GPOTD 9.6.11 - Late Edition

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Year: 1965
Manufacturer: Kay
Model: Speed Demon
Case: None
Color:
Condition: Very Good
Description: A three-pickup Kay Truetone Speed Demon, full hollow thin-body. Changed tuners, otherwise completely original. Set-up in shop, the guitar plays well with slightly highish action to compensate for not-so-great original frets.

$799

 

[Denverdave]

Hmmm.....maybe...but then....

"slightly highish action to compensate for not-so-great original frets. "

Close - but no cigar. It would be fun to plunk around on that one though....

 

[Coda]

...I like it...

 

[BlackCat]

interesting

 

[jelloman]

that's a big pickguard walter...

 

[Aahzz]

pass

 

[Mark Wein]

I like it!

 

[reverend1]

I like it but I dont think Id want to own it.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

No.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

I like it.

I worry that it might not play very well though.

 

[Peeker]

it has "demon" in the name, so it must be awesome for metal.
I'll take it.



seriously though, I'll take.

 

[Coda]

that's a big pickguard walter...

...as opposed to a strat? or a tele?...

 

[Knox in Box]

Computer says no........

 

[Kerouac]

Love it. Another one of those old quirky models similar to Sam Beam's Epi.

 

[Elias Graves]

I like the headstock logo.
And the F holes.

EG

 

[Modern Saint]

It might be a fun play.

 

[Hubert Stumblin]

I saw one of those in Chelsea guitars 3 or so years ago. Looks like it'd be cool to mess around with. But $800? Bit much for an old Kay. It better have a very unique sound for that kind of dough.

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Cream City Music has the single pickup version for about $500. Listen to some of the YouTubes of these. They sound pretty good in a raw, early electric blues kind of way. They only downer - the truss rods aren't adjustable on some of the Speed Deomns. So, if the neck starts to bow, you're SOL.