Kay Guitar Company Barney Kessel Jazz Special K8700V Tobacco Sunburst 2018 w/OHSC
Kay Guitar Company Barney Kessel Jazz Special K8700V Tobacco Sunburst 2018 w/OHSC
Kay Guitars Barney Kessel Jazz Special K8700V in Tobacco Sunburst finish made in 2018 with Original Hard Shell Case. This guitar features a double bound hollow flame maple back&sides body with a spruce laminated ply shaped parabolic arch top, straight grain canadian maple neck and bound rosewood fingerboard with a full white "Kel-Von-A-Tor" chevron headstock with Acrylic gold "kay". Equipped with a pair of kay kessel "kleenex box" gold K single-coils in the neck position and bridge position. Controlled by 2 volume, 2 tone pots and a 3-Way toggle switch. The 24.75" scale length neck has pearloid split block inlays and black side markers with 22 medium jumbo frets on a 12" radius with a medium C profile. The hardware is comprised of chrome Grover imperial tuning machines with stepped heads, a bone nut, a kay adjustable Tune-O-Matic style bridge on rosewood base with kay kessel jazz special art deco trapez tailpiece and transparent acrylic, "radio" reflector, skirted top hat knobs with a silver plexi embossed kay logo pickguard.
This guitar is in overall excellent condition with minimal light signs of play. It has a few light surface marks/ very light surface scratches you can see under direct light. (See pics)
Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 10-46 strings. Includes Original Hard Shell Case.
Specs
- Brand: Kay Guitars
- Model: Barney Kessel Jazz Special K8700V
- Year: 2018
- Country: China
- Finish Type: Polyester
- Finish: Tobacco Sunburst
- Serial: K1811120
- Condition: Excellent
- Weight: 7lbs 8oz
- Body Shape: Single Cut
- Body Type: Hollow
- Body Wood: Flame Maple Back&Sides
- Top Wood: Spruce Laminated Ply Top with Shaped Parabolic Arch
- Body Binding: Double Bound Multi-Ply Ivoroid
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Neck Joint: Set
- Neck Wood: Straight Grain Canadian Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Matching
- Neck Binding: Ivoroid
- Finger Board: Rosewood
- Headstock: Full White "Kel-Von-A-Tor" Chevron with Gold "Kay"
- Neck Radius: 12"
- Neck Profile: Medium C
- Neck Thickness@ 1st Fret: .905"
- Neck Thickness@ 12th Fret: .995"
- Inlays: Pearloid Split Block
- Side Markers: Black
- Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 43mm
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Pickup Config: SS
- Neck Pickup: Kay Kessel "Kleenex Box" Gold K single-coil
- Bridge Pickup: Kay Kessel "Kleenex Box" Gold K single-coil
- Switch Arrangement: 3-Way Toggle Switch
- Pot Arrangement: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: Silver Plexi with Embossed Kay Logo
- Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial with Stepped heads
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Bridge: Kay Adjustable Tune-O-Matic Style on Rosewood Base with Kay Kessel Jazz Special Art Deco Trapez
- Knobs: ransparent Acrylic, "Radio" Reflector, Skirted Top Hat
- String Gauge: 10-46
- Case: Original Hard Shell Case
Condition
- Overall Condition: ★★★★★
- Body Front: ★★★★✯
- Body Back: ★★★★✯
- Body Sides: ★★★★★
- Body Binding: ★★★★★
- Fret Board: ★★★★★
- Frets: ★★★★★
- Neck Back: ★★★★★
- Neck Binding: ★★★★★
- Headstock Front: ★★★★★
- Headstock Back: ★★★★★
- Headstock Sides: ★★★★★
- Hardware: ★★★★★
- Pickups: ★★★★★
- Bridge: ★★★★★
- Knobs: ★★★★★
- Pickguard: ★★★★★