Jackson
USA Select Kelly KE2
ElectricKelly™
No ratings yet$4,200
From bridge to headstock, USA Select Series represent Jackson's top-line best. Nowhere else will you find U.S.-built production-model shred machines of such stellar design, peerless performance and superior craftsmanship, brought to life by the best luthiers and builders in the business. Of all Jackson's most acclaimed and beloved instrument families, the USA Select Series puts the best of Jackson's best in your hands. Premium features include an alder body, quartersawn eastern hard rock maple neck-thru-body, compound-radius ebony fingerboard, Seymour Duncan® humbucking pickups and Floyd Rose® Original tremolo.
Score
estimated from specs & owner reviews65
Overall / 100
Playability
75
Sound
68
Build
61
Value
56
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Jackson |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Body wood | Alder |
| Neck wood | Quartersawn Maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale length | 25.5" |
| Pickups | Seymour Duncan® Jazz™ SH-2N / Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB-4 |
| Body Finish | Gloss Polyester |
| Body shape | Kelly™ |
| Bridge | Floyd Rose® Original Double-Locking Tremolo |
| Bridge pickup | Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB-4 |
| Commodity Code | 9207901000 |
| Construction | Neck-Through-Body with Scarf Joint |
| Control Knobs | Dome-Style |
| Controls | Volume, Tone |
| Finish | Gloss Black |
| Fretboard radius | 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm) |
| Fret Size | Jumbo |
| Hardware Finish | Black |
| Headstock | Jackson® Pointed 6-In-Line |
| Headstock Binding | White |
| Neck Binding | White |
| Neck Finish | Gloss / Painted |
| Neck pickup | Seymour Duncan® Jazz™ SH-2N |
| Neck Plate | None |
| Nut | Floyd Rose® Original Locking |
| Nut width | 1.6875" (42.86 mm) |
| Orientation | Right-Hand |
| Pickguard | None |
| Position Inlays | Mother of Pearl Sharkfin |
| Product Name | USA Select Kelly™ KE2, Ebony Fingerboard, Gloss Black |
| Series | USA Select |
| Strap Buttons | Standard |
| String Nut | Floyd Rose® Original Locking |
| Switching | 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Switch Tip | Black |
| Tremolo Arm | Floyd Rose® Original |
| Truss rod | Dual-Action |
| Truss Rod Nut | Truss Rod Adjustment at Nut |
| Tuners | Jackson® Sealed Die-Cast |
| Street price | $4,200 |