 50's & 60's and are now available to anyone looking to have something really cool (KOOL) and social in their collection.
All "New" Kay Reissue and Kay Barney Kessel models come with a numbered, dated and signed Certificate of Authenticity (See Sample Image).
All "New" Kay Reissue and Kay Barney Kessel models come with a Lifetime Warranty upon mail in or online registration (scroll to end of this page).
Any non-new, used, refurbished or seconds are not eligible for warranty status and will not have the Certificate of Authenticity issued with them.
Please do not try to register any non-new Kay Vintage Reissue or classic vintage Kay guitars.
The Kay Guitar Company has always been the major producer of guitars since 1890. Most players may not know that, in 1928, Kay was the first company to start production of electric guitars in the USA. From 1952 through 1964, The Kay Guitar Company excelled at producing quality professional electric guitars with unique designs and features.
The Kay Gold Line professional series became synonymous with that rich gutsy Blues/Jazz sound that eventually became rock. This unique blues sound was not available from any other guitar of that time. For the past decade vintage Kay instruments have been fetching high prices and have had increasing interest from collectors and players because of the cool, campy look and that unique Blues/Jazz sound.
The Kay Vintage Reissue line of guitars faithfully reproduces that sought after look and sound of the vintage Kay guitars of the 50's & 60's and are now available to anyone looking to have something really cool (KOOL) and social in their collection.
All "New" Kay Reissue and Kay Barney Kessel models come with a numbered, dated and signed Certificate of Authenticity (See Sample Image).
All "New" Kay Reissue and Kay Barney Kessel models come with a Lifetime Warranty upon mail in or online registration (scroll to end of this page).
Any non-new, used, refurbished or seconds are not eligible for warranty status and will not have the Certificate of Authenticity issued with them.
Please do not try to register any non-new Kay Vintage Reissue or classic vintage Kay guitars.
Vintage Reissue Series
Thin Twin
Jazz II
Pro Bass
Jazz Special Bass
Barney Kessel Series
Pro Guitar
Artist Guitar
Jazz Special Guitar
Custom Cases
Thin Twin - K161V
Features:
* Body: Single-cutaway, tone-chambered, hollowbody acoustic with special feedback-resistant bracing
* Back: Parabolic arched maple
* Sides: Maple
* Top: 3-ply flamed maple
* Purfling: Multi-ply black and white checkerboard celluloid binding
* Neck: Set dovetail one-piece, straight-grained Canadian maple with single-ply binding
* Frets: 20 medium nickel-silver
* Inlays: 6 block pearled
* Fingerboard: 26" scale rosewood fingerboard with 12" radius
* Tuning Machines: Vintage-style, 3 per side, Chrome with White Buttons
* Bridge and Tailpiece: Chrome individual saddle-style mounted bridge with height adjustment thumbwheels and chrome trapeze tailpiece
* Top Nut: Bone
* Headstock: Original gold chevron displaying 3-D raised "Kel-von-a-tor" style emblem
* Finish Coat: High-gloss polyester protective polymer
Electronics:
* Pickups: 2 chrome Thin Twin single-coil Blade pickups
* Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way with unique Kay baseball bat-style toggle selector
* Output Jack: Side-mounted
Read Review Thin Twin Specs
Thin Twin (Left Handed) - K161VB-LH
Features:
* Body: Left Handed Single-cutaway, tone-chambered, hollowbody acoustic with special feedback-resistant bracing
* Back: Parabolic arched maple
* Sides: Maple
* Top: 3-ply flamed maple
* Purfling: Multi-ply black and white checkerboard celluloid binding
* Neck: Set dovetail one-piece, straight-grained Canadian maple with single-ply binding
* Frets: 20 medium nickel-silver
* Inlays: 6 block pearled
* Fingerboard: 26" scale rosewood fingerboard with 12" radius
* Tuning Machines: Vintage-style, 3 per side, Chrome with White Buttons
* Bridge and Tailpiece: Chrome individual saddle-style mounted bridge with height adjustment thumbwheels and chrome trapeze tailpiece
* Top Nut: Bone
* Headstock: Original gold chevron displaying 3-D raised "Kel-von-a-tor" style emblem
