Overview
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Product:
- electric guitars
Dates of manufacture:
1963 to 1964
The single pickup model Kent 650 was introduced around 1963 and was the entry level Kent solidbody. It had double cutaway solid mahogany body with a three piece laminated neck. Rosewood fingerboard with eight inlad position markers; adjustable metal bridge; single magnetic pickup with individual adjusting screw for each pole piece; volume and tone controls; input jack. 36 inches long and 10.5 inches wide.
Model 650 had shaded mahogany finish, model 1650 had cherry red finish. Both were available with a tremolo as models 651 and 1651.
Specifications (16)
General
Dimensions | 36 × 10.5 × 1.5 in |
Finish colors | mahogany finish, red finish |
Made in | Japan |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Controls
Number of control knobs | 2 control knobs |
Tone controls | 1 tone control |
Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 1 single coil pickup |
Body
Body material | mahogany body |
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Pickguard material | black pickguard |
Hardware
Bridge | adjustable bridge |
Fretboard
Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
Neck
Number of frets | 21 fret |
Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Prices (4)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | $35 | poor | ||
1963 | $49.90 | new | guitar-list | List price |
2017 | $40 | worn | ||
2017 | $100 | good |