Body: Single cutaway, tone chambered, hollow body acoustic type, with special feedback-resistant bracing. Parabolic arched maple back, maple sides, 3-ply curly maple top
The K161 Kay Thin Twin Electric Guitar was originally introduced in 1952 and was known as the “]immy Reed" or "Howlin' Wolf" model. The Thin Twin was the first guitar to be able to create that unique blues sound from the special interior Kay bracing which made this instrument a favorite among blues players and both emerging and famous rockers of the 50's and 60's. The name "Thin Twin" referred to the two blade pickups, providing a clean, sharp biting sustaining sound unlike any instrument made.The Thin Twin's hollow body chamber parallel bracing produces that "Gutsy-Bluesy-Raw" sound, creating a clean natural distortion without feedback.