* Finish Coat: High-gloss polyester protective polymer
Electronics:
* Pickups: 2 chrome Thin Twin single-coil Blade pickups
* Controls: Reverse-Wired 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way with unique Kay baseball bat-style toggle selector
* Output Jack: Side-mounted
Jazz II - K775V
Features:
* Style: double-cutaway thinline hollow body electric guitar
* Scale length: 26" with 12" fretboard radius
* Finish: high gloss protective polyester polymer
* Top: 3-ply arched curly maple
* Back: maple
* Binding: multi-ply black and white celluloid
* Headstock: Original gold "K" chevron displaying the 3-D raised "Kel-von-ator" style emblem. Truss rod cover has Roger Fritz signature
* Neck: maple
* Neck shape: soft "C"
* Neck joint: dovetail
* Nut width: 1-11/16" bone
* Fingerboard: rosewood
* Number of frets: 20
* Inlays: shark fin
* Hardware: chrome
* Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
* Pickups: two "Kleenex Box" Gold K single-coil with adjustable pole pieces
* Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, and 3-way switch
* Bridge: fixed roller
* Tailpiece: Genuine B-70 Bigsby Vibrato
Read Review Jazz II Specs
Pro Bass - K162V
Features:
* Body: Single-cutaway, tone-chambered, hollowbody acoustic with special feedback-resistant bracing
* Back: Parabolic arched maple
* Sides: Maple
* Top: 3-ply flamed maple
* Purfling: Multi-ply black and white checkerboard celluloid binding
* Neck: Set dovetail one-piece, straight-grained Canadian maple with single-ply binding
* Frets: 20 medium nickel-silver
* Inlays: Mini dot abalone
* Fingerboard: 31" scale rosewood fingerboard with 12" radius
* Tuning Machines: Wilkinson Vintage-style, 2 per side, Chrome "clover leaf"
* Bridge and Tailpiece: Rosewood individual "fret wire" saddles, direct mounted bridge with height adjustment thumbwheels and chrome trapeze tailpiece
* Top Nut: Bone
* Headstock: Original gold chevron displaying 3-D raised "Kel-von-a-tor" style emblem
* Finish Coat: High-gloss polyester protective polymer
Electronics:
* Pickups: 1 chrome "Thin Twin" single-coil Blade pickups
* Controls: 1 volume, 1 tone, hi-cut, low pass toggle selector
* Output Jack: Side-mounted
Read Review Pro Bass Specs
Pro Bass (Left Handed) - K162VHS-LH
Features:
* Body: Left-Handed Single-cutaway, tone-chambered, hollowbody acoustic with special feedback-resistant bracing
* Back: Parabolic arched maple
* Sides: Maple
* Top: 3-ply flamed maple
* Purfling: Multi-ply black and white checkerboard celluloid binding
* Neck: Set dovetail one-piece, straight-grained Canadian maple with single-ply binding
* Frets: 20 medium nickel-silver
* Inlays: Mini dot abalone
* Fingerboard: 31" scale rosewood fingerboard with 12" radius
* Tuning Machines: Wilkinson Vintage-style, 2 per side, Chrome "clover leaf"
* Bridge and Tailpiece: Rosewood individual "fret wire" saddles, direct mounted bridge with height adjustment thumbwheels and chrome trapeze tailpiece
* Top Nut: Bone
* Headstock: Original gold chevron displaying 3-D raised "Kel-von-a-tor" style emblem
* Finish Coat: High-gloss polyester protective polymer
Electronics:
* Pickups: 1 chrome "Thin Twin" single-coil Blade pickups
* Controls: Reverse-Wired 1 volume, 1 tone, hi-cut, low pass toggle selector
* Output Jack: Side-mounted
Jazz Special Bass - K5970V
Features:
* Style: double-cutaway long scale semi-hollow body bass
* Scale length: 31-1/16"
* Finish: high gloss protective polyester polymer
* Color: Black or Blonde
* Top: 3-ply curly maple
* Back: maple
* Binding: multi-ply black and white celluloid
* Headstock: Original gold "K" chevron displaying the 3-D raised "Kel-von-ator" Style emblem. Truss rod cover has Roger Fritz signature
* Neck: 1-piece maple
* Neck shape: low-profile full "C"
* Neck joint: dovetail
* Nut width: 1.5"
* Fingerboard: rosewood
* Fingerboard radius: 12"
* Number of frets: 20
* Inlays: small dot
* Hardware: chrome
* Tuners: Wilkinson extra light with medium clover leaf buttons
* Pickup: chrome single-coil "Thin Twin" Alnico V blade
* Controls: Volume, Tone
* Pickguard: Faux Tortoise Shell (Blonde), Luncheonette countertop off-white with gold fiber strands (Black)
* Bridge: rosewood, fixed adjustable
* Tailpiece: trapeze
Jazz Special Bass Specs
