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Kentucky
Description
The Kentucky KM-300E Electric Mandolin has a style and sound all its own. Its modified F-style basswood body, bound maple neck with a radiused rosewood fretboard and adjustable truss rod ensures it will be a hit with any musician looking to add a new dimension to their playing style.
Kentucky KM-300E Electric Mandolin Sunburst
Kentucky KM-300E Electric Mandolin Sunburst
Features
  • Modified F-style body shape made of basswood
  • Bound maple neck with a radiused rosewood fretboard and adjustable truss rod
  • Inlayed mother-of-pearl Kentucky logo and dot fret position markers
  • 3-ply tortoise pickguard
  • Nickel-plated brass Deco-style tailpiece (accepts both ball end and loop end strings)
  • Adjustable rosewood bridge with bone compensated bone cap
  • Chrome-plated volume and tone control knobs
  • Lipstick style neck position pick-up
  • Chrome plated mini Schaller-style tuners
  • Vintage style ivory body binding
  • 2 Color, high gloss tobacco sunburst
  • Nut width: 1-1/8"
  • Scale length: 13-3/4"
  • Fretboard width @ 12th fret: 1-3/8"
  • String spacing at bridge: 1-7/16"
  • String gauges: 1st .11 2nd .16 3rd .26w 4th 36w
  • Fretboard Radius: 7
  • Shop adjusted
Reviews

5

5 Reviews

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

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Best Uses
  1. Practicing4
  2. Concerts2
  3. Back-Up1
  4. In a bluegrass band and adds great sound!1
Cons
  1. Buyer should replace strings and set up1
  2. No Cons1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced3
  2. Novice2
Pros
  1. Good Tone5
  2. Well Built / Quality2
  3. Consistent1
  4. Long Life1
  5. Right-sized1

Reviewed by 5 customers

  • Plays like a dream.

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byAmy S

    fromAsheville, NC

    Practicing. Playing small gigs. Great intonation all the way up the neck. Sounds great with added chorus & distortion pedal. Gig bag is incredible.

  • Beautiful and powerful

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byCecily, B

    fromMinneapolis, MN

    Once I replaced the strings with D'Didarrio J62, light guage and adjusted the bridge height, the mandolin sounds great!

  • Great Quality

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byDean

    fromGeorgia

    I had purchased a used one from GC that arrived damaged. Unfortunately they hung it up on the wall and relisted it as Great Condition. Two instruments in a row I have purchased and have to give them back as being in not Great condition but rather poor. But I wanted a KM-300E bad so purchased it with a coupon. Beautiful and fun to play with. PLEASE Note it comes with a deluxe gig bag as stated on the manufacturers website. Two sources at GC stated it did not come with a bag. They were WRONG. I had more accomplish musicians look at it and they were amazed at the quality of the instrument. From the bone nut and bridge and beautiful fret work were the comments I heard from them.

  • Beautiful and set up straight out of box

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byDean

    fromAtlanta

    Comes with kentucky gig bag in spite of GC online and in store saying no. Tried buying a used one from GC and ot arrived damaged.

  • I would recommend to another mandolin player.

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byMandolin Nut

    fromNew Jersey

    Great addition to my acoustic mandolins.

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  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byDean

    fromGeorgia

    The manufacturer's website indicates that the mandolin comes with a "Kentucky Logo ProTour BV-2012 A & F-Model Mandolin Gig Bag". Is the bag included in GC's offer?

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    This model does not come with a gig bag

  • submitted7 years ago

    asked byDanville road

    fromHot springs village Arkansas

    How is this tuned ?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    It is tuned in pairs, so it's G-G-D-D-A-A-E-E

  • submitted7 years ago

    asked byR. Cain

    fromNew York, NY

    what's a good (inexpensive) amp to use with this mandolin?

    Open Reply -
    I would recommend either the Fender Acoustasonic 15 Acoustic Combo Amp or the Acoustic A15V 15W 1x6.5 Acoustic Combo Amp.