This is a Kay K573-Speed Demon, shaded walnut finish/tobaccoburst, hollow body, electric guitar made by Kay of Chicago, IL circa 1962. This is a player’s grade guitar or beginning collector’s model. It works and sounds great but has been sanded and played for many years. The Speed Demon models were offered between 1960 and 1966 in various department store catalogs catalogs and sold under the Kay brand. The unlabeled headstock means this was sold through a department store like Dillards or another of the long-ago closed chains. Similar models were sold by Sears but they are very rare. The Kay-branded models had crown-style headstock versus the paddle/hockey-stick-style on this model. The only other significant difference is the knobs. This guitar has large black plastic/bakelite knobs with a chrome top versus Kay’s white knobs. Description from VintageSilvertones.com
KAY SPEED DEMON K573 - 3pu, hollowbody electric guitar, tobaccoburst, Chicago IL 1962. For sale.
Thick neck, lots of playing wear, large variety of tone from the 3 pu's & 4-way selector switch = fun on the sofa!
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