Michael Kelly Patriot Guitar Deep Dive Series
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There are no longer exceptions - guitar quality has gotten so good across the board that you can't really fault anyone for buying a sub-$1000 guitar and not think it's going to be gig-worthy. Michael Kelly, Vintage, the entire PRS SE line...it's just a good time to be a guitar player.
Take a 100$ guitar give it good setup, no mods, and it will be gig worthy.
I just picked up a Patriot Standard. I've been a Les Paul guy most of my life, and I'm more than happy to have that Michael Kelly with a real maple cap. Great guitar, no complaints yet.
I have a Patriot Custom, 2 Patriot Standards, & 2 Patriot Vintage. Huge bang for buck & I love ‘em.
I own 5 Michael Kelly guitars and love them all. Great bang for the buck.
I played in a "Rock Band" type band for our Seafood Festival back in 2005. I was 45 and the bass and drummer were from my wife's middle school class.
My bass player had his dad's Kelly LP type guitar that I played and it was better than my prehistoric LP .
Great guitar and I did try to buy it after the gig. But no sale.
We played this gig three years in a row.
Great experience.
I've owned 5 MK's, now down to 3. Love 'em. On gigs and at home, a go -to guitar all the time. Thanks for the review.
I also own 4 of these guitars. They are fantastic. I could not be happier with them all. I only changed pickups in the CC50. I put Greg Koch signature Fishman pickups in it. It’s killer in it. The bang you get for the buck is unbelievable. I have a double Duncan 1950’s that just screams. The company doesn’t get much attention, which is a shame. I’m glad you are highlighting them. Also, each one of mine have been almost perfectly set up and the intonation has been almost perfect too. Frets are great too.
I've owned a Michael Kelly Patriot Custom in the past. I loved it. It did not have Seymour Duncan's in it. It had some other brand of pickups in it that supplied Michael Kelly at the time. I believe they were Rockfield pickups. Also, I believe mine was made in Korea. I got mine in in about 2008 or so.
I am a fan of the Rockfield pickups 🤘
I have the MK Custom Valor from that same year. It's a double cutaway...it looks like they were trying to make something close to a PRS McCarty...from back in the 2000's though. I had a 2001 PRS McCarty Soapbar but I just couldn't get along with that neck. And they were using regular Seymour Duncan P90's anyway, so I just bought a few of the, then newer, SE PRS Soapbar guitars from Korea, an Se One and also a Korina SE One. I Put Lollar P90's and Lindy Fralin P90's in them. I loved those SE One Korina and I remember a vintage cherry singlecut with 2 Soapbars I had, and it might've been a short scale too. I put cream covers on them but kept the stock P90's cause they sounded so good.
I THINK MY POINT IS THAT I REALLY WISH THEY'D BRING THOSE SOAPBAR MODELS BACK! MAYBE IN A SATIN, LIKE THE NEW SE CE24 Standards...
The first neck humbucker tone was amazing, super boomy yet clear as a whistle, i love it.
Sorry Phil those Grover tuners have "Keystone" shaped tuning keys not "Imperial". The Imperials are much larger and art deco styled.
I know now what guitar I'm buying next. M. K. Tele style! Great review! Thanks!
Hi Phil, I have said it before but I absolutely love these extended deep dives. They are thorough and comprehensive. This sounds like a great guitar for the price. One positive, it looks great and is lightweight. Thanks and cheers ✌️🎸
I own the Patriot model just below this one (rockfield pickups rather than Duncan) and push-pull coil split....same scorched quilted maple top but standard body thickness. Beautiful looking and sounding guitar. There are about 4 different models of the Patriot plus a couple of special custom models from $399 - $1200+. I think they all complete well within their price range against the higher end brands.
Thank you Phil, been looking at Michael Kelly’s for awhile. Really Appreciate the honest review’s you always give.
I'm excited to check these out. I like experiencing off-the-beaten-path brands. I have 19 different brands in my collection, I love this stuff!
Great review Phil! When I pick one of these from you I always know that I will be informed. You have a great style of natural presentation. Thanks again!!!
Excellent review! Thank you Phillip.
