Stupid Kelly questions

[jim777]

Sorry to fly the newby flag so high here, but I've taken a liking to these guitars and am having a problem piecing all of the info I want together to make an educated purchase. So...
I've noticed some appear bigger than others, with the bigger ones more like an Explorer. I believe I've also heard these refered to as "King Kellys". Is that correct or was that the cough medicine talking? If correct, are these semi-easily available? Neck through, sharfins and such? Model numbers? Was there a USA and an early 90's Pro version?
Of the non-King versions, was there an early 90's Pro version, like the Soloists? If so, what would the model number be and how difficult would it be to find a neck through one?
Thanks everyone

jim

[jim777]

Re: Stupid Kelly questions

ok, only 20 King Kellys made in 1984. I guess I won't be getting one of them!

[veliyasin]

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25 made for the 25th Aniv. too. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[toejam]

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There's 3 different size Kellys... the King, a medium size, and the smaller one of today that got that way due to Marty Friedman. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[jim777]

Re: Stupid Kelly questions

What kind of quality could I expect from this one? Is this one of the mediums?
Thanks guys!

[RacerX]

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That's probably one of the smaller ones, as it's a Professional so it's from the 90s. It is made in Japan, but I never got into the Stds because of the dot inlays.

The "medium" or "Regular-sized" Kellys were from the 80s, before MF was into 'em (before he was in Megadeth).

[jim777]

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Are they difficult to find? Is there any chance in hell there's a pic of the three of them side by side somewhere on the Internet? lol (Playboy bunnies should be holding them, of course....)

[toejam]

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Yeah, the Standard is the smallest size. My first Jackson was a deep metallic blue Kelly Standard I bought from MF in the early '90s.

[toejam]

Re: Stupid Kelly questions

Most of the King Kellys had cutouts on the body. Here's a King Kelly (maybe the only one?) that didn't have them.


Check the Gallery at the top of the forum for other Kelly and miscellaneous Jacksons.
http://www.jcfonline.com/gallery/kellys.html

[jim777]

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Cool, thanks!

[Rex]

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That thing is massive. The standard Kelly is heavy enough as it is, I can only imagine what that would be like.

[noodlesatf]

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The standard Kelly isn't that heavy. My Soloist is much heavier.

[StukaJU87]

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I am sorry if this offends anyone, but this thing is comically large. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[veliyasin]

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I am sorry if this offends anyone, but this thing is comically large. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Hey! You don't have to worry about neck-heaviness! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[jim777]

Re: Stupid Kelly questions

Did they make Professional versions of the Standard Kelly, with neck through, ebony, sharkies, and such like they did for the Soloists? I see KE1 a lot, what's the difference between a KE1, KE2, and KE3?