Need help dating this Kelly

[KingKelly]

Hey guys, I just recently picked this up from a friend and I wanted to know what year it is.

I know it is a KE3 but I'm not sure about the year.

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[Vass]

Well, if you want to date her, most Kellys I know don't appreciate it when you ask their age. Try just playing with her a little bit, no matter how old she may look. I bet you get a second date.

Pre 2006 for starters.

Vass

[Spivonious]

First of all, girls love confidence, so just go up to her and ask her out. And make sure she doesn't see your guitars! :P

[KingKelly]

That's interesting, I thought people were actually here to help when someone posts a thread about things like this.

I guess not.

[Sunbane]

Take the neck off. You will find the production date of the neck stamped on the neck heel, and the date for the body stamped inside the neck pocket.

[shobet]

That's interesting, I thought people were actually here to help when someone posts a thread about things like this.

I guess not.

You'll get help but you'll also get humour. Your thread title is asking for the piss to be taken.

[Nazgul]

Also....is that neck stable with the stap button there?

I had a RX10D and I moved the strap button to the same position as you have using the original neck screw. Everytime I dive-bombed the tremolo neck would move out of it's place and guitar would de-tune. It also made a small popping noise. If you encounter any tuning instabilities or hear popping noises just put the strap button back to it's original position or use a longer screw for it in the neck plate.

[levantin]

That hardware was used on the ke3 from 2002-2005. I'm guessing 2004-5 based on the serial number. Where's Ron when you need him?

[Vass]

That's interesting, I thought people were actually here to help when someone posts a thread about things like this.

I guess not.

You did did you? That's why this messageboard exists, like a public utility, for you to come on in & get your answers? All the little JCF gnomes just wait all day long for someone to come by and present to them a new question by someone who hasn't discovered Google quite yet?

I gave you an answer. It's got chrome hardware, and Duncan Designed pickups, although you didn't get a good shot of that. That makes it pre-upgrade, which makes it 2006 or earlier.

BTW, nice axe.


Vass

[KingKelly]

Also....is that neck stable with the stap button there?

I had a RX10D and I moved the strap button to the same position as you have using the original neck screw. Everytime I dive-bombed the tremolo neck would move out of it's place and guitar would de-tune. It also made a small popping noise. If you encounter any tuning instabilities or hear popping noises just put the strap button back to it's original position or use a longer screw for it in the neck plate.

Yeah for me it's actually pretty stable even with all of the dive-bombing and all of that.

I was just tired of the guitar being neck-heavy so that's why I moved it. I'll take the neck off and check all of that thanks guys.

I get the thread title now also.

[wilkinsi]

Chrome hardware = prior to 2006. It's a nice guitar, though I'd be tempted to put black hardware on it. See if you canj find a DK2 neck for it too.

[RacerX]

See ya in the Classifieds, ya newb fugger! HAHAHAHAHAH!

Sorry, inside joke. I'll go with 2005 or early 2006.

Hi Lev, missed me, huh?