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Kay Style Leader

Kay Style Leader

$139.95 to $806.00 Price Tier: Budget

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