1960s Kay Archtop Hollowbody Rubber-bridge Electric Bass conversion

Overview: This is an old Kay electric archtop guitar I bought off a local fella. It had a funkily-warped neck and I set Jose to the task of converting it to one of our rubber bridge bass mods. He did a stellar job and it turned into a heck of a player and, of course, sounds brilliant. This sold in-shop before I even had a chance to list it, as many of these guys do. They're popular! The fuller C-shaped neck and curvy fretboard on these guys works well as bass adaptations and the original single coil pickup on this guy has the sort-of upright-like dark and thunky tone that suits the use. The rubber bridge element removes the out-of-tune/seasick feel that a lot of ultra-short-scale basses have and so intonation is great and it's hard to put it out of tune when fretting.

Repairs included: This got a ton! It's had a neck reset, board planed and refret, wiring harness update, and all the conversion work -- making a custom adjustable rubber-saddle bridge (with steel base), headstock mod, tailpiece install, and the like. Jose did all of the work and it turned-out beautifully.

• Weight: 5 lbs 1oz
• Scale length: 25 7/8"
• Nut width: 1 11/16"
• Neck shape: medium/fuller C
• Board radius: 7 1/4"
• Depth at first fret: 15/16"
• Depth at seventh fret: 1 1/128"
• Body width: 15 1/2"
• Body depth: 3 3/4"
• Top wood: ply spruce
• Back & sides wood: ply maple
• Bracing type: tonebar
• Bridge: adjustable (posts + steel base)
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: poplar
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 95w-35w extra light roundwound
• Truss rod: non-adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: jumbo modern/pyramid

Condition notes: It has a bunch of light wear and tear and finish checking here and there throughout and, of course, it's been modified. The tuners are new. The pickup, knobs, and pickguard are original.

It comes with: x

Consignor tag: JW