Product: Kay Thin Twin Bass
Price Paid: US $90.00
Submitted
04/20/1998
at
06:46am
by
John
Email: Johnp352<at>chicago dot avenew dot com
Features
:
10
Made in Chicago in 1959. NO frets!! single cutaway. Laminated flamed maple top, sides; arched back. Hollow body except for massive "support" beam in middle. Single coil Kay lipstick near neck, custom Piezzo bridge by Hugh McFarland...Giant Grover (maybe) tuners..32" scale on skinny , baseball bat neck.
Sound
:
10
Big brooding Chicago blues bass sound...blend in the piezzo for Willie Dixon clicking noises!! with Thomastik strings it sounds HUGE.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Hugh McFarland set up this $90 wonder and it play like Butta.. and looks very cool...actually almost MODERNE'.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
HA...it almost 40 years old, and sounds better then any hollow body I ever played...INCLUDING the hi priced ABG's
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
actually, there's a LOT of peoples who know Kay out there, you just got to FIND them...start at Subway in Kal, and woik your way around.
Overall Rating
:
10
Find me another one!!
