A Kay Truetone "Speed Demon" Archtop from the late 1950s/early 1960s - probably a 1959 model.. This guitar is a classic jazz style thinline archtop from the Kay Guitar Company. It has a Thin-Lite neck with adjustable truss rod. It has a fully arched spruce top and curly maple back, with a rosewood fingerboard. It dimensions are 1 3/4 "thick and 401/4x 15" wide body. The name "Speed Demon" refers to the guitar's thinner neck styling (for Kay), designed to make for a faster action. The pick ups on this guitar are powerful single coils that are a bar magnet under the strings.
This guitar is a good playing instrument with classic tones. All in good condition .