Michael Kelly Guitars
Encyclopedia
Michael Kelly Guitars is an American guitar
, bass
and mandolin
manufacturer, based in Clearwater
, Florida
. They are a division of Hansor Music Group, who also own B.C. Rich Guitars
, Rockfield Pickups, and Kustom amplifiers. Michael Kelly Guitars was founded in 1999. The company has recently gained popularity, particularly due to the Dragonfly II acoustic bass
, which has been used by Duff McKagan
(formerly of Guns N' Roses
). Shavo Odadjian
of System of a Down
, Tony Bigley of Souls Harbor
, amongst others (see http://www.michaelkellyguitars.com/artists.html for a full list).
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
manufacturer, based in Clearwater
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. They are a division of Hansor Music Group, who also own B.C. Rich Guitars
B.C. Rich
B.C. Rich is a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars founded by the late Bernardo Chavez Rico in 1969. Currently, most B.C. Rich guitars are manufactured in Asia, but luthiers of the company's custom shop continue to hand-make instruments. The Hanser Music Group, based in Kentucky, operates B.C....
, Rockfield Pickups, and Kustom amplifiers. Michael Kelly Guitars was founded in 1999. The company has recently gained popularity, particularly due to the Dragonfly II acoustic bass
Acoustic bass guitar
The acoustic bass guitar is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually somewhat larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar...
, which has been used by Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan
Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan is an American musician and writer. He is best known for his twelve-year tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
(formerly of Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
). Shavo Odadjian
Shavo Odadjian
Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian is an Armenian American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music video director/editor, music producer, and artist/painter. He is best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and occasional songwriter of the Grammy Award-winning rock band System of a Down...
of System of a Down
System of a Down
System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
, Tony Bigley of Souls Harbor
Souls Harbor
Souls Harbor are an American alternative metal band based in Beaufort, South Carolina. Originating on the USS John F. Kennedy , while Doug Marshall, John Fenin and Rob Cadiz were in the United States Marine Corps, the band was formed late 1999 while on cruise in the Persian Gulf...
, amongst others (see http://www.michaelkellyguitars.com/artists.html for a full list).
- Patriot Custom
- Patriot Decree
- Patriot Glory
- Patriot Limited
- Patriot Limited Active
- Patriot Limited Active Tremolo
- Patriot Low-Boy Baritone
- Patriot Premium
- Patriot Standard
- Patriot Supreme
- Patriot Vintage
- Hybrid
- Hybrid Special
- Nostalgia 2
- Nostalgia Folk 2
- Nostalgia Folk 2C
- Nostalgia 10CE
- Nostalgia 15CE
- Nostalgia 40CE
- Nostalgia 50S
- Nostalgia 50 SCE
- Nostalgia 50 12S
- Nostalgia 60SJCE
- Nostalgia Heirloom
- Firefly 4 String
- Firefly 5 String
- Club Custom 4 String
- Club Custom 5 String
- Dragonfly 4 String
- Dragonfly 5 String
- Dragonfly 4 String Fretless
- Dragonfly 5 String Fretless
- A-Solid
- A-Plus
- A-O
- Legacy Festival Pack
- Legacy Plus
- Legacy Deluxe
- Dragonfly Flame
- Legacy Eleganté
- Legacy FS E
- Legacy Deluxe E
- Legacy Dragonfly Flame E
- Valour X (Double-cut)
- Valour Limited (Double-cut)
- Valour Custom (Double-cut)
- Vibe (Hollowbody)
- Deuce Phoenix (Hollowbody)