Kay Reissue Collector's Barney Kessel Signature "Artist" Electric FREE $250 Case

Kay Reissue Limited Production "Barney Kessel Signature Artist" Electric Guitar - K6700VTS Tobacco Sunburst - includes $250 Vintage Hard Shell Case

From 2008, Kay has Reissued 7 Selected Vintage models –
5 Electric Guitars and 2 Electric Bass Guitars all from the 50’s era
Each model has had very limited production, with a total less than 1,500 Reissues manufactured since the project began. Note: Fender can produce 1,500 guitars per week!

Meet your guitar: K6700VTS
Serial #K1811084 is one of 6 built from 2008-17

The Kay Vintage Reissue Barney Kessel Artist, is a limited run and is in very short supply, the factory has only 1 new instrument available.
Please Note: Used K6700V Vintage Reissues have been offered at prices that over MSRP and trending upward due to their collectability and limited production.

The Kay Barney Kessel Artist comes shop adjusted, with vintage wood hardshell case and a Certificate of Authenticity showing the Serial Number and Date of Production. If you have considered owning this instrument this is the time before it gone.

Kay Barney Kessel "Artist" Guitar:
Designed in 1957 by Barney Kessel, the Artist has a 15 1/2” wide body and is the perfect guitar for Jazz Ensembles, Lounge or Combo Groups. Barney often used the K6700 Artist for recording sessions with the “Wrecking Crew” and artist like Elvis, Sam Cooke, Ike & Tina, etc. The Kay Guitar Company has reissued the Artist and recreated this versatile instrument to echo the Swinging ‘50s Jazz era.

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About This Guitar:
This guitar features a comfortable mid-sized jazz body... 15 1/2" wide and 3 3/8" deep. Short 24 3/4" scale for fast fingering and easy playing... same electronic equipment as the Jazz Special and Pro. An all around versatile guitar best suited for, but not limited to Jazz Ensembles and Blues/Jazz trios & quartets. Full hollow construction assures "acoustical guitar" response and tone quality.

Available in Natural Blonde and Tobacco Sunburst.

Features:
* Body: 15.5" wide, single-cutaway, arched top hollow body
* Back: Parabolic arched flame maple
* Sides: Flame maple
* Top: 3-ply spruce laminate
* Purfling: 4-ply black and white celluloid binding, top and back
* Pick Guard: Silver-backed acrylic with gold leaf Barney Kessel signature and "Kelvonator" Chevron
* Neck: Set cantilevered dovetail, one-piece, straight-grained Canadian maple with single-ply binding
* Frets: 22 medium nickel-silver
* Inlays: 10 block pearloid
* Fingerboard: 24 3/4" scale rosewood fingerboard with 12" radius
* Tuning Machines: Grover "Rotomatic", 3 per side, chrome with chrome buttons
* Bridge and Tailpiece: Chrome individual saddle-style mounted bridge with height adjustment thumbwheels, rosewood base and unique chrome "crosshair" trapeze tailpiece
* Top Nut: Bone
* Headstock: Original 3-D raised gold "K" chevron on a gold dot white luncheonette "Full Kel-von-a-tor" headstock face
* Finish Coat: High-gloss polyester protective polymer

Electronics:
* Pickups: 2 Kessel "Kleenex Box" Gold K Series single-coil with adjustable pole pieces
* Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way toggle selector
* Knobs: Transparent Amber. 2 volume, 2 tone, custom "Radio" reflector
* Output Jack: Side-mounted

MSRP $1650.00

This reissue edition was designed and produced under the direction of world-renowned Luthier, and Professional Studio Guitar and Bass Player, Roger Fritz.  Roger is the guitar maker that is in charge of building the USA Recording Series Kay Reissue Electric Guitars and Basses.