I've been watching your videos for a few years now. You have gotten WAY better at playing guitar. Nice review!
These seem like great guitars and Phil, I love how you get banjo sounds out of your fret checks. 😂
Must be a new pedal. Lol
They are, at least the one I owned in 2009 was. It had a black satin finish and Rockfield pickups. It was made in Korea. It played better than an Epiphone. I'd have kept it, except at the time, I'd never owned a Gibson LP Standard and I really wanted one. So I sold it off to get some extra money.
@DavidHBurkart If you actually liked the banjo tune, look into "The Wailin' Jennys". They are a wonderful group of ladies that hail from Canada, and have put out several albums over the years. I believe the clip that Phil used may be from one of their songs.
I'd buy one of these. Thanks for the review.
Very nice, will check these out!
I am up to three Michael Kelly guitars. I have two of the Patriots. One is the Insinct with the Rockfields. One is a Patriot Decree OP with their PAFs. Which are really great. The last is a Tele style 53 Quad Mod. All three are absolutely fantastic. Out my collection, they are my absolute favorites.
I have an LTD Xtone PS-1000 with a similar neck joint. It feels great when playing but the “handshake” can be a little hard to hold because it’s so smooth. I think of your “handshake and hold it” every time I pick it up.
Great demo! Will consider adding one to my crew.
I have a Michael Kelly 50's mod shop with Seymour Duncan pickups and 4 way switching ,incredible value for a great guitar . Great show by the way , have just subscribed and I am glad I did
Another quality review of a great guitar. Love MK products
I’ve always been interested in these, they look beautiful. Obviously cheaply built, but never seen one in person. Looking forward to this video.
They sounded gorgeous. Can’t remember anything from the last 6 months of you playing that sounded this badass
Never heard of them but seems very nice,
Great guitars great review as always
Good price. Great look. Sounds great. Definitely something to have on your radar. Great video as always.
And I agre 20:09 e with the cat who said Phil's playing has improved a lot. He's developed a very nice touch,
a sign of lots of playing in the bedroom late at night
I agree. But also, the TONE of Phil’s setup is the best of any of the many guitar channels I subscribe to. He really has it dialed in beautifully!
Nice to see MK getting some love. I've got 3 of their guitars (a Tele, an acoustic, and a Patriot) and they've all been great - especially for the price ($400ish each). The Patriot is my #1 go to guitar for soloing, beating out my USA PRS, Am Std. Strat, and my '94 Carvin DC400.
Although your podcasts are not for me I really enjoy these deep dives. Thank you so much for your awesome content.
A friend brought one to a session for me to check out and I really liked it . Well made for the price for sure .
Great review once again Phil, good alternative to an Epi for sure. Cheers from Oz.
Glad you enjoyed it
I am kind of limited in that I am left handed and have to have guitars made for me. I bought an Epiphone SG 400 Pro left handed off the shelf. I was surprised. After a few years I decided to upgrade it. I bought Seymore Duncan Hot Rodded Humbukers, had the Pots and resisters put together at a company in Nashville. I now call it the Red Growler. Great guitar, with a long neck.
Thanks Philip. Great guitars and i really liked the explanation of different kinds of neck thicknesses compared with PRS models. And i know now why too chunky necks don't fit my smaller hands.
And of course that's the main reason why i prefer to play on thinner, narrower necks for quick finger moves on the left hand. Excellent choice of pups as well i think. Beautiful looking! ♥♥
I’ve owned the Michael Kelly Patriot Instinct Bold Custom in Partial Eclipse for almost a year and I love it. Not one complaint about it at all.
Phil, never left a comment before, but really appreciate you checking out Michael Kelly. I own 4, love them all. All mine are made in South Korea, and I always thought they were excellent guitars for the money. Kinda sucks, they hold no money at all, but have to be one of the absolute best used guitar deals for a beginner that I know of. Again, thanks for highlighting this wonderful guitar! Hope to see more!
