Members wedgehed II Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 That semi is pretty sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members figjamaussie Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 Nice! Thanks for the photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted January 17, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 Nice!Thanks for the photos They're from Phil's thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members figjamaussie Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 They're from Phil's thread. My bad, need to check that thread again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 Anybody know any good lottery numbers? Between this and the Vox guitars.... EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted January 17, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 I hope they got those kleenex-box pups right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 Sounds like they've put some effort into doing it right. I saw some models on Elderly's site a while back too. Most were in the $500-$700 range. At that price they need to be sharp. Some quality competition in that price range. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackCat Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 I played one of the Thin Twins last month. I absolutely loved it. They really did it right. Fit & finish, playability, sound, it's all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minnie The Moocher Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 I played one of the Thin Twins last month. I absolutely loved it. They really did it right. Fit & finish, playability, sound, it's all there. I totally agree - bought one last week and it's spot on. One of the best reissue I've ever played, it is NOT a so-so copy with generic pickups, it's perfect in every detail (one improvment: the tune-o-matic bridge - can blame them for that) and the tone is unique. Even the hardcase is stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crisco Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 ?? Why ?? All I have from memories of Kay guitars is an old guitar with a badly warped neck.Why would anyone even fool with reissues? Watch me find one and go "damn!" and start drooling and have auto-GAS.who knows.....can't say it's never happened but in this case I think it's highly unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted January 18, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 ??Why??All I have from memories of Kay guitars is an old guitar with a badly warped neck.Why would anyone even fool with reissues? Because some of them were really nice guitars & they're increasing in value on the vintage market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 Is that a slice of pizza on the headstock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slave2TheAudio Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 Very interesting. Thats really all I have to say about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimtalkbox Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 GAAAAH! A Kay Jazz II! GUIT-SPOOGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poolshark Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 YES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 Is that a slice of pizza on the headstock? Yes. Pizza and guitars. What more could you want? EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 Can't you find a real (old) one for the price of the reissues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted January 18, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 Can't you find a real (old) one for the price of the reissues? Not with the Kelvinator headstock. Those are going for several thousand dollars on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minnie The Moocher Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 ?? Why ?? All I have from memories of Kay guitars is an old guitar with a badly warped neck. Why would anyone even fool with reissues? Watch me find one and go "damn!" and start drooling and have auto-GAS. who knows.....can't say it's never happened but in this case I think it's highly unlikely. As been said - there was a lot of cheap Kay guitars (mostly from the sixties) but also some high end models (early fifties mainly) like this Thin Twin (used by Jimmy Reed - it's often referenced as the "Jimmy Reed model" - Howlin'wolf or more recently T-bone Burnett with Plant/Krauss). It has a sound of its own (thx to the 26" string lenght, the pickups, the parallel bracing) that I never heard from any other guitar. Of course it's not suited for modern rock but for vintage blues ("vintage" like 40'/50', not SRV ), jazz or even garage rock, it's a damn good guitar. And it plays like butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 Can't say I have much interest in the new reissue model, but DAMN do I still ever want a Thin Twin..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 ??Why??All I have from memories of Kay guitars is an old guitar with a badly warped neck.Why would anyone even fool with reissues?Watch me find one and go "damn!" and start drooling and have auto-GAS.who knows.....can't say it's never happened but in this case I think it's highly unlikely. I'd say it's because with many Asian factories geared up to produce guitars to spec., it's very easy to start up new guitar brands. But, it's difficult to establish the brand. Unless you want to sell at rock bottom prices on the internet, whereby price becomes the main reason for buying. So, what do people do? By adopting a known, if defunct, brand, and recreating previous models, then the companies don't have to start from scratch. We've seen Danelectro, Hagstrom, other brands do this. In the case of Hagstrom, I think the original Mr Hagstrom is still involved. Alternatives are having a well known artist involved, e.g. the Flea basses. If those guitars were identical in quality, but weren't branded as Kay reissues, would they be newsworthy? I guess that the people behind this venture think that some publicity, and a known name, are better than trying to start some brand completely from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minnie The Moocher Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 If those guitars were identical in quality, but weren't branded as Kay reissues, would they be newsworthy? I'd even say that WITHOUT the Kay name on the headstock, the Thin Twin would be more attractive maybe - because most guitarplayers under 40 doesn't know Kay anyway, and the ones who know the brand think about the cheap models first. So, with the same quality (I already said it: it's a great playing and sounding guitar), with that look and the huge tonal personnality, yes it would be very newsworthy. Btw, the Kay reissue are made under supervision by US luthier Roger Fritz http://www.fritzbrothersguitars.com/fritz.htm and I don't think he would put his name on an average commercial fake reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TruSlice Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 WOULD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kerry67 Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 Do they have a website ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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