Patriot Limited Active shown in Black Cherry - MKPLABC

Patriot Premium shown in Satin Black Wash - MKPPBW PATRIOT PREMIUM

For players who seek the powerful tone of EMG® pickups, the smooth feel of an ebony fingerboard and flat-out stunning figured maple tops, look no further than a Patriot Premium. Armed with superior features including a TonePros® bridge and Grover® tuners, the Patriot Premium is a first-class ticket all the way. Construction: Set-neck Body: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Frets: 24 medium jumbo Scale: 243/4" Inlay: Pearl Bones Bridge: TonePros® Tune-O-Matic Tuners: Grover® Pickups: EMG® 85 neck, 81 bridge Controls: 1 tone and 2 volumes Special: Full abalone binding

Real pearl inlay

Ebony fingerboard

Real abalone binding

Mahogany body with 1 a full /2" carved maple top

EMG® 85 pickup in the neck and an EMG® 81 in the bridge

TonePros® Tune-O-Matic bridge for overall tone and increased sustain

String-through the body design for increased string to body vibration transfer

Satin Black Wash quilt maple MKPPBW

Gloss Black Blood Red MKPPBK flame maple MKPPBRD

Tiger's Eye on quilt maple - MKPPTE PATRIOT LIMITED ACTIVE

The Patriot Limited Active guitar offers classic set-neck tone and sustain but pushes performance to the edge with active EMG® 81 and 85 pickups, Grover® Rotomatic tuners and a TonePros® adjustable bridge. This Patriot is ready for active service. Black Construction: Set-neck MKPLABK Body: Mahogany Top: Maple Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Frets: 22 medium jumbo Scale: 243/4" Inlay: Patriot cross Bridge: TonePros® Adjustable Tuners: Grover® Rotomatic Pickups: USA EMG® 81 bridge, USA EMG® 85 neck Controls: 1 tone, 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle

Black Cherry MKPLABC

PATRIOT LIMITED ACTIVE TREMOLO

The Patriot Limited Active Tremolo guitar offers classic set-neck tone and sustain but pushes performance to the edge with active EMG® 81 and 85 pickups, Grover® Rotomatic tuners and an Original Floyd Rose® tremolo system. Black Construction: Set-neck Body: Mahogany MKPLATBK Top: Maple Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Frets: 22 medium jumbo Scale: 243/4" Inlay: Patriot cross Bridge: 1000 Series Original Floyd Rose® Tuners: Grover® Rotomatic Pickups: USA EMG® 81 bridge, USA EMG® 85 neck Controls: 1 tone, 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle

Black Cherry MKPLATBC

4 PATRIOT LIMITED

The Patriot Limited offers set-neck construction with a mahogany neck and body, a maple top and an ebony fingerboard. When combined with a TonePros® adjustable bridge and Rockfield® SWC humbucking pickups, the result is tone that’s fatter than a plate of deep fried pork chops. Black MKPLBK Construction: Set-neck Body: Mahogany Top: Maple, Spalted Maple or Bubinga Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Frets: 22 medium jumbo Scale: 243/4" Inlay: Abalone block Bridge: TonePros® Adjustable Tuners: Grover® Rotomatic Pickups: Rockfield® SWCTM Controls: 1 tone, 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle, coil tapped Special: Aged Celtic cross knobs Spalted Maple MKPLS

Bubinga MKPLBB

5 PATRIOT CUSTOM

Truly a best-in-class instrument, the Patriot Custom offers a hefty ½-inch thick carved maple top on a hand-selected mahogany body. Its set neck fits tightly into the body for maximum sustain. Rockfield® SWC pickups provide classic humbucking tones with higher output and are wired for single-coil operation via a push-pull potentiometer. With an ebony fingerboard, real abalone inlays and awe-inspiring flame maple tops, you’ll be looking for excuses to show off your new Patriot Custom. Construction: Set-neck Body: Mahogany 1 Top: ⁄2" Maple cap Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Frets: 22 medium jumbo 3 Scale: 24 ⁄4" Inlay: Abalone block Bridge: TonePros® Adjustable Tuners: Grover® Pickups: Rockfield® SWCTM Controls: 1 tone, 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle, coil tapped

Real abalone inlay on an Ebony fingerboard

Set-neck construction

Deeply arched top carved from a 1 /2" thick Maple cap and topped with flame Maple

