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Gear Discussion Forums => Guitars Etc. => Topic started by: Dave W on January 17, 2012, 05:36:18 PM

Title: Inside a Kalamazoo KG-2
Post by: Dave W on January 17, 2012, 05:36:18 PM

From Stew-Mac's shop (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150543427894925.394779.90373849924&type=1)

You can see that the body is fiberboard, probably a predecessor of modern MDF. Apparently none of the commenters have noticed that yet.

Title: Re: Inside a Kalamazoo KG-2
Post by: Basvarken on January 18, 2012, 02:15:34 AM

The Kalamazoo bass that Uwe has in his collection is also made of fiberboard/ MDF.
That is the main reason why the bridge had started to come loose and tilt. The MDF is just too soft to hold it in place.
Uwe replaced the original bridge for a Hipshot Supertone

Title: Re: Inside a Kalamazoo KG-2
Post by: Dave W on January 18, 2012, 09:15:15 AM

All of the Kalamazoo bodies are fiberboard AFAIK, I had never seen the insides before.

Title: Re: Inside a Kalamazoo KG-2
Post by: jumbodbassman on January 18, 2012, 02:21:17 PM

got one somewhere.  never realized they were such crap.  Maybe i should just take the pup and sell the body off...

Title: Re: Inside a Kalamazoo KG-2
Post by: FrankieTbird on January 18, 2012, 02:45:06 PM

I bought a six-stringer once just for parts.  The Vibrola & wrap-bridge alone were easily worth twice what I paid.  Same junk as this one - press-board body and crappy neck.

Title: Re: Inside a Kalamazoo KG-2
Post by: Dave W on January 18, 2012, 07:08:16 PM

Yep, if you can get one cheap enough (guitar or bass) the parts will be worth it.