FM Restorations 1961 Kay Galaxie Barney Kessel Bigsby Kleenex Krazy Kool

Oooh, baby, baby. Here's another that would fall under Swede's category of "sexy party." That starts with the overall great condition and the Barney Kessel pickup, which were made by Gibson.

Pots, input jack and wiring are new (original pots and jack included) and the pickguard is a period correct reproduction, as is the bridge. The bone nut is new. The Bigsby may be non-original, we don't know.

The tiger maple finish is very nice, with some natural lacquer checking and some light scratches. Small piece of binding missing on lower bout.

Most important, it plays very well: action is good, the Kleenex pickup is all that.

As an FM Restorations listing, 50% of the net proceeds of this sale will go to a Kiva.org loan dedicated to the buyer. See more details about FM Restorations' new model for social entrepreneurship in the description of the shop: https://reverb.com/shop/fm

This project is the social entrepreneurial spinoff from Automatic Jack's Axe Shack:

https://reverb.com/shop/automaticjack

We hope this the start of something big that you could be a part of. Do you have a no-name, mystery, or orphan guitar or bass that would be a good candidate for the FM treatment? We want to hear from you and see it.

The shop description has the full story on FM Restorations, but our shorthand for this model is: Donate. Renovate. Innovate.

The promise we aim to deliver on is reflected in the tagline behind the FM moniker: High Fidelity Restorations. One of the things we love most about what we've done on Reverb over the last three years is finding and refining gear that deserves to get back into circulation. Or that is great quality even it if it is a no-name, mixed breed orphan.

We landed on "FM" as our brand for these special instruments, first, because it is reflects our two last name initials, Fransson and Mason, and stakes our personal reputations to it. We also appreciated how FM also connotes rich, clear high-fidelity sound.