Versatile coil tapped Rockfield® Select Wound CustomTM pickups

TonePros® Adjustable bridge

Cherry Sunburst Amber Black Fade MKPCCSB MKPCAT MKPCBKF PATRIOT GLORY

With looks so engaging you’ll be tempted to double-check your state marriage laws, the Patriot Glory looks every bit as good as it sounds. And it Trans Blood Red sounds damn fine. The pearl and abalone MKPGBRD inlay alone is simply a work of art. If you are inspired by stunning craftsmanship and tone, you’ve just met your new musical partner. Construction: Set-neck Body: Mahogany Top: 1/2" Maple cap Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Ebony Frets: 22 medium jumbo Scale: 243/4" Inlay: Abalone and pearl scroll Bridge: TonePros® Adjustable/ Stop Bar Smoke Burst Tuners: Grover® Rotomatic MKPGSMB Pickups: Rockfield® SWCTM Controls: 1 tone, 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle, coil tapped Special: Etched pickup covers

PATRIOT VINTAGE

White Nothing beats the sweet tonality of a MKPVGWH vintage instrument. But why wait decades for your guitar to become a classic when you can play a Patriot that already has the soul of an older instrument? The build recipe, down to its PAF Plus™ or P90 Plus™ pickups, is dialed in to produce pure tonal magic. Deeply arched top carved from a 1 Black /2" thick Maple cap and topped Construction: Set-neck with flame Maple MKPVGBK Body: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Frets: 22 medium jumbo Scale: 243/4" Inlay: White pearl and Amber Burst abalone block MKPVAB Bridge: Tune-o-matic/Stop Bar Tuners: Grover® Rotomatic Pickups: Michael Kelly PAF-PlusTM Controls: 2 tones, 2 volumes, 1 three-way toggle, coil tapped

Antique Satin Violin MKPVASV

7 Patriot Decree shown in Honey Burst - MKPDHB PATRIOT DECREE

Like an edict carried across the land, the Patriot Decree is getting heard most everywhere. This model offers classic set-neck construction, gorgeous flame maple tops, quality TonePros® and Grover® hardware and highly tuned PAF Plus™ humbucking pickups. Spread the word. Construction: Set-neck Body: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Top: Flame or figured Maple (except black) Fretboard: Rosewood Frets: 22 medium jumbo 3 Scale: 24 /4" Inlay: Bones Bridge: TonePros® Tune-O-Matic Tuners: Grover® Pickups: Michael Kelly PAF-PlusTM Controls: 2 tones, 2 volumes, 1 three-way toggle, coil tapped

"Full and lively, with just the right amount of assertive rudeness... the Patriot rings long, loud and proud." – Guitar Player

Rosewood fretboard

Set-neck construction

Deeply arched top

Michael Kelly PAF-PlusTM pickups

Tune-O-Matic style bridge

String-through the body design for increased string to body vibration transfer

Cherry Sunburst Black flame maple MKPDBK MKPDCSB

Honey Burst Blood Red Black Vapor flame maple flame maple figured maple MKPDHB MKPDBRD MKPDBKV PATRIOT STANDARD

The Patriot Standard offers Michael Kelly tone, touch and style at a price that is downright affordable. Features include maple set–neck construction, vintage-voiced humbucking pickups and a rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets. Classic guitar tones are spoken here.

Construction: Set-neck Body: Basswood Neck: Maple Fretboard: Rosewood Frets: 22 medium jumbo Scale: 243/4" Inlay: Bones Bridge: Tune-O-Matic/Stop Bar Tuners: Diecast Pickups: Michael Kelly "Vintage Voiced" Humbuckers Controls: 1 tone, 1 volume, 1 three-way toggle

Black Honey Burst MKPSTBK MKPSTHB

10 If you’ve ever dreamed about getting screaming electric guitar and sweet acoustic sounds from the same instrument, it is now possible with the Hybrid Special from Michael Kelly. The Hybrid Special is the perfect stage and studio instrument because it can instantly switch from a full, natural acoustic guitar sound to a ripping electric guitar tone! Taking the concept even further, it can also blend these separate tones to create endless variations. Imagine playing a gig while your audience looks for the “other guitar player!”

When using a Y cable, the Hybrid Special can send a signal from its acoustic pickup to one amplifier and its electric guitar signal to another amp to dial in each sound. You can also run directly into two channels of a mixing board for live or studio applications to tailor the different tones as desired. Or you can just keep it simple by running the Hybrid Special into any guitar amp using a standard guitar cable.

