Kay extra Jumbo ca. 1950 with new hardshell case
The biggest of the big, I don’t think there’s any other production models that have been bigger. A 17” wide lower bout and a whopping 25 7/8” scale length are as big as those numbers come in 99.9% of guitars. These things are rather legendary for good reason.
This behemoth not only looks authoritative with its flamboyant curves and parallelogram inlays, the feeling of this thing in your lap is earthshaking. The whole things goes off like a live wire and fills a room.
While the deep bass response is what’s that most obviously striking, it’s the direct, powerful, yet delightfully jangly trebles that I’ve found fascinating about this giant guitar. It’s not that they outshine the bass but it’s just not something I was expecting to be so mesmerized by. Jangly with a beautiful natural reverb yet poignantly piercing in a good, powerful way. While this guitar is set up and has been played mostly in standard to much delight, someone looking to down tune would find a rare opportunity with this monster. A really nice, very modern neck profile with just a bit of meat in the C of it gives a really nice substantial feel while not being fat is reminiscent 50’s Gibson’s before they got tiny.
Scarred up just enough to look at place in even the smokiest of beer joints, this guitar certainly sets the scene. It’s naturally darkened, aged top and gorgeous dark stained mahogany back and sides with matching neck present a giant scene for the thick white binding to cut the figure of. This big boy will always make heads turn whether visually or when it goes BOOM and shakes the room.
The biggest of the big, I don’t think there’s any other production models that have been bigger. A 17” wide lower bout and a whopping 25 7/8” scale length are as big as those numbers come in 99.9% of guitars. These things are rather legendary for good reason.
This behemoth not only looks authoritative with its flamboyant curves and parallelogram inlays, the feeling of this thing in your lap is earthshaking. The whole things goes off like a live wire and fills a room.
While the deep bass response is what’s that most obviously striking, it’s the direct, powerful, yet delightfully jangly trebles that I’ve found fascinating about this giant guitar. It’s not that they outshine the bass but it’s just not something I was expecting to be so mesmerized by. Jangly with a beautiful natural reverb yet poignantly piercing in a good, powerful way. While this guitar is set up and has been played mostly in standard to much delight, someone looking to down tune would find a rare opportunity with this monster. A really nice, very modern neck profile with just a bit of meat in the C of it gives a really nice substantial feel while not being fat is reminiscent 50’s Gibson’s before they got tiny.
Scarred up just enough to look at place in even the smokiest of beer joints, this guitar certainly sets the scene. It’s naturally darkened, aged top and gorgeous dark stained mahogany back and sides with matching neck present a giant scene for the thick white binding to cut the figure of. This big boy will always make heads turn whether visually or when it goes BOOM and shakes the room.
The biggest of the big, I don’t think there’s any other production models that have been bigger. A 17” wide lower bout and a whopping 25 7/8” scale length are as big as those numbers come in 99.9% of guitars. These things are rather legendary for good reason.
This behemoth not only looks authoritative with its flamboyant curves and parallelogram inlays, the feeling of this thing in your lap is earthshaking. The whole things goes off like a live wire and fills a room.
While the deep bass response is what’s that most obviously striking, it’s the direct, powerful, yet delightfully jangly trebles that I’ve found fascinating about this giant guitar. It’s not that they outshine the bass but it’s just not something I was expecting to be so mesmerized by. Jangly with a beautiful natural reverb yet poignantly piercing in a good, powerful way. While this guitar is set up and has been played mostly in standard to much delight, someone looking to down tune would find a rare opportunity with this monster. A really nice, very modern neck profile with just a bit of meat in the C of it gives a really nice substantial feel while not being fat is reminiscent 50’s Gibson’s before they got tiny.
Scarred up just enough to look at place in even the smokiest of beer joints, this guitar certainly sets the scene. It’s naturally darkened, aged top and gorgeous dark stained mahogany back and sides with matching neck present a giant scene for the thick white binding to cut the figure of. This big boy will always make heads turn whether visually or when it goes BOOM and shakes the room.