electric · vintage
Kay K-161 Thin Twin
| Maker | Historic & Defunct Brands (Kay, Silvertone, Teisco, Mosrite, Burns, Harmony, Supro, Eko, Airline) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Various |
| Type | electric · vintage |
| Maker founded | 1880s–1960s |
| Status | current |
The Kay Thin Twin, a thinline electric built in Chicago from 1952 to 1959.
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Why it matters
Kay built the K-161 Thin Twin in Chicago from 1952 to 1959, and it is one of the mid-century designs that turned the Chicago makers into a collecting field of their own. The matching K-162 bass shares the outline. Original examples are sold as vintage instruments, so there is no current list price and this entry records none.
Note
The Chicago legend — the Thin Twin guitar and K-162 bass.
Specifications
- Scale length: unknown
- Neck shape: unknown
Before you buy
- Vintage only, with no maker list price
- mid-century Chicago guitars vary widely in originality and repair history
- the K-162 bass is the matching model
Other opinions
One video is one opinion. These are the other videos for this entry, most-viewed first. The order is the view count, not a ranking of ours.
Kid Andersen · 2015-09 · 19,492 views
Kid Andersen plays a vintage Kay Thin Twin K161, the Jimmy Reed model.
Emerald City Guitars · 2022-07 · 10,996 views
“Today's guitar is a cool 1950s Kay, the Thin Twin model that was a favorite of blues legend Jimmy Reed.”
A 1955 Kay K161 Thin Twin is played through a 1964 Fender Vibroverb.