What Did I Buy?

RE-EVALUATING THE SINGLE-CUT

BY DAVE BURRLUCK

WHEN I WAS LOOKING for a Les Paul Deluxe that wouldn’t break the bank (or my back), Joe Knaggs sent over a Tier 3 Kenai that cured any desire I had for my long-sold Deluxe. Yes, its California Sunset ’Burst has that 70s vibe, as does the plain maple top, but its 7.6lb weight doesn’t emulate those Gibson ‘boat anchors’ by any stretch of the imagination. Of course, Joe and his small team are well known to us – I’ve previously tested a Kenai, along with the Steve Stevens and Doug Rapport signature versions – and this model felt like home, from the late-50s-like neck shape to its unholy resonance and dynamics. There are no ‘boutique’ parts: the pickups are off-the-shelf Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers, the hardware Gotoh, with Joe’s…

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Guitarist (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2019

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