Michael Kelly 1950’s Telecaster Style Guitar Buyer’s Guide
admin | Jul 08, 2014 | Comments 2
Michael Kelly Telecaster Style 1950’s Line-Up.
In effort to give you full feature spec in 1 pass … enjoy this quick reference guide of each model, along with each featured spec!
Here is the link directly to the MK website:
http://michaelkellyguitars.com/en/electric-guitars/1950s
1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1957 | |
Body | |||||
Construction | Bolt On | Bolt On | Bolt On | Bolt On | Bolt On |
Body | Basswood | Alder | Alder | Swamp Ash | Swamp Ash |
Top | Flame Maple | Flamed Maple | Quilt Maple | Quilt Maple | Quilt Ash |
Binding | Single Ply White | Alder Binding | Single Ply White | Flamed Maple Binding | Flamed Maple Binding |
Neck Pickup | MK PAF-Plus Humbucker | MK T-Style Single Coil | MK T-Style Single Coil | MK Mini Humbucker | Rockfield SWV Humbucker |
Bridge Pickup | MK PAF-Plus Humbucker | MK Stacked Single | Rockfield WSC Humbucker | Rockfield SWC Humbucker | USA Seymour Duncan Lil’59 |
Body Color | Deep Cherry Red or Natural | Blue Jean Wash, Caramel Burst, Black Vapor | Satin Black Wash | Caramel Burst, Black Wash, Amber Trans | Amber Trans, Black Wash |
Neck | |||||
Neck | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple |
Fretboard | Maple | Rosewood / Maple options | Rosewood | Rosewood / Maple options | Maple |
Radius | 12″ | 10.5″ | Compound 10.5″ to 16″ | Compound 10.5″ to 16″ | 10″ |
Number of Frets | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Inlays | Dots | Dots | Dots | Dots | Dots |
Headstock | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 |
Electronics | |||||
Master | push/pull | push/pull | push/pull | push/pull | push/pull |
Tone | push/pull | push/pull | push/pull | push/pull | push/pull |
Other | 3 Way | 3 Way | 3 Way | 3 Way | 3 Way |
Hardware | |||||
Nut | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
Material | Bone | Bone | Bone | Bone | Bone |
Width | 43mm | 43mm | 43mm | 43mm | 43mm |
Tuning | Die Cast | Die Cast | Die Cast | Die Cast | Grover |
Bridge Type | T-Style | T-Style | T-Style | T-Style | T-Style |
Color | Chrome | Chrome | Chrome | Chrome | Chrome |
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