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Michael Kelly Guitars and Rockfield Pickups Team Up for 2009

Michael Kelly Hex Deluxe and Vex Deluxe will now come with Rockfield Black Betty humbuckers.

Hebron, KY (January 8, 2009) -- Michael Kelly Guitar Company has announced new versions of its popular Hex Deluxe and Vex Deluxe double cutaway models. The featured upgrade for 2009 is the addition of a scorching new set of active pickups. The Deluxe twins are the first guitars on the market to come equipped with Rockfield Pickups' new Black Betty active humbuckers. ā€œConsumers were asking us for a specific tone and performance level for the modern music environment,"Ā explained Tracy Hoeft, the companyā€™s founder.Ā "When Todd Rockfield shared these new pickups with us, we instantly knew that these exactly matched what our users had been asking for.ā€

Hex Deluxe

Another key feature on the Hex Deluxe and Vex Deluxe is their set-thru-body construction. This construction provides the great tone of a set-neck instrument with the added access provided by a neck-through-body construction. Both of the Deluxe models have 24 frets, a custom inlay design, Grover tuners and exotic wood options. The Hex Deluxe boasts an original Floyd Rose tremolo while the Vex Deluxe has a string-through body design and a fully carved top


Vex Deluxe

Michael Kelly Guitars
Rockfield Pickups

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Photo by Emma Wannie/MSGE

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