Some kelly questions and post pics

[HATEMASK]

Hey all,
although I am not new to these boards I recently rejoined the group.I currently only have a 92 gibson explorer but have owned about 20 or so jacksons over the years.can any kelly owners suggest a good model or post some pics.I seem to be leaning tword the one pickup string through bound body kelly.if anyone has any suggestion please help me out. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[noodlesatf]

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You'll have to keep an eye out for a KE1, but they pop on E-bay fairly regularly and go for around $1000 usually. If you can live with the Kahler fixed bridge, you get the benifit of having a volume knob that won't get in your way.

[DumpyWumpy]

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I'm pretty sure there was a KE-1T as well which was tunomatic instead of the Kahler...

[veliyasin]

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I'm pretty sure there was a KE-1T as well which was tunomatic instead of the Kahler...

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Yup. KE-1T are same specs with KE-1s except they have the TOM string-thru config. They still have the Friedman chickenscratch on the headstock too.

[StukaJU87]

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String thru USA Kellys are quite rare and don't pop up too often, and when they do, they usually go for a bit of scratch.

[HATEMASK]

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I can live with string through or kahler or even floyd doesnt matter.The explorer body shape is the only shape I am comfortable with but I am not happy with my gibson.I would rather try a kelly as I am a Big jackson fan

[veliyasin]

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This is the last KE-1T that was on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Jackson-Guitar-2001-...1QQcmdZViewItem

I wouldn't say a grand is "a bit of scratch" for a guitar like this. Kahlered ones go for even cheaper.

[StukaJU87]

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This is the last KE-1T that was on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Jackson-Guitar-2001-...1QQcmdZViewItem

I wouldn't say a grand is "a bit of scratch" for a guitar like this. Kahlered ones go for even cheaper.

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I am thinking that most JCF'rs missed that on ebay, as I did. I am not sure how I missed that one. I can tell you that if I had seen it the bidding would have went higher. Maybe it is just me though.

[noodlesatf]

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I can live with string through or kahler or even floyd doesnt matter.The explorer body shape is the only shape I am comfortable with but I am not happy with my gibson.I would rather try a kelly as I am a Big jackson fan

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If you've never played one, keep in mind that a Kelly will tend to neck dive a little bit on you. The KE1 is the only USA model I've ever picked up that suffers from it.

[veliyasin]

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I am thinking that most JCF'rs missed that on ebay, as I did. I am not sure how I missed that one. I can tell you that if I had seen it the bidding would have went higher. Maybe it is just me though.

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Too bad. That should have ended up in the hands of a JCFer.

[HATEMASK]

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I have heard allot about the kelly takin a nose dive and thats the only thing that worries me.I dont want to sell my gibson then be dissapointed by the kelly

[noodlesatf]

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I dont want to sell my gibson then be dissapointed by the kelly

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I honestly don't think it is possible to sell a Gibson and be disappointed by an USA Jackson.

[toejam]

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I have heard allot about the kelly takin a nose dive and thats the only thing that worries me.I dont want to sell my gibson then be dissapointed by the kelly

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I think that's more true about the neck-thru models. I had a bolt-on Professional Kelly XLR that didn't nosedive.

[shreddermon]

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A bit even more rare than the KE1T, the KE2T...

[paulbag]

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my KE1 doesn't really dive at all. a leather strap also helps a bit. they have been surfacing quite a bit on ebay, and i bought this here from a forum member a few months ago...