Knaggs’ new Kenai-J is a highly customizable single-cut
Various pickup configurations, pickguards and finishes highlight the company’s newest solid body model

Knaggs has launched the Kenai-J, a new single-cut solid body electric guitar model with customizable options.
The Kenai-J boasts a flat mahogany body with a semi-gloss finish, mahogany set-in neck and 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. There’s also a TonePros wraparound tailpiece, vintage-style three-on-a-side Kluson tuners, bone nut and 24.75-inch scale length.
When it comes to pickups, the Kenai-J offers a slew of choices, including two P90 soapbars, two humbuckers, or a single dog-ear P90 or humbucker at the bridge. Controls are a single volume and tone knob and, on two-pickup versions, a three-way toggle.
There’s also four pickguards options – black, parchment, tortoise and white – and numerous finishes, including Tobacco BlackBurst, Crème, Olive Drab, Ferrari Red, TV Yellow, Black, Sonic Blue and Pink.
The Kenai-J is offered for $3,650, with an upcharge of $525 for relic gloss finish models.
For more information, head to Knaggs Guitars.
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