Michael Kelly Hybrid Special Electric Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard

Michael Kelly Hybrid Special Electric Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Spalted Maple, Full Straight Back

Michael Kelly Hybrid Special Electric Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Spalted Maple, Headstock Left Front

Michael Kelly Hybrid Special Electric Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Spalted Maple, Body Straight Front

Michael Kelly Hybrid Special Electric Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Spalted Maple, Body Left Front

Michael Kelly Hybrid Special Electric Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Spalted Maple, Body Straight Back

Michael Kelly Hybrid Special Electric Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Spalted Maple, Headstock Straight Back

Say goodbye to changing guitars mid-song. Just flip a switch and the Hybrid Special goes from powerful electric guitar tones to big acoustic guitar sounds.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Spalted maple top	Incredible looks and tone
Chambered mahogany body	Rich, warm, focused sound; semi-hollow tone
Mahogany neck	Great sustain, strength, and warm tone
Pau Ferro fretboard	Delivers strong midrange presence and punch

Overview

Quickly switch from powerful electric guitar tones to big acoustic guitar sounds, with just the flip of the switch. That is what makes the Hybrid Special a top selling guitar world wide. Check out the demo videos above to see how it works and how great this instrument sounds.

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Specs

Top: Spalted Maple
Body: Chambered Mahogany
Binding: 5-ply white - black
Construction: Set Neck
Neck: Mahogany
Binding: Single-Ply White
Fretboard: Pau Ferro
Fretboard Radius: 12"
Number of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Abalone Block (on pre 2019 models) / Mother of Pearl (2019 and newer models)
Scale Length: 24.75 in / 628.65 mm
Truss Rod Type: Dual Action
Neck Profile: Modern C
Nut Material: Synthetic Graphite
Nut Type: Standard
Nut Width: 43mm
Strings: D'Addario EXL110 (.010-.046)
Electronics: Blended acoustic guitar and electric guitar tones with included Fishman Powerchip and Fishman under-saddle pickup. Control with special 3-way pickup selector to select: humbuckers, acoustic, blended.
Neck Pickup: Rockfield SWC with push-pull coil tap
Bridge Pickup: Rockfield SWC with push-pull coil tap
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Keys: Grover
Bridge Type: Pau Ferro MK Acoustic

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Spalted Maple: Shipping Weight: 10.25 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 43 x 18 x 4 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): MKHSSSPPYZ
Spalted Maple Burst: Shipping Weight: 10 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 43 x 19 x 4 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): MKHSSSBPYZ
Ziricote: Shipping Weight: 9.5 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 42 x 18 x 4 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): MKHSSZIPYZ
Spalted Maple Burst, with Gig Bag: Shipping Weight: 13 lbs
Spalted Maple, with Gig Bag: Shipping Weight: 13.25 lbs
Ziricote, with Gig Bag: Shipping Weight: 12.5 lbs
Spalted Maple Burst, with Hard Case: Shipping Weight: 19 lbs
Spalted Maple, with Hard Case: Shipping Weight: 19.25 lbs
Ziricote, with Hard Case: Shipping Weight: 18.5 lbs

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 727-793-0079

Reviews

(1 ratings)

Submitted August 31, 2021 by Thad M in Prescott, WI

"Good and bad"

Overall:

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The guitar itself is great. Good- Fit and finish are excellent. Plays well, frets are nice, finish and looks are amazing. Bad- Fret buzz on high E upper frets. Battery for Fishman pickup is dead. Hunbuckers are nice but very mellow- don’t be fooled by the videos, you will need a pedal to get growl out of these. Running through the Orange Micro Terror and there is no bark at all from these. And the Orange gets a nasty tone when you max it out. Worse- zZounds is supposedly known for customer service but nit this time I guess. When I contacted them about the battery and feet buzz, they said the expectation is everyone will take it to a luthier for a set up. Maybe if I was adjusting something or wanted it set differently. I just wanted to be able to play it out of the box and can’t because of the buzz issue. I guess $850 doesn’t buy you much anymore. Not at all happy with zZounds. I hate to rate this low because if it all worked this would be an amazing guitar. Didn’t happen in this instance though.

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