Just Bought A Kelly

[ManInTheBox6]

Hi all, Just picked up a Kelly professional STD sin# J004417. $180.00 From E-bay. Its in pretty rough shape but i can make it look new again. Is 95' close for the year of this guitar? What would this guitar retail for back then?

[straycat]

pics? Depending on condition of yours you did OK.Retail not sure.The J is what throws me off the Neck thru's had the J not the bolt on std's should start with a 9.

[Franx]

... as straycat said, the S/N J0***** would belong to a Kelly PRO (neckthru) and would be a 1990 model (the first digit "0" = 1990).

Kelly Std retailed for $ 795; Kelly PRO: $ 1.595
(http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/jack...ofessional.htm)

Pics will help !

[straycat]

The professional series and the pro series are two different things. I know that can be confusing.
The PRO series were all neck thru with ebony boards and MOP shark fin inlays.

[ManInTheBox6]

http://s554.photobucket.com/albums/jj423/ManIntheBox6/?albumview=grid

Thanks guys, I uploaded the pics from the auction. Note the sin# on back of headstock. The other pics might help to.

[straycat]

Thats a 97-98 looks like to me no neck plate.Not bad you got it a a fair price.

[Spivonious]

Are you sure about that straycat? I have a Kelly Std and I don't think it has a neckplate. It's not with me (and is currently in pieces waiting to be cleaned up), so I can't say for sure, but I don't remember taking a neck plate off.

The serial on mine also starts with a J.

Oh, and according to the stamp in the pocket, it's a '94.

[Franx]

The serial on mine also starts with a J.

I'm getting old ! Now I remember, that my Kelly Std had the s/n on a sticker, too ... J000*** !
Forget the PRO-BS in my first post !

[toejam]

Are you sure about that straycat? I have a Kelly Std and I don't think it has a neckplate.

The old Kellys didn't have neck plates. My old Standard didn't, and neither did my XLR.

[Jayster]

The old Kellys didn't have neck plates. My old Standard didn't, and neither did my XLR.

My ke-1's and ke-2's don't have neck plates either !!!
My ke3's and ke-3r do have neck plates.
Standard has no sharkfins,no neckplate ?
XLR has binding? and no neckplate?

all goofing aside, kelly's are great guitars !!!!
Congrats !

[Glave]

That would be a 93 or 94 STD. I have the same guitar with a s/n close to yours. And yes, Kelly STD don't have neck plates.

[ManInTheBox6]

Thanks for all your help, this is a great forum! Everybody's eager to jump in and help. This is my first Kelly and am going to bring it back to life. any color suggestions?????

[SiriusAbbott]

I have a Kelly std same color,similar condition,you got a better price though....

any color suggestions?????

I have one I am in the process of refinishing too....saw a beautiful orange and black one here...might try the two-tone thing myself!

[ManInTheBox6]

Right on! I thinking of following the Jackson Lucky 13 (custom shop) theme. I can hit the pin striping theme. Plus the gold leaf! have some work to show!!!!! Let me know what you think!!!?????

http://s554.photobucket.com/albums/jj423/ManIntheBox6/?albumview=grid

[toejam]

Standard has no sharkfins,no neckplate ?
XLR has binding? and no neckplate?

Correct. The XL and XLR had binding and MOP sharkfins, no neck plate.