Kay Vintage Reissue "Artist Demo" K161VCS Thin Twin - Cherry Sunburst - Guitar With Matching Hard Shell Case
Actual Customer Reviews:
Very well made guitar. Beautiful guitar and case. Nice tones! Bona Fide Reverb Customer-March 05, 2019 by Joe G.
Amazing guitar! Bona Fide Reverb Customer October 27, 2018 by Mark M.
Cool guitar has that sound from the ‘50s… nice break up. The process for buying the guitar was great I got the guitar in 3 days super fast I would recommend this guitar and company! Bona Fide Reverb Customer-July 01, 2018 by Steven G.
Excellent Service/Customer support and I love the guitar! Guitar Player Kay Reissue Owner-January 15, 2018 by Dean L.
Dealing with KVR (Kay Vintage Reissue) was so easy... they were very helpful. The guitar and case exceeded my expectations in EVERY way! This is probably the most quality guitar one can buy, for the money. I played a '56 Twin Thin years ago. This one definitely has the vibe even though it's it's own thing. If they reissue the Barney Kessel, please move me to the front of the line! Kay Reissue Customer- September 26, 2017 by Brian M.
*** See Video Demo to hear the Thin Twin and it's sonic diversity... This guitar is a blues & '50s rock monster! ***
About The THIN TWIN: 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!
The Kay Vintage Reissue Thin Twin, is a limited run and is in very short supply, the factory has fewer than 5 new instruments available. Please Note: Used K161V Vintage Reissues have been offered at prices that over MSRP and trending upward due to their collectability and limited production.
The Kay Thin Twin 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 they are gone.
About The THIN TWIN: The K161 Kay Thin Twin electric guitar was originally introduced in 1952 and was known as the "Jimmy Reed" or "Howlin' Wolf" model.
T Bone Burnett played a Thin Twin to back up Robert Plant and Allison Krause at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
The Thin Twin was the first guitar able to create that unique blues sound from the special Kay interior bracing that made the instrument a favorite among blues players as well as rockers of the '50s and '60s.
The Thin Twin got its name from its two blade pickups, known for their distinctive clean, sharp, sustaining sound. The Thin Twin's hollowbody chamber parallel bracing produces that gutsy, bluesy, raw sound, creating a clean, natural distortion with minimal feedback.
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 checkerboard celluloid binding * Neck: Set 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 * 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 bat-style toggle selector * Output jack: Side-mounted