Choose from three attractive finish options. Construction: Set-neck Body: Carved and chambered mahogany Top: Quilt maple, spalted maple or cedar Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Frets: 22 medium jumbo 3 Scale: 24 ⁄4" Bridge: Michael Kelly rosewood Tuners: Grover® Pickups: Rockfield® SWCTM, Fishman® Sonicore Electronics: Fishman® PowerchipTM plus 1 tone, 1 volume, 1 push-pull pot

Magnetic pickup selector switch

Rockfield® SWCTM pickups direct mounted, coil tapped

Magnetic pickup volume and push-pull pot for magnetic pickups

Acoustic pickup volume / blend Magnetic pickup tone control

Acoustic / blend / magnetic selector switch

Natural Cedar Spalted Maple Quilt Honey Burst MKHYSC MKHYSS MKHYSQHB NostalgiaTM 2 shown in Natural - N2

NOSTALGIATM 5012S NOSTALGIATM 50SCE NOSTALGIATM 50S

Natural The NostalgiaTM Natural Natural N5012S 50SCE is equipped with N50SCE N50S a Fishman® Presys+TM preamp system

There’s something magical about the look The NostalgiaTM 50SCE is crafted with East To talk about NostalgiaTM 50 guitars, you just and sound of a great 12-string guitar. From Indian rosewood sides, a three-piece East have to discuss the wood. These dreadnought its three-piece East Indian rosewood and Indian rosewood and mahogany back and beauties are crafted with East Indian mahogany back to its solid Sitka Spruce a solid Sitka spruce top that is used for its rosewood sides. The three-piece backs feature top, ebony bridge and Herringbone binding, responsive resonance. This cutaway model both East Indian rosewood and mahogany. the NostalgiaTM 5012S looks amazing. And adds a Fishman® Presys+ TM preamp with Solid Sitka spruce is used for the top for its volume, phase, multiple tone controls and a just wait until you hear those 12 strings responsive resonance. built in tuner. resonating together on a Gsus4 chord. Construction: Dovetail Construction: Dovetail Construction: Dovetail Style: Dreadnought Style: Dreadnought Style: Dreadnought Back: 3-piece East Indian Back: 3-piece East Indian Back: 3-piece East Indian Rosewood/Mahogany Rosewood/Mahogany Rosewood/Mahogany Sides: East Indian Rosewood Sides: East Indian Rosewood Sides: East Indian Rosewood Top: Solid Sitka Spruce Top: Solid Sitka Spruce Top: Solid Sitka Spruce Neck: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Fretboard: Rosewood Bridge: Michael Kelly Ebony Fretboard: Rosewood ® Bridge: Michael Kelly Ebony Bridge: Michael Kelly Ebony Tuners: Grover Butter Bean Tuners: Grover® Butter Bean Tuners: Grover® Butter Bean Special: Herringbone binding Electronics: Fishman® Presys+TM preamp system

14 NOSTALGIATM 10CE NOSTALGIATM 15CE

Black N15CEBK

Tobacco Natural Sunburst N10CE N10CETSB

Natural N15CE

Cedar N10CEC

Cedar N15CEC Some guitars just seem to have it all and

TM the N15CE is one of them. Your choice The Nostalgia 10CE provides all of the volume and of attractive spruce or cedar tops, with projection that you would expect from a full-sized beautiful, multi-ply abalone binding on the dreadnought guitar but with a convenient cutaway for body, headstock and sound hole rosette, as upper fret access. Features include mahogany back and well as a built in Fishman® Isys+TM pre amp. sides and your choice of attractive spruce or cedar tops. A Fishman® Isys+TM preamp provides volume, bass, Construction: Dovetail treble and phase controls plus a built-in tuner. Style: Arena Cutaway Back: Mahogany Construction: Dovetail Sides: Mahogany Style: Cutaway The NostalgiaTM Top: Spruce Back: Mahogany (Cedar on N15CEC) Sides: Mahogany 15CE and 10CE are both ® Neck: Mahogany Top: Spruce equipped with a Fishman TM Fretboard: Rosewood (Cedar on N10CEC) Isys+ preamp system Bridge: Michael Kelly rosewood Neck: Mahogany Tuners: Die-cast Fretboard: Rosewood Electronics: Fishman® Isys+TM Bridge: Michael Kelly rosewood preamp system Tuners: Die-cast ® TM Special: Abalone binding on Electronics: Fishman Isys+ body, headstock and preamp system sound hole rosette

