PRODUCT DETAILS
Kay John #1 Custom
A unique and superbly made guitar and the first by the maker Kay John. This guitar was fourteen months in the making with countless hours poured into it. Kay's mission was to create something that would push both his creativity and skills to the limit, taking him through unexplored territory of guitar design.
The maker promotes the use of sustainably sourced and British grown hardwoods. This 'number one' features storm-felled black walnut from Lincolnshire, English walnut from Gloucestershire and ebony that was pulled from a skip in London over thirty years ago.
Features:
- Body: English walnut with Stirling silver and shell celluloid binding, fitted with a mother of pearl and 9ct gold floral central insert with mirrored back, flanked by nitro metallic wings and silver dot surrounds, the back with pearl and silver centrepiece with silver dots, back finished with linseed and beeswax polish, the top with nitro drab-luxe green and nitro-clear gloss;
- Neck: British grown black walnut finished with grain filled Forest of Dean Ochre and true oil and beeswax, thin C taper profile, back of head finished green with silver binding and central London hallmark silver serial plaque inscribed with serial no. 1, face head with mother of pearl and 9ct Kay John logo;
- Fretboard: ebony with pearl dots and silver dot twelfth fret, bound with silver and celluloid shell binding;
- Frets: twenty-two nickel silver medium jumbo frets and Graphtec nut, 41mm nut width; Electrics: Seymour Duncan 59 bridge and JB neck with aged nickel covers;
- Hardware: Faber TBWCH nickel wraparound bridge with brass intonation bar, antique fast grip brass knobs, Gotoh SD510 aged chrome tuners;
- Case: generic oblong hard case
- Year 2020
- Condition Excelent
SHIPPING & RETURNS
Returns Policy
If you decide to return the instrument, you must notify us via phone or email within the first 72 hours after delivery. We will then issue a Return Authorization. We will not accept any returned items that do not have a previously arranged Return Authorization.
When sending the instrument back to us, please ensure it is packed to the same standards in which it was received, using all supplied packaging. Once the instrument arrives back to us, we will inspect it to ensure it is still in the same condition in which it left our showroom. Once this inspection has taken place, RJ Luthier will issue a refund for the full purchase amount within 14 days.
All return shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer on all musical instrument orders.
If, upon inspection, a guitar is not returned in the same condition it was sent to you in, a restocking fee may be deducted from the refund issued.
Shipping
Each order will be expertly packaged to the highest standards and shipped via a tracked courier service.
Upon receiving your instrument, please inspect it to ensure that the condition of the item is as described in your communication with us.
Please contact us immediately via phone or email if you find any damage to the case or instrument that wasn’t previously disclosed at the time of purchase.
Kay John #1 Custom
Returns Policy
If you decide to return the instrument, you must notify us via phone or email within the first 72 hours after delivery. We will then issue a Return Authorization. We will not accept any returned items that do not have a previously arranged Return Authorization.
When sending the instrument back to us, please ensure it is packed to the same standards in which it was received, using all supplied packaging. Once the instrument arrives back to us, we will inspect it to ensure it is still in the same condition in which it left our showroom. Once this inspection has taken place, RJ Luthier will issue a refund for the full purchase amount within 14 days.
All return shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer on all musical instrument orders.
If, upon inspection, a guitar is not returned in the same condition it was sent to you in, a restocking fee may be deducted from the refund issued.
Shipping
Each order will be expertly packaged to the highest standards and shipped via a tracked courier service.
Upon receiving your instrument, please inspect it to ensure that the condition of the item is as described in your communication with us.
Please contact us immediately via phone or email if you find any damage to the case or instrument that wasn’t previously disclosed at the time of purchase.