Kay Thin Twin Reissue Blonde Brand New $950.00

The infamous Kay Thin Twin! It's original production lasted from 1952-1960, making it Kay's longest production guitar. It's loved the world over and by such luminaries as Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf and T Bone Burnett, Kay's Thin Twin is a true icon. Though it sports no f-holes, it is fully hollow. This along with its signature thin blade pickups make an unmistakable sound that fueled all the great blues records of the 50's. It has finally be reintroduced to exacting detail, with a few notable improvements such as shielded electronics, a fully adjustable bridge, a slightly thinner neck and a two way truss rod. Hard case included.

Please note: All photos are stock photos of this model.

Specifications
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 pearloid
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