1967 Kalamazoo KG-2A

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 5:32 pm

That looks great! I have heard that some of these Kalamazoo guitars are less than well made. Doesn't seem true of this one, but is that the usual case?

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:06 am

I think it is the stock case. It is the case I see most of them in on google images.

Plus it says Gibson in it and I can't imagine many other Gibby's fitting in it. It is super thin.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:22 am

HNB wrote:I think it is the stock case. It is the case I see most of them in on google images. Plus it says Gibson in it and I can't imagine many other Gibby's fitting in it. It is super thin.

Nah, I meant are most of these guitars made of masonite or not (now that I've read the entire thread I see that topic already came up)

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:33 am

Do an good demo with variety types of sound, if it's not difficult for you. There are almost no demos of Kalamazoos on youtube

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:57 pm

Sure!

I think it is mdf like people say, but this one doesnt have weight like I thought it would.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:06 pm

It'd be good to hear. It looks great. I love these oddball type guitars.

Where does it sit with you quality wise? (as in the feel of the beast). Does it feel budget or pretty solid? It certainly looks the business!

You're really amassing some collection now. A little picture thread on the horizon maybe....?

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:16 pm

This is the downstairs crew at the moment. I will do an upstairs shot in a bit. The Kalamazoo is upstairs in it's case at the moment. That one feels totally solid. Not flimsy at all. The tremolo is strong. Only thing I might change is a TOM instead of the wraparound bridge it has but that works fine and seems to be intonating just fine in spite of not being adjustable.

20150411_110849 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:10 am

Some noises.

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sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:04 am

HNB wrote:Only thing I might change is a TOM instead of the wraparound bridge it has

Check this bridge, I think Cur is using the same one in his project. Might be a good alternative.
ebay
I'll check the demo at home, pretty curious about it
P.S. What the heck is about Cur thing? I must be missed it

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:42 am

sunshiner wrote: P.S. What the heck is about JEFF thing? I must be missed it

Iirc, it's cur's irl name...the joke started cause someone called him Cur on facebook and his irl friends were all wtf.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:33 pm

Nick wrote:
sunshiner wrote: P.S. What the heck is about JEFF thing? I must be missed it
Iirc, it's JEFF's irl name...the joke started cause someone called him JEFF on facebook and his irl friends were all wtf.

Now I see, but I was suprised when after typing C U R I saw Cur

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:37 pm

Yeah Mez wordfiltered it. It's in a pub thread somewhere but I can't be arsed to look for it.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:48 pm

Good demo HNB, thank you for sharing

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:20 pm

That is a nice looking TOM. This one intonates correctly as is, so I will probably leave it alone.