NGD King Kelly.

[JCB RR1]

Killer Kellys!!! congrats...

[shreddermon]

Hmmm. We need a Killer Kellys thread for more to be shown.

[Chad]

That new one is the perfect Kelly IMO. I would probably swap in a black Floyd though.

[Number Of The Priest]

Kickass Kelly! Had no idea there were intermediate-sized ones.

So if we have it right, there are three sizes?

-King Kelly (with and without cutouts)
-Mid-sized Kelly like j2379's new guitar
-"Dinky" Kelly from Marty, which is now the standard/common size

(Not counting similar body styles such as Kelly Stars, Explorers, Stars, or upside-down/reverse Kellys of course.)

[DesolationBlvd]

Also, how do the sizes compare between Explorers and Kellies?

Does it go like this:

King Kelly = Bigger than an Explorer
Midsize Kelly = Standard Explorer
Current Kelly = Shrunken Explorer (90, Pro, Melody Maker)

[toejam]

Also, how do the sizes compare between Explorers and Kellies?

Does it go like this:

King Kelly = Bigger than an Explorer
Midsize Kelly = Standard Explorer
Current Kelly = Shrunken Explorer (90, Pro, Melody Maker)

I thought the original Kelly (King) was supposed to be the same size as the Explorer, just a pointy version, but maybe it is slightly bigger? I can't recall offhand ever seeing one next to a Gibson Explorer.

[lepard]

Kickass Kelly! Had no idea there were intermediate-sized ones.

So if we have it right, there are three sizes?

-King Kelly (with and without cutouts)
-Mid-sized Kelly like j2379's new guitar
-"Dinky" Kelly from Marty, which is now the standard/common size

And to make this even more confusing, then we have the imports. When Jackson shrunk the USA Kelly down to the "Dinky Kelly" for Marty Friedman around 1998 or so, they did not shrink the Japanese imports. Those were still larger for a long time. I'm not sure if they are a 4th size or if they are the same as the Standard Size 2. Looking at the new Made in India/China/wherever Kellys, they look smaller but not for sure.