1952 Kay 125 "Stratotone" Guitar
Vintage 1950s Kay K-125 electric guitar. It does have the typical scratches and scrapes of a 1950s vintage guitar and has nice k logo decal on the top.
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This description as well as the youtube video is from Reverb.
1952 Kay 125 "Stratotone" Guitar w Jimmy Reed Thin Twin Pickup
The year was 1952. The reigning guitar gods of Kalamazoo, Michigan had just released their first venture into the world of solid body, single cutaway guitars.
Not to be outdone -- or perhaps more accurately, “to be totally outdone”-- the good people at Kay Musical Instruments in Chicago had some other ideas… Like, “Why not take one of those supercool, honkin’ blade pickups off one of our 'Thin Twin' Jimmy Reed guitars, and slap it on a plank of wood?” and, “Hey, why not attach the cord to the guitar, so you never have to go looking for one?”
The rest, as they say, is history, the Kay 125 (sometimes referred to as a “Stratotone” though I don’t believe that’s an official name).
This model was only available for about two years and came complete with tiger-striped “tortoise shell” mounting plates for the pickup and controls-- All for the amazingly low price of $49.50.
1952 Kay 125 "Stratotone" Guitar
Vintage 1950s Kay K-125 electric guitar. It does have the typical scratches and scrapes of a 1950s vintage guitar and has nice k logo decal on the top.
*
This description as well as the youtube video is from Reverb.
1952 Kay 125 "Stratotone" Guitar w Jimmy Reed Thin Twin Pickup
The year was 1952. The reigning guitar gods of Kalamazoo, Michigan had just released their first venture into the world of solid body, single cutaway guitars.
Not to be outdone -- or perhaps more accurately, “to be totally outdone”-- the good people at Kay Musical Instruments in Chicago had some other ideas… Like, “Why not take one of those supercool, honkin’ blade pickups off one of our 'Thin Twin' Jimmy Reed guitars, and slap it on a plank of wood?” and, “Hey, why not attach the cord to the guitar, so you never have to go looking for one?”
The rest, as they say, is history, the Kay 125 (sometimes referred to as a “Stratotone” though I don’t believe that’s an official name).
This model was only available for about two years and came complete with tiger-striped “tortoise shell” mounting plates for the pickup and controls-- All for the amazingly low price of $49.50.