Episode 11: The Gibson SG & a 1960s Kay Copy

It seems like no other guitar is as synonymous with rock 'n' roll as the Gibson SG. But how does a Kay knock-off stack up? Today we're looking at two guitars that look very similar but are actually worlds apart. Delve into the history of the SG with us!
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[@davidbolin8195]

I have a Kay K-2 and I love it!! The pickups sound great 👍

[@ronstacy6054]

I loved my 70's SG. After 30+ years still regretting parting ways with it.

[@bmansk8520]

I made a custom sg with a basswood body maple neck and rosewood fret board. Got that action super low left it as raw wood. It is a amazing guitar.

[@vampyros1]

I appreciate the back and forth banter and all, but wouldn’t it have been great if you guys had actually done a bit of comparison playing between these two guitars? *sheesh*

[@kida3090]

Love the fugazi shoutout! They too are the reason I became curious about SGs but absolutely didnt expect them being mentioned here :)

[@TheLocalPickup]

Oh man, several of us here grew up on Fugazi... and Rites of Spring and Gray Matter and so on, the whole DC thing.

[@fenwick_don]

Many of the Kays were made of Plywood, I had a single pickup Kay "Sg" made in the 70s the body was thinner but had a similar neck. Stripped the hardware and put Gibson copy Bridge Tailpiece and DiMarzio Pickup in Bridge position where there was no routing for that, My first Frankenstein...

[@michaelrelf6773]

Looking at purchasing a Kay-1 on fleabay - but not sure it's for me after this review. Sounds pretty grunge which isn't really what I need - looks cool as tho!

[@malfunctioninggoon5292]

Hard opinion: I aesthetically prefer the ripoff/clone SGs to SGs themselves. I own a white 1966 Kalamazoo KG-1, and it plays, looks and sounds like a dream. Has its own charm.

[@Lanciarules]

the design, indeed, is very much first 60's: try to think of the horns of the SG like the fins of cadillacs and other cars of that period...

[@davidkeeler1639]

AC/DC I was there when he did that ...in 1979. DAY ON THE GREEN OAKLAND CALIF..
THE SHOW WAS MONSTERS OF ROCK...
THER WAS AC/DC...AREOSMITH...FRANK MORINO AND MAHOGONY RUSH...TED NUGENT AND ST. PARADISE..
The whole show was taped by Bill Graham. Its on youtube

[@89blackcamaro]

I love 95.7 THE RIDE

[@davidkeeler1639]

I have a 1968 SG....

[@TheLocalPickup]

Wow! Does it have the big tremelo?

[@nicirvin1994]

Devil Horns..WTF is that all about 🤔

[@MrTherustyguitar]

SG stood for “Spanish guitar” not solid. ES models from Gibson stood for “Electro-Spanish”.