1965 Kay 5160 Flat Top Professional Rebuild Piezo Installed Great Player Gig Ready
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This is an Kay 5160 flat top from the mid 1960s with a built-in piezo transducer system. I received it in great condition cosmetically and structurally with only a few scratches, dings and dents that you would expect from a guitar that was played for 50 years, it also has screw holes through the back- evidence that it was once an actual wall hanger... but this guitar is in great shape!
This guitar didn’t need much to get it going; I gave the birch fretboard a fresh 12” radius and new Jescar 47104 frets and new vintage style tuners. The scale is 25-3/4” with the original 1-11/16" poly nut, a fixed internal trussrod and it has a large C carve- the action is low, it is very easy to play.
I installed a modern bridge piezo and preamp system - there is a variety of tone shaping controls and the output it quite powerful, it will work well with any type of amplifier and sounds great.
It also has the option of a rubber bridge or a typical wooden bridge (installed) that comes with it and can easily be swapped out; either works well with the on-board electronics and sounds very nice.
This guitar is built like a tank, dependable and gig ready, the action is low and easy, it plays and sounds fantastic!
No international shipping – lower USA 40 only
Set up with .011 - .050 strings
Gig bag included
25-3/4” scale
Large C / 12” radius
New Jescar 47104 frets
Original nut @ 1-11/16”
Fixed internal trussrod
New built-in piezo transducer and preamp system
Rubber or wood bridge insert
Weight 5 lbs 3 oz
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| Condition | Good (Used) Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear.Learn more |
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