15 NOSTALGIATM F2C NOSTALGIATM F2 NOSTALGIATM 2

NostalgiaTM F2C, F2 and 2 come with a fitted hard case

NostalgiaTM F2C Natural Natural Natural equipped NF2C NF2 N2

Just like when Dylan "went electric" at Newport, there are times you simply have Slightly smaller than the N2's dreadnought Like a pair of old slippers, the NostalgiaTM to plug in - and now you can, thanks to the TM ® TM design, the folk body design of the 2 just feels right. And when you're that Nostalgia F2C's built-in Fishman Isys+ NostalgiaTM F2 is a great choice for finger- comfortable, you know that good music will pre amp system. A graceful folk cutaway style players or anyone seeking a balanced result. The model N2 is a classic, full-size body is complete with a rich, balanced tone clear tone with good definition. Comfortable dreadnought guitar, made with mahogany back and sides and a laminated spruce that will put a smile on any picker's face. to hold and play, the NF2 is built with Fitted hardshell case is included. top. Features include a dovetail neck joint mahogany back and sides, a laminated spruce for long-term stability, a bound rosewood Construction: Dovetail top and a bound rosewood fingerboard. Fitted fingerboard and die-cast tuners. Fitted Style: Folk Cutaway hardshell case is included. hardshell case is included. Back: Mahogany Sides: Mahogany Construction: Dovetail Construction: Dovetail Top: Spruce Style: Folk Back: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Back: Mahogany Sides: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Sides: Mahogany Top: Spruce Bridge: Michael Kelly rosewood Top: Spruce Neck: Mahogany Tuners: Die-cast Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Electronics: Fishman® Isys+TM Fretboard: Rosewood Bridge: Michael Kelly rosewood preamp system Bridge: Michael Kelly rosewood Tuners: Die-cast Tuners: Die-cast

16 NostalgiaTM Heirloom

Michael Kelly is proud to announce the introduction of its first arched top jazz guitar and it’s first-class all the way. Solid flame maple is utilized for its back, sides and neck while solid spruce is used for the top. A lightly distressed finish – complete with small “dings” – gives it the worn-in look and feel of a guitar discovered in your grandfather’s attic! A single, suspended mini-humbucker provides a sparkling, warm voice that is a perfect match for this very special instrument. Construction: Set Neck Style: Arch Top Jazz Box Back: Solid flame Maple Sides: Solid flame Maple Top: Solid Spruce Neck: Flame Maple Fretboard: Ebony Bridge: Ebony with Ebony tailpiece Tuners: Die-cast Electronics: Suspended Mini Humbucker

Ebony fretboard

Suspended Mini Humbucker

Solid Spruce top

Solid flame Maple back and sides

Ebony bridge

Ebony tailpiece

NHLTAVS Distressed Antique Violin Satin Firefly shown in Sunburst - MKFF4SB

While other makers produce over-sized guitars with four strings and call them acoustic basses, Michael Kelly builds great acoustic basses designed from scratch for bass players. The Firefly is an affordable bass that provides great acoustic bass performance. A Fishman® Transparent Black MKAB preamp provides a clean, strong 4-string: MKFF4TBK signal to mixing boards or recording 5-string: MKFF5TBK systems. Construction: Dovetail Back/sides: Flame Maple Top: Spruce Neck: Mahogany Scale: 34" Sunburst Bracing: Standard 4-string: MKFF4SB Fretboard: Rosewood 5-string: MKFF5SB Inlay: Abalone and pearl Firefly w/mini dots Tuners: Die-cast Electronics: Fishman® MKAB preamp Special: Wood binding Natural 4-string: MKFF4N 5-string: MKFF5N

The Dragonfly has won over many bassists with its stellar craftsmanship and attention to detail. In addition to the intricate fingerboard inlay made of real abalone and pearl, the Dragonfly offers scalloped bracing, dovetail neck construction, Grover® tuners and a Fishman® MKAB preamp system that delivers pure, articulate tones to P.A. mixers and recording systems. Also available in fretless 4 and 5-string models. Construction: Dovetail Transparent Black Cherry Back/sides: Quilt Maple 4-string: MKDF4TBC Top: Quilt Maple 5-string: MKDF5TBC Neck: Mahogany 4-fretless: MKDF4FLTBC Scale: 34" Bracing: Scalloped Fretboard: Rosewood Inlay: Abalone and pearl dragonfly vine Tuners: Grover® Electronics: Fishman® MKAB preamp optimized for acoustic bass frequencies

Smoke Burst 4-string: MKDF4SB 5-string: MKDF5SB 4-fretless: MKDF4FLSB

20 club custom

Your Club Custom will surely capture the crowd’s eyes with its highly figured burled ash body and pearl and abalone club inlay. It’s also guaranteed to please the ear with its warm full tone, created in part by the solid cedar top and a Fishman® MKAB preamp system. The Club Custom will please the most discriminating bassists with its tone and performance. Construction: Dovetail Back/sides: Figured Ash Top: Solid Cedar Neck: Mahogany Bracing: Standard Fretboard: Rosewood Inlay: Abalone and pearl Club w/mini dots Tuners: Grover® Electronics: Fishman® MKAB preamp Special: Wood binding

Grover® tuners

Abalone and pearl Club and mini dots inlay

Rosewood fretboard

Fishman® MKAB preamp optimized for acoustic bass frequencies

Wood binding

Abalone sound hole rosette

Solid Cedar top

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Front Cover: Patriot Premium in Tiger's Eye

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