1964 KENT Polaris II 545 Shaded Mahogany, Very Good, $190.00

Offered for sale;

Used c1964 Kent Polaris II 545. This guitar is in very good condition.

The Kent Musical Instrument Company, a subsidiary of Buegeleisen & Jacobson became one of the largest distributors of early Japanese guitars including instruments manufactured by Guyatone and sold under the “Kent” name badge.

The Kent 500-series guitars were true solid bodies, not plywood. Most of them were made of mahogany and were finished in either "Shaded Mahogany Finish" (sunburst) or "Century Red Lacquer". The necks were usually maple or some other unspecified hardwood with a rosewood fretboard featuring "heavy nickel-silver frets". The necks were reinforced with a double steel T-bar and were truss rod adjustable.

An interesting note;

“From ’57 to ’62 Guyatone sold guitars to Hoshino Gakki Ten to market under their name ‘Ibanez.’ Models of some Guyatones are available with both the Ibanez logo and the Guyatone logo. In 1962 Ibanez opened its own factory and produced its own guitars from ’62-’67 (Hoshino / Tama) before again contracting companies like Fujigen Gakki to manufacture their instruments.”

Interesting piece of early Japanese electric guitar evolution, own it and play it!

Case not included. Cases are available separately.

GUITAR SPECS:

Year: c1964

Body: Mahogany

Neck: Maple

Finish: Shaded Mahogany (3 Tone Sunburst)

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 25.25”

Number of Frets: 20

Bridge: Fixed plastic compensated

Pickups: Neck 5.8 K ohm, Bridge 5.1 K ohm

Controls: Volume / Tone and pickup selector

Width at Nut: a chunky 1 5/8”

Weight: 5.4 lbs.

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