Michael Kelly Patriot

[zeegler]

I keep bringing these up I know, but this one looks so good.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120058106906&rd=1&rd=1

Yeah, I it's Korean (not a bad thing), but according to the description, has abony board, maple top (not veneer). tone pros bridge, grover tuners, abalone inlays. I really want to give one of these a whirl.

[SRD86]

I just got a Michael Kelly Duce Phoenix about a month ago, I'm real happy with the quality so far.
Certainly kicks the snot out of Epiphone.

[Rich#6]

I played one for a minute at sam ash a while ago. not bad at all. I am more into the Valor model.

[SRD86]

their customer service sucked though, I emailed about a couple of things, two days later I got a reply back that my wife could've given me more information.

[lerxstcat]

My friend clyde had a few of those a couple of years ago. They were really beautiful looking and playing guitars. They didn't feel or sound as substantial as a nice Gibson but were extremely nice, especially for the money. I think he paid like $275 each for 3 of them new.

I think he got rid of them because he was a Gibson guy, and while they weren't as nice as his Gibsons they were too close for comfort for $275 guitars. I see they're going for more now. Certainly worth it.

[MountainDog]

I had the Patriot Shadow. Very nice looking guitar, but I had to file the nut slots deeper as the strings were high off the fretboard. Pickups were extremely weak, both in output and sound. Paid $325 and was lucky to get $250 on ebay for it.

Better than the Korean epiphones, but the Korean Brian Moore i2 blows the Michael Kelly away.

[RacerX]

has a bony board,

That doesn't sound too comfortable! :ROTF:

[zeegler]

That doesn't sound too comfortable! :ROTF:

LOL, so much for proofreading eh?