tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906814047068760205.post3009147563981338782..comments2023-12-26T19:21:49.424-08:00Comments on Craigslist Vintage Guitar Hunt: 1966 Kalamazoo KG-2A in Dallas for $300Jim Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07369741393336008645noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906814047068760205.post-21709284520618382912012-03-05T22:05:14.389-08:002012-03-05T22:05:14.389-08:00I have played these. They play ok, I certainly pre...I have played these. They play ok, I certainly prefer the neck on the (same era) Mustang. The pickups in these are great, however. They are certainly the same style as the Mustang but they sound different, not better or worse, just different. I'm pretty sure KG-2A pickups are the exact same as in the Melody Makers of this period which many readers may already be familiar with. I'm not sure about the pots and such, nor how much difference the construction makes, but sound wise, it should be very similar, if not identical, to the 2 pickup Melody Maker. There was a 3 pickup Melody Maker. I've only seen it in the SG body, they're fairly rare, and expensive these days. I saw one recently in the vintage room of the Hollywood Guitar Center priced $2899! I love the sounds you can get with the extra combinations available from that middle pickup. Anybody know if there was a 3 pickup KG(3A)? Anyone considering a 2 pickup Melody Maker might want to consider this Kalamazoo, it would save you a lot of money, especially anyone thinking of buying one of those new (crappy IMO) reissue Melody Makers. The KG-2A will completely kill a reissue, and you'd still save some bucks. If you're looking for a Mustang though, I'd just get the Mustang.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com