Kelly??

[JWKnight]

how does it compare with the explorer,hamer,ect.

[zeegler]

Question??

could it possibly be more vague

[JWKnight]

Question??

could it possibly be more vague

how does it sound and play compared to other brands with the same basic design

[Super_shredder]

there only similer in the way they have two points

[Annah]

Dude, yeah, that's a super-uber-vaguealiscious question. BUT... I can tell you that my brand new KE2 sounds f'ing killer!! I play it through a Marshall TSL100 full stack and it's got tone to die for... or kill for, depending on how you look at it. It crunches the f**k out of everything else in the room. As for how it feels, it's comfy as can be, no matter what position I'm in - standing, sitting, squatting, stretching over monitors, rolling around on stage, running across the stage, running through the crowd.

The Kelly is my all-time favorite axe now. Love it! Love it! LOVE IT!!!!

[ADR]

To answer your question: The Kelly is in a league of its own.

[RandyRhoads]

Actually, I have a silly question that relates to this subject...

You see, I've got my eye on a Kelly POS hanging in my local music store but it's currently closed due to refurbishment so I haven't had the chance to try it out.

The silly question is, "How does the guitar hang?" What I was meaning was that (to me at least) compared to my DK2, my RR3 hangs at more of a 45degree angel which took me a little getting used to at first.

It's not really important, I was just a little curious!

[Bengal]

Love Kellys. Don't like their upper fret access, which is minimal at best. Explorers are the same way. My meathooks need more room...

I had a KE2 a while ago, I seem to remember them being headstock heavy. But I'm sure someone who actually owns one can chime in for sure...

[zeegler]

Keep in mind that Kellys are also very small. If you're not a Marty Friedman type midget, they might look a tad small on you. I also don't like the angle they hang at. Mine was very neck heavy, and was generally a pain in the ass.

[Annah]

My KE2 is a bit heavier on the headstock side than my RR1, however, I use a leather strap with a rough underside that grips my shoulder really well. Overall, it doesn't bother me. The high-fret access is definitely tighter, but not terribly so.

[scotty]

I have never played a Kelly, but I played an explorer I couldn't put down. I was looking for an amp that day so I was playing a bunch of guitars that day. I kept going back to that Explorer. It wasn't as pretty as everything else I played put just felt so good to me. I almost bought an Explorer that day.

[DonP]

Love the Kelly. It's like an explorer but made sexier.