I had two Michael kelly lp style guitars back in around 2008 or so. A patriot glory and a patriot limited bubinga top. They were exceptionally nice guitars and very inexpensive, even at the time. Significantly less than any epiphone or prs se. If I recall they were made in Korea by WMI and came with Rockfield pickups. I definitely regret not keeping them but it would likely cost more to find them used now than it did to buy them new then.
That’s a beautiful guitar! And it sounds great! I’ve always wondered about them, and this video really moves them up the list. The better you play, the nicer the guitar seems! Funny how that works. You can’t go wrong with Duncan pickups. And last, but not least, the price is in the sweet spot. Certainly fair for the quality. And they make lefties, which always score extra points! Yep, she’s on the radar now!
I have 2003 Patriot Q. The binding has aged and yellowed beautifully. The action and neck is great. I have replaced the original pickups with a Gibson 498 and 500t. Also have a bone nut now. This is the one guitar I will not part with ever.
Michael Kelly have been making nice guitars for quite a while.
I owned a Patriot Standard about ten years ago. Played and sounded great. Sold in when I moved across the country and I still think about that guitar. MK is a solid brand.
I just grabbed the Michael Kelly Patriot with Bare Knuckle Mules a couple of months ago. Definitely enjoying it!
I like the blue fade alot. I have a few of their acoustic basses and am a big fan.
I used to have a patriot with p90s in it. Loved that guitar.
I sometimes put a SD Pearly Gates Brige pickup flipped around in the neck. I'll use a Custom, another PG, or something else in the bridge and wire them up to tripleshot mounting rings, which really give me alot of amazing and a different tones.
I have heard of these before, but never did any research to buy one. I have to say the fit & finish as well as the quality control is leaps and bounds better than the last Gibson I bought, and the MK sells for a lot less money ! I really love the fact that they are offering an affordable "Les Paul" style guitar that weighs less than 8 pounds, and took no shortcuts on hardware or materials. Plus it looks & sounds AWESOME !!
I own a Michael Kelly Patriot MOD collection with the Bare Knuckle (The Mule) pickups in it. Just love it. Great Value at all their price points.
I scored a Michael Kelly S type a few years ago..and it's awesome....at that time I believe they were made in the same factory as Schecters ..mine has a duncan humbucker in the bridge and 2 single coils with almost limitless sounds!!
Michael Kelly makes awesome affordable tele’s .
A lot of the appointments on this guitar reminds me of the ESP LTD-401 series, minus the actives, and with the coil splitting feature added.
I really like how the guitar sounds with the Seymour Duncans and split coil... guitar is nicely crafted..
Thank you.
Beautiful and high quality guitars, but I only play/purchase electrics with a Floyd Rose bridge. Did not see any for sale on their website available with a FR bridge. Great video, thanks for sharing!
This wasn't on my radar, but this guitar sounds fantastic. Love the two JB combo!
Certainly with guitars like this Michael Kelly is not worth maybe paying double or triple times the money on big names guitars. The craftsmanship is well above average, amazingly good for that price, superb manufacturing. Suited with SD pickups and a so versatile wiring, this guitar is a clear winner. It's a great take on a classic single cut electric.
I own a 2009 patriot custom
It’s a very nice instrument 👍👍
I've found that if I set the height of the neck pickup at 3/32" with the string touching the last fret I can adjust the bridge pickup to match output volume and then adjust each pickup position for equal output volume of high and low E strings.
That neck pickup (Humbucker) sounds so sweet.
Nice demo
My MK Patriot Patriot Custom plays so nice. My only qualm is it's a little heavy for this old dude.
I'm so happy this isn't a Harley Benton review. I saw the title and I was worried. To me - they are completely garbage instruments. This MK looks pretty nice though!
Sweet! Can’t believe I’ve never heard of this brand before. Love the neck spec’s. I’d definitely be switching out that neck JB for something PAF-ish.
Great review Phil! Interesting guitars, but they have almost zero resale value in my parts
I have a T type from them. These guitars are a great value and sound great. I can play it w/o an amp. Real nice resonance in the body.
The only thing i don't like are the mini toggles. They always come across cheap or like a slapdash mod.
I love Phil pointing at stuff with the chopsticks! 😂👍
omg that sounds amazing
That guitar is layer out like a dream.
They have this brand in my local guitar shop, but they all weigh a ton.
Interesting to see this one is a sensible weight.
A treble bleed on the neck pickup would be a helpful addition, as with that massive output the volume is going to be rolled back most of the time
Kind of off-topic I need to know how to ground a fender, telecaster neck pick up cover there’s no videos on UA-cam about it and thanks for your content. It has helped me out tremendously.
I like the center position Humbucker style 3:)
What did the relief and nut action measure? I mean to say, "it has relief" and "nut slot is perfect!" is a bit vague. These are easily measured. Nut action in particular is time and labor cost in the factory.
almost perfect. I'd want two tone knobs and one volume. Probably could rewire it myself.
If you don't mind my asking, what tuner are you using for intonation?
Michael Kelly Hybrid SpecialS Look Sweet! Gots ta git me one!
I bought one of these new (deep quilt finish with a dark gradation-part of the top of the line Custom Select Collection), several years ago, when they use to make them at World Music in South Korea. Mine came with a tusq nut, TonePros bridge, Grover locking tuners, a surprisingly great set of Rockfield pickups, push and pull tone controls. I had never heard of the brand, but I could tell it was a very high quality instrument. I believe I paid around $275-$300 +taxes at the the Sam Ash music store (the one near Madison Square Gardens). The quality of the guitar far exceeds the price and it still plays better than my Gibson Les Paul and weighs less. In fact it is stiil my favorite "Les Paul" (eat that Mark Agnesi).
Nice looking guitar, and the sounds are really outstanding, with a very useful selection of tone options. Well Done. 👍
Phil, do you prefer Shielding Paint, or Copper Tape?
I hope you do more videos like this. Thanks
Stainless steel provides the perfect balance of heat and corrosion resistance, whereas nickel delivers unique heat, electrical, and magnetic conductivity to specialty applications like model train tracks. I'm curious if the better conductivity it help full to over all pick up out put?
Can the string thru be converted to a stop tailpiece?
I have the Patriot Instinct Bold Custom in fade blue. It is an awesome guitar!
Ive wanted Kelly Tele with a rosewood fretboard for about a year now. How do I go about getting it?
Good job with the video. BTW, I like genuine Gibson Les Paul guitars the best with Kalamazoo Heritage guitars a close second.
Big time. If you don't want to break the bank and want to rock out, this is the one. Some of them are perfect right off of the wall. Sam Ash Stores have them mostly.
Nice!!
I prefer the individual mini Coil Split switches also....as long as the control layout isn't "cluttered" and not in your way.
The first 'nice' guitar I bought when getting back into guitars, was an LTD Phoenix made in Indonesia that blew me away with the quality. Modern machining is incredible.
Curious on what pedal you used to get the banjo sound when checking for dead frets 🤪😜😁 . Just goofing, killer deep dive as usual Phil
What is that squatty T-style over your right shoulder?
I have a Chinese made Patriot Decree, and it is a very nice guitar, especially since I got it for $50 at Goodwill!
I like MK for low cost intros to interesting ideas. Specifically, I have a superstrat with a compound radius neck and tons of switching options.
Might have to try these…
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I had a hybrid special for a bit. It came set up well I felt it was too idk muddy but it did a good clean tone. I was unsure if the top was a photo or wood. The neck had a good carve but a thick finish. I sold it to a country girl and hope it serves her well
I prefer CTS pots. Any thoughts?
Let's go!
One thing I hate about most mid priced modern guitars at the 700-1000 dollar or pounds mark is the lack of bag or case . PRS are to be applauded in this regards. Fender MIM used to come with a bag , but I may be wrong , but I think they have stopped that . Ok on a 200-400 dollar instrument , but at those prices , I'd want at least a half decent gig bag .
I hear you. Just bought a limited edition MIM HSS Fender strat for $1300 CAD (around $950 USD) and no bag or case. Long and McQuade (Canada’s closest version of Guitar Center) wouldn’t give any discount nor include even a cheap gig bag. Sign of things to come, I suppose.
Never should've got rid of mine...beautiful Korean one.