By going through the catalogues, most guitars can be pinned down to within a couple of years. Identification is complicated by the fact that Kay re-assigned these numbers around 1960, so many models have two different model numbers, one which was used in the '50 and another in the '60s, despite being the same guitar.īut it's not hard to go through the catalogues, and to date most guitars by noticing slight changes in the models over the years - such as pick-guard shape, tail-piece type (open or closed end), etc. Kay model numbers begin with the letter K in the format "K- xxxxx". The numbers stamped inside hollow-body arch-tops beginning with the letter L in the format "L-xxxx-xxx" are not the model numbers, but factory-specific batch and serial numbers, and do not identify the year or model. #KAY GUITAR DATABASE FOR FREE#Most of the questions in this thread could be answered by studying the Kay catalogues available for free download here: Any help is appreciated and I can submit pictures if requested. It's not loose or warped only a slight bow average normal just looks odd. Oh ya it does play pretty good even though the neck appears to be a couple few thirty seconds of an inch off the body. You might understand my ease if any one can help me I'd. He claimed to have owned it for years but it was so far out of tune and the strings we're so improperly wound the top E broke trying to tune it. Very little neck and fret wear and the overall cond looks as if it was a case job hardly ever played. is the SG style and is the dark cherry red traditional. The finish is nice glossy and rich in color. The sticker appears, like without much effort, could be lifted off as if it might have been recently applied. They look closest to 4's but they are smaller and lower than the other #'s. Also the 4's are partially stamped too but with a super mag. It looks like 81814040 3rd # could be 2,3,8,9,0 as only the top portion showes. Dude said it is a '68 K 2 no letter prefix on the serial # and it's difficult to read due to light stamping on the silver sticker below the neck plate.
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