Kay Les Paul Copy

From the 70's, probably from east asia, 21 frets standard LP config
whole things made from plywood with a bolt on neck, rusted up tune-o-matic, worst tuners ever - seem to be held together by rust.
Very oddly shaped neck

Very dirty, gritty sound through a marshall - sounds good for a 30-40 year old piece of scrapwood - dials crackel a bit.
Suits my style well - hard rock.

Got it probably 3rd hand, dodgy setup and the bridge is too rusted up to set it up again.
Had the worst tuners ever - looked like they were from some cheap-ass acoustic, pickups sounded ok, mostly all the hardware was oxidised, pickup selecter had somehow been oxidised down to a small green stub. The input jack and all controls worked fine.

Scrapwood would probably splinter easily, and I need to replace the bridge, strap buttons are crap, but it seems like a good runner and its taken quite a beating already.
I always keep a backup - at least 2 guitars.

Kay's dead.

Playin 3 years - got 8 guitars
If it were stolen, I would probably try and get one of those fake chinese Gibsons :P
I like the dirty sound the best, it suits my playing well.
The body needs to be more balanced - its bottom heavy and falls sideways when sitting down and playing.

Les Paul copy ...with built in effects, like Les Paul recording of early 70's, but more effects

Good humbuckers, effects: phase in and phase out; echo; vibrato;
Wah; Whirlwind; Fuzz plus built in ear phones jack.

Knobs
Off/on tone volume
Tone

MAHOGANY BODY AND NECK


Speed

Plays well...effects in combo with effects of a amp, gives sounds like no other guitar.

I Use a Peavey Backstage plus

I re-set the neck and adjusted the tune-a-matic bridge for intonation. (bolt-on neck)

Now it plays really well.

It is over 30 years old and still plays fine...so that seems to say it all.

The original company is no longer...only the name

No support is expected!

Several other Kay les Pauls have been grouped with the models with effects.

The effects models have very good ratings....the ones without are obviously inferior

kay les paul with built in sound effects .humbucker pickups dont know the make kay i guess bolt on neck very well built guitar with good weight to it

playing the guitar on its own without its effects is very blusey jazz sounding. sounds good through any amp no noise .but the magic ive found with this guitar is useing its built in effects in conjuction with other effects pedals i did'nt think this would sound much good before i tried it but i plugged the guitar through one of my many effects units so at ramdom i just plugged it through my boss gt6 and useing the fuzz and echo from my kay guitar in conjuction with other amp cabin sounds in the gt6 plus other types of distortions from the gt6 you get some very unique sounds because the fuzz on the kay is unique in its self

tuners work well i cant find any real flaws with this kay the action is set very low no buzzing strings what a guitar for a kay

built like a tanx .you can depend on this gitar

did'nt need them

ive been playing 35 years i have 60 guitars mainly from the early 60's now i have cheap kay in my collection and i'm proud of it ive 4 amps and to many effects pedal to list here .if it was lost or stolen would for sure by one again.i love the fact that the effects when used with other effect create unique sounds not found anywhere else.in other effect pedals

Les Paul Copy, Sunburst, mine has a great looking finish, but damage to the side of the neck where it was dropped (filled with araldite). One of the small fx switches is broken, but still operable.

Used with an old 100-110 watt Frunt Amp. Don't know if they're around either! One or two buzzes on low E and A strings. Fx are adequate, but I lean toward the fuzz, really rich, especially when added to the distortion on the amp.

The guitar was well set up when delivered, not much done to it since I got it. Machinery still going fine and looking good.

This guitar has never let me down. I have to say any flaws are down to accidents over the years. It hasn't been hammered, so hope to get a few more years out of it yet. It's gigged a couple of times but I wouldn't rely on any one guitar if I was gigging regularly.

OK, No Kay, but if you were going to overhaul or repair you'd best take it to someone recommended to you who knows what they're doing.

I got this guitar new in June 1980 for my 18th Birthday. Other guitars have been mainly acoustic and semi-ac. I have tried other electric guitars, but none have impressed me enough to buy. Then again, I don't rely on this guitar for a living. (although it's gigged a couple of times). From what others say you either get a good one or a bad one. Even if the electrics collapsed tomorrow, I could never part with this guitar, it would always have a place in some corner. ??180 25 years ago, not bad value for money.

Based loosely around a les Paul, bolt on neck, I think it was made in the 70s,tobaco sunburst, two hum buckers and built in effects. This guitar always gets attention from people when at gigs.

This is one of the most unusual sounding guitars I own, its brilliant for rock, has a wonderful sustain, with a rich full sound just like all good les paul copies should sound.
Then this beast has these built in effects, in my opinion all guitars should be made this way. The sound of the built fx are so 70s extraordinary, nasty, weird, strange, noisy, inspireing, I just can?t put this thing down. If you get a chance, try one out.

This instrument is around 30 years old and is as solid as a rock, I have owned this for around 20 years and it plays as good as any USA les paul I have played. The frets are nice and smooth and the action is superb. This is a beautiful guitar with a nice vintage burst, it is complemented by an array of small switches on a black plastic panel with the fx controls clearly written in white, This baby never fails to get noticed at gigs.

