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ATTENTION!
Drastic Price Reduction.

KENT KOLLECTOR KWARANTINE KLOSE-OUT SALE PRICE!


... ... PRICE LOWERED TO $595.00 ... ...

UPDATE: Amazing Price Reduction! Priced to SELL! We mean BUSINESS! Originally $1150.00 Now ONLY $595.00
Right now the competition for KENT Guitars on Reverb.com is FIERCE! We admit it! YOU - the Kent LOVER - reap the benefits of this Vintage KENT Guitar Trade War!
We need to sell these currently listed guitars before listing new ones.

Circa 1967 KENT Model 740 2-Pickup SolidBody Electric Guitar. Gleaming Vintage Sunburst. Solid Quality Build by Kawai/Teisco
  • It is TIME for More Kent Koolness!

JR Guitars continues to celebrate our re-location, from the Boston, MA Area, to the Birthplace and Capital of Rock & Roll, Greater Rochester, NY! Here is our latest offering ...
This very nice 1967-Era KENT Model 740 is in great shape. It is also one of the few remaining KENT Guitars that we will have left for sale. There are are still a handful remaining, and we will be releasing them over time. But, at some point -- that will be it! And, if you check our feedback, you will see that we have sold many KENT Items since joining up on Reverb.com. We specialize in the 1967-68 KENT Guitars built by Kawai/Teisco and distributed by Beugeleisen & Jacobsen: the Very BEST Era of the KENT Guitar [in our humble opinion.]
On that note, we would like to share some information regarding this era of Kent Guitars (the 2-year run of '67-'68). This information comes from fellow Reverbers "Drowning In Guitars," and we defer to them as the last word and noted authority on KENT and many other Japanese 60s-Era Guitars.
Apparently these guitars come from a small but very high quality shop called Hayashi Mokko. We assume then that these were the sub-contractors Kawai/Teisco used for building this line of instruments.

This Model 740 looks and sounds good, is structurally solid, and fully functional. This piece came to us over 17 years ago from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the only example we have seen that has a lacquered fingerboard (like Rickenbacker). Initially, this guitar was obtained [by us], serviced, and then, put away - for 17(+) years - in a climate-controlled, smoke-free environment. There are some scattered nicks and bumps - commensurate with an instrument that is at least 51 years old. For sale, as seen in the photographs with this listing. The pictures speak for themselves. Overall, very nice shape cosmetically, functionally, and structurally; especially considering its age. No vibrato/trem arm. Sold without case.
AND, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GUITAR IN ACTION ... ...

Along with the photographs, and Kent Katalog Pix, see the Video from Dave Chappelle's 1998 Motion Picture Masterpiece "Half Baked" for a scene in which the "Ghost of Jerry Garcia" puts his KENT Model Number 740 Guitar to good use. A Testament to the Solid Construction of KENT Guitars.

  • Circa 1967 KENT Model Number 740
  • 6-String SolidBody Electric Guitar
  • High-Quality Construction
  • Built by Kawai/Teisco
  • Triple Maple-Mahogany-Maple Neck Construction
  • Bound Rosewood Fingerboard
  • Abalone Inlay Fret-Markers
  • Dual-Action Adjustable Truss Rod Steel-Reinforced Neck
  • Nickle Silver Frets
  • Lacquered Rosewood Fingerboard: Glossy (like Rickenbacker)
  • 2 [two] high-output KENT single-coil Pick-ups
  • Individual Tone & Volume Controls for each Pick-up
  • Rocker On/Off Switch for each Pick-up
  • "Boost" Switch
  • Roller Bridge: Fully Adjustable ["Tune-O-Matic" type]
  • Flip On/Off String Mute [at bridge]
  • Chrome Bridge Cover
  • Super Kool KENT "Racing Stripe" Triple Binding
  • Glossy Chrome, Finish and Appointments Throughout
  • Always 100% Gluten-FREE!

PRICE:  Originally $1150.00
NOW: $595.00

Shipping to Continental USA: $85.00

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Local Pick-Up Available in Safe Public Location. No Shipping Charge. $20.00 Service Fee.

There ya go.

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Listed6 years ago
ConditionVery Good (Used)
Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • Model 740 Guitar
Finish
  • Vintage Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1967
Made In
  • Japan
Body Type
  • Solid Body

JR Guitars

Rochester, NY, United States
Sales:123
Joined Reverb:2016

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