Product: Kay Bass & Organ
Price Paid: US $0
Submitted
11/10/2003
at
05:51pm
by
Jeff Doty
Email: jwdoty<at>afo dot net
Features
:
4
I'm not sure when this was made. The front reads "Bass & Organ Solid State." It was made by Kay. There are 2 instrument inputs, a volume knob [clicks off/on], tone knob and a pilot light [aka power indicator]. The cabinet measures about 20" high, about 15" wide, and about 7" deep. There is a single handle in the center of the top of the cabinet. A friend of mine found it in the attic of a house he moved in and he gave it to me, so I've spent nothing on it. I've gone over it with a damp cloth to get off the grime and dust that's settled on it.
The sounds from this little jewel are somewhat reminiscient of sing-alongs in the late afternoons at the Cleaver's home. Very compact, very clean, but, of course, no power. It's obviously a practice amp and nothing more; though a good one.
Sound Quality
:
5
The only variations you can get from this piece of work is somewhat limited, tonally. There is NO running this little scorcher at 10!!
Reliability
:
5
Dependability would be restricted to a quiet afternoon with a single instrument. This amplifier was designed for home use. It was little punks who drug these things kicking and screaming over to Eddy Haskell's for a rock & roll jam in his parents gargage while they were gone to PTA meetings that probably landed most of these items in the junk yards. I'm surprised this one looks and sounds [pretty much] like the day it was sold.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I'm not sure the people who sold this little jobber are even alive anymore. Support is self-support!
Overall Rating
:
5
Overall this is kinda cool. It's something that you would walk up on and quickly grab along with that little cowboy doll and his hat! I'll probably hold on to it just for the nostalgia of it all. It's not a work horse...not even a pony. But, kinda cool in it's own little retro-right.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO HAS MORE/SOME INFORMATION ON THIS AMPLIFIER! YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED BELOW! THANKS!
