Description: Very clean and all original (including case and trem bar) late 1960s Kay Vanguard II. Almost no finish wear, and just a couple of minor dings along the edges. Finish is rather “satin”, however, which likely represents light surface oxidizing over the decades. I had to do a little work to get it playing well; to remedy some amateurish fret lowering (ahhhhh!). The guitar has a very minor rise at the body joint (common with these), but a former owner badly mangled the top three frets in response. I replaced these and planed down the fretboard a little as well. Fretting AND bends are perfectly OK now. They did some misguided fret sanding out along the neck too, which also had to be evened out. Thus, frets are a little low throughout, but they are even and smooth. BTW, I hold and shake bends habitually, and this guitar plays just fine for my style. Don’t expect a “jumbo” feel, however. There’s a bit of an annoying design issue with these non-adjustable Kay pancake pickups, in that they use two pups of the same height. Thus, the bridge pup is slightly farther from the strings, for which you must compensate with volume settings. Alternatively, you could mount the bridge pup on top of the pickguard instead of beneath (also using a shim under the bass half), but you’d have to replace the rivet with a machine screw and nut. I’ll leave that decision (which I’d do for sure) to a new owner, because it is ultimately a modification of a 100% original axe. BTW, the case has a few scuffs and stains, but it’s in really solid condition too. NOTE: USA regulations under the CITES convention (trade in endangered species) have finally been loosened to allow easy international shipping of vintage instruments, unless they contain BRAZILIAN r******d (Dahlbergia nigra). Unfortunately, the fretboard may be Brazilian, so this guitar cannot be shipped internationally without an costly and time-consuming permit process.UPDATE: Ebay now demands that we sellers give THIRTY DAYS for returns. Any honest buyer will know within a few days whether there is any need for a return. I no longer take returns through Ebay, but I will never "stick" another musician with a guitar. Please contact me if there any problems, and we'll work it out.
Price: 695 USD
Location: Youngstown, Ohio
End Time: 2024-11-07T23:47:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Kay
Type: Electric guitar
Model: Vanguard II
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