30 years old, solid ,I gig with it on occasion and it has never let me down, I would always depend on this as it has never let me down.

Never needed.

I have playing in bands for as long as I can remember, I own many different guitars from USA TO JAPS, this is one of my personal favourites because it is so unpretentious but yet really usable and elegant in looks, if it were stolen I would cry, as the possibility of finding one this playable and in this condition is very unlikely.
If you find one buy it, play it, love it...

A black les paul copy, Maybe 60s, 70s, Made In Korea apparantly...
22-fret, solid body, was once laminated and shiny but has faded with age.
2 volume, 2 tone, 2 way pickup selector. H/H, really awful pickups. Possibly rosewood neck, I may be wrong! Got nothin with it, bought it for $60.

The guitar sounds ok, of course, with a lot of heavy distortion. You try to get a nice clean sound out of it, and even on a Marshall JCM-800, the guitar splutters and the sound quality drops. One of the pickups wasnt working, so i took it out and replaced it with an EMG. It didnt like that at all...

It is suprisingly low action, fast moving neck. The setup however is poor, and the buzzing that you get from playing it is terrible. However, like i said, crank it up loud and it plays fine!

Ha it wouldnt withstand being played live!

They dont exist no longer.

The guiatar is poor, and i have now scrapped every part of electronics out of it.

Les Paul look-a-like
Made in the 60's or perhaps 70's in Japan?
22frets
built-in effects (tremelo, echo, wah, whirlwind, fuzz)
Looks like 3 piece solid body
Volume, Tone, Speed Controls
Big frets

The pickups sound kind of like PAF's to me - weak for humbuckers. I use it with a little fender combo (i play bass mainly). It was kind of limited in sound until i took out the headphone jack and added a pickup selector in its place. Now it's quite versatile.

I can't comment on setup from the factory (obviously) but when i got it there was one buzzing fret which i fixed by putting on 11's instead of 9's. neck joint isn't so great- there's a gap on the underside. play really really well though. i'm almost afraid to say that i like it better than my '87 MIJ strat. there's just something special about it.

Feels pretty solid. The finish is quite thin though. It's "flaking" in places. The output jack on mine was pretty much useless when i got it but that was easy to fix with a soldering iron and a new jack.

Kay is no more, so...

I've been playing for 14 years. Started off on classical guitar, then went to electric. I own an American strat, a MIJ strat, an OLP MM4, a Lakland 44-01, and an acoustic. If it were stolen I'd be very upset. I love this guitar and there's not much chance of finding another one but I would still try. I just love the way it feels, the vibe...it's hard to explain. The FX are cheesey but cool in a "craptastic" kind of way. I just thought this guitar was interesting and unique so I gave it a go and never looked back. After I fixed the output jack it became my favorite guitar.

This is actually a followup to my last entry. I wrote back in November 2002 about it and told about how mine was stolen. Well, I was lucky enough to find a chap in the UK who had one for sale and I picked it up. I didn't get it for a bargain though. I had to pay over $350 US for it. It was in good condition with only a few body scratches on it. Some of the electronics didn't work, but I got most of them fixed now. The only thing that doesn't work is the headphone amp and it didn't work on my original one either so I'm not really missing anything there. Other than that, the guitar handles nicely. It was made in Korea in the 1980's. Not a bad guitar really. Sounds really good and feels good to play (even though I normally play bass). I'm currently looking to get some of the new Gibson paint pens in assorted colors to match the tobacco/maroon sunburst finish on it. I can be reached at pukuja@yahoo.com if anybody knows where I can get some.

This was a Kay LP Synth guitar. It was a Les Paul copy. I loved it because the effects were cool. It had a fuzz, tremolo, and (my favorite) whirlwind. The only thing that I couldn't get to work on it was the headphone amp. The only problem was, mine was stolen out of a storage locker. I have been looking for another one or mine. If anyone in the US would like to get rid of theirs, please let me know. My email address is pukuja@yahoo.com. Thanks.

It sounded cool on the fuzz and whirlwind features. Had a pretty good sound for oldies rock and roll.

Guitar seemed to be set up pretty well. I bought it used so I don't know who actually set it up. Played fairly well. Used it on a couple of gigs as a backup guitar.

Seemed like all hardware was pretty decent. Strap buttons were solid, it was dependable. It was usually our backup guitar.

I usually play bass and keyboards. Mine was stolen and I would like to find it again or one like it. Again, if anyone in the US wants to unload theirs and it is in good shape, I would consider purchasing it if the price is right. My email address is pukuja@yahoo.com.

It has two humbukers. It is solid top. With a Tune-o-Matic brigde. It has 21 frets. It was made in China. It has jumbo frets. It has vintage tunnig heads. For controls it has a 3 way slecotr swicth and 2 vol.and 2 tone.And was finshed in black.

This quitar works well for oldies. But can do almost any thing. The efects I use are a wahwah pedal,fuzz,tremoloand overdrive.It has a nice rich sound.

I had no problems with anything in this section.

The guitar is pretty dependaple. I would play it live. The strap buttons are soid. The finsh is pretty high quilty. And i would do a gig with no backup.

I have not needed it.

It makes a good guitar for beginers