Michael Kelly 1955 Black Wash Electric Guitar with Great-8 Mod

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Michael Kelly 1955 Black Wash Electric Guitar with Great-8 Mod
Product no: 9000-0062-0044 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Looking at the finish alone, it's clear that Michael Kelly has taken a chunk of inspiration from boutique models when designing the 1955. To start, the swamp ash body has been topped with a stunning slice of quilted maple, and bound with pure flamed maple. Since this is a Micheal Kelly model, a compound fretboard radius offers excellent playability while the tonal range of the mounted Rockfield SWC and Mini pickup is widened by the Great-8 modification. Using this mod, both pickups can be tapped, giving this guitar its staggering 8-way configuration and a sound that ranges from twanging squeaky-cleans to thick, fat chugs, all with minimal effort.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets 22
Number of strings 6
Bridge type fixed bridge
Pickup configuration HH
Pickup type humbucker (passive), mini-humbucker
Neck connection bolt on
Fretboard wood maple
Includes cover no
Includes case no
Colour black
Country of origin South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
Left-handed no
Body material ash
Scale length 25.5 inches (648mm)
Body type TE

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 4,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 110,0 x 40,0 x 15,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Michael Kelly electric guitar
    • model: 1955
  • body
    • material: swamp ash
    • top: quilted maple
    • binding: flamed maple
  • neck
    • joint: bolt-on
    • material: maple
    • profile: modern C
    • scale length: 25.5 inch (648 mm)
    • fretboard radius: compound, 10.5 - 16 inch
    • number of frets: 22
    • fret type: medium jumbo
    • string nut material: bone
    • string nut width: 43mm
  • hardware
    • bridge: fixed with six saddles
    • hardware finish: chrome
    • machine heads: sealed
    • strings: D'Addario EXL110 (.010 - .046)
  • electronics
    • bridge pickup: Rockfield SWC
    • neck pickup: Rockfield Mini
    • controls: 1x master volume (push/pull coil-tap), 1x master tone (push/pull coil-tap), 3-way pickup switch
  • special features: Great 8 mod for access to 8 pickup configurations

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Michael Kelly 1955 Black Wash Electric Guitar with Great-8 Mod
Wrote the following about Michael Kelly 1955 Black Wash Electric Guitar with Great-8 Mod
Well built guitar.Slightly neck heavy which I don't like and this should have been thought about when deciding weight ratio.Humbuckers were fine but the split coil to single coil didn't cut it.Frets were a bit too jumbo for my liking.Switches were a bit crackle,Purchased it as B Stock it was quality tested almost 2 years ago so not exactly new and could have been round the block.I sent it back.

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