Gimme a K (1er) Gimme an A (1er) Gimme a Y (1er) What've ya got? A £300 Kay

[Maude]

If you've seen my posts on here you may know I'm a bit wierd, in that I like a Kay bass, and I've spent far too much time restoring a couple. 

 

But, £295 for a plywood Kay. 😂😂😂

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kay-K-1B-bass-/165316929580?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

[yorks5stringer]

and another one of Norman's grainy photos and succinct descriptions....!

[Max Normal]

I remember when all my school friends had a rickety Kay, Eko or Satellite guitar or bass chucked in the corner of the room, probably bought from a catalogue by their parents.  Never stayed in tune, had a massive action and sounded awful even when new, but were OK for thrashing some Stiff Little Fingers or Sex Pistols out on (usually through a  nasty JHS or HH amp).

 

Dreadful things. When the first Japanese Squiers and Tokais came along it was a game changer for us kids then, as they were actually affordable playable instruments in the days when owning a real Fender or Gibson was a pipe dream for most people!

 

I wouldn't pay £30 for a Kay, let alone £300, but I guess they have some interesting zeitgeist.

 

 

[BigRedX]

It would have been less than a tenth of that price new back in the 70s and even then you were being robbed.

[Woodinblack]

wow - they forgot the dot between the 2 and the 95!