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Bizarre Guitar Pickup Encyclopedia

Bizarre Guitar Pickup Encyclopedia

https://drowninginguitars.com/2012/06/29/the-bizarre-guitar-pickup-encyclopedia/.
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Danelectro - SOLD

Danelectro DC-59 Psychedelic Eric Clapton. 1 of 200. Rainbow! 2010.

A very rare guitar in perfect shape. Collector's item. One out of 200! It is modeled after Eric Clapton's handpainted Danelectro DC-59 during his time in Blind Faith. What is so unique about this guitar is the finish. A psychedelic twist on the classic DC-59 made famous by Jimmy Page and Syd Barret. Looking at the pictures, you can see the colored artistic paint marks are all over the guitar! The fretboard, the pick guard, the headstock and the sides and back of the neck. It plays amazingly also! Classic Lip Stick tube pickups! It features a wooden bridge and an input jack on the front side of the guitar, which is how the original DC-59s were manufactured. The body is Masonite, a typical Danelectro manufacturing technique. Danelectros are great for any player. They are well built, they play well, they sound great, and they just look really cool! Incl gigbag.. Sold

Harmony

Harmony H17 Silhouette Bobkat.. 1972,ex cond.

Candy Apple Red This was part of the "Colorkat" series of Bobkats that Harmony ran for a short time in the early 70s. Pickguard dates this one as Sept. 1972 These differed from the earlier Bobkats in that the neck is bound, and the larger knobs. What these still have, which truly makes these guitars so special, are the Dearmond Moustache pickups. This guitar's pickups are no exception. Hot, robust and musical. . 11900 SEK

Harmony - SOLD

Harmony Electric solidbody GREAT Slideguitar. 1960s.

Headstock crack, but works fine still.Great slide guitar! With gigbag.. Crazy deal Sold

Kay

Kay Archtop Barney Kessel model K6700.Natural.2 pickup version. 1956-1960.

Blonde. Set in neck. Specs: Kay Barney Kessel Artist K6700 (2 pick up model)..... K6701 (1 pickup model) 1956-1960 available in sunburst and blonde 15 1/2" body 24 3/4" scale Press-arched solid (?) spruce top maple back and sides (ply ?) "Kleenex Box" pickups are a wide single coil.... (similar to P90?) Adjustable "Melitta" bridge.
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Kay Archtop model K192 B. 1955.

Honey Blonde. Very rare model. These low output original pickups was only made 1955-1957. TT hardcase. 17500 SEK

Kay Electric Bass Deluxe model 5923. ( K-300 body shape). 1965 ca.

sunburst. Newer modern chrome tuners.. 3115 gram. 17500 SEK

Kay Electric Bass Deluxe.model 5935. ( K-300 body shape). 1965

Pots dated late year 1965. With original chrome bridge cover. . 22000 SEK

Kay Electric Bass model 5923? 2pu

Dark sb. 23000 SEK

Kay Electric solidbody. Truetone K100 Vanguard Single Pickup. 1960s

Cool Lake Placid Blue (old refin) Original Dearmond pickup is nice and warm and smooth with a real mellow tone. Comes with original vintage case, too, in great shape. .

Kay Jazz II # K775. 1964 ca.

This is the model Eric Clapton used early 60s. very worn! 11-50. New TT HC.. 19500 SEK

Kay K-300 1962 ca.

All original except pickguard in vintage yellowed pearl! Nut upgraded long time ago in real brass.Ultra cool.New TT hardcase.. 17500 SEK

Kay K-300. 1963 ca

Original goldplated Kluson single line tuners. New 5 ply black pg with shield. Original great sounding speedbump pickups: 5,6k, 6,7rwrp New CTS pots. Reissue 60s knobs. Puretone jack. New bone nut. 10-46.

Kay - SOLD

Kay Silvertone Archtop Aristocrat Model 1365. 1954.

Top-Of-Line Silvertone archtop! Sunburst. All original except new Kluson Reissue tuners. Superb sounding "Speedbump" pickups. Pots dated 1954. Original alligator DC case. Manufactured in the USA by the Kay company for the Sears catalog, the Aristocrat is essentially one of Kay's high end Upbeat models (very similar to Kay's Barney Kessel in fact), yet featuring the "Speed Bump" chrome topped pickups popular on many of Kay's other models. This archtop features a full 17" lower bout, spruce top and figured curly maple back and sides, with a gorgeous red sunburst finish.. Sold
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Kay Acoustic Tuxedo. 1966-1968.

Very cool and rare TUXEDO finish! Low stringheight and very playable. Sounds nice too. Made in USA. . Sold

Kay Airline jazzbox 1960s.

Made by KAY.Same pickups as our KAY speed Demon.Great looking "bigsby" type tremolo.Very cool!. Sold

Kay Archtop Cutaway with P90 pu.FLAME back! 1950s.

Spruce top. Highly flamed maple back and sides. Mahogany neck with nize Rosewood fingerboard. Natural finish, refin at some time. Plays and intons fine, with 11-52 Nickel strings. Vintage style P-90 pickup installed: 9,27kohm. New 550+250k CTS pots. Old 0,022 brown cap. Drop shaped hardcase incl. Sounds great!. Sold

Kay Bass model 5935.Semihollow. 1960 ca.

Famous bassplayer Sven Lindvall made this model very sought after.Great souding and playing bass.Must try!Incl gigbag.. Sold

Kay Bass model 5935.Semihollow. 1961 ca.

Ultra cool and rare!Sounds amazing.... Sold

Kay Doublecut 1960s

Red with bigsby. Great sounding and playing axe.. Sold

Kay Electric Bass Deluxe.model 5935. ( K-300 body shape). 1965 ca.

Flame maple top & back. (Refin in Natural nitro). Thick black slab Rosewood fingerboard. Custom made aluminium bridge.. Sold

Kay Galaxie Hollowbody. 1964

Original sunburst.Worn but cool! Hollowbody with 2 "half" F holes. 1 original pickup model "big P90 type", sounds great! Both pots dated 1964. Original Kluson Doubble line tuners. TT gb. Sold

Kay Hollowbody Swingmaster K-672. 1961-1965

Ex cond.Pro refretted. 2 great sounding Kleenex-box pickups. They’re more properly called P-35s and consist of a single-coil that was wound for Kay by Gibson, so they produce that nice, fat familiar P-90 sound, but with their own subtly different voice.The scale length is 25.7-inches, which is little longer than Martin standard and about an inch longer than the scale length of a Gibson ES-175. The guitar has a 1 11/16″ nut.Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. TT hardcase.. Sold
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Kay Hollowbody Swingmaster K-672. 1961-1965.

Sunburst.2 great sounding P-90 type pickups. Those Kleenex-box pickups are nothing to sneeze at. (Sorry!) They’re more properly called P-35s and consist of a single-coil that was wound for Kay by Gibson, so they produce that nice, fat familiar P-90 sound, but with their own subtly different voice.The scale length is 25.7-inches, which is little longer than Martin standard and about an inch longer than the scale length of a Gibson ES-175. The guitar has a 1 11/16″ nut.Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.TT hardcase. . Sold
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Kay Jazz II # K775. 1960s.

Too cool.BIG headstock! Original white hardcase! This is the model Eric Clapton used early 60s.NOW refretted by pro + fingerboard leveled.Plays fantastic now.. Sold

Kay K-300. 1962

Superb condition. Unusally highly flamed top and back.Finest one we have ever seen... All 4 pots dated week 30 year 1962. All original , with tortoise pickguard. Ultra cool. New TT hardcase + CASE COVER.. Sold

Kay Truetone Speed Demon Hollowbody model K573 Triple Speedbump.

3 pickups and 6 knobs. Cult and greatsounding!!!. Sold

Kay Truetone Speed Demon Hollowbody model K573 Triple Speedbump. 1960s.Vg cond.

Original Sunburst.3 great sounding original speedbump pickups.TT Gigbag / Hardcase.BRAZILIAN Rosewood fingerboard and bridge!Too cool! Same model as used by Jeremy Spencer in Fleetwood Mac 1968!!. Includes CITES Certificate for BRAZILIAN Rosewood. Sold
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Kay Vanguard. 1964.

Sunburst.Original pickup and pots dated 1964.Brazilian rosewood bridge.Great for slide also! Do you know how good these sound?Great setup and plays nice.. Sold

Lapsteel

Lapsteel Kay 1949.

Original hardcase.

Silvertone - SOLD

Silvertone H-62 Archtop thinbody. 1964-1965.

Black.2 original Patent No. minihumbuckers (made by Gibson!!).Original Bigsby and hardcase.Missing pickguard.. Sold

Silvertone Orkestra 1954

Spruce top for great acoustic tone.1 Gibson reissue P90 + 1 Gibson P100 makes this guitar sound wicked good. Of course T-Bone sound in middle position, to make this the perfect jump blues guitar. Pro refret makes it play soooo good.. Sold

Silvertone S1352 / H-61 / Harmony H-60 Hollowbody Electric. 1955ca.

Original Sunburst.Spruce top , maple back and sides. Incl original Gibson P-13 pickup.Gigbag.Perfect for that cool junior Watson sound.Pro refretted makes it plays like butter.Big neck"!GREAT!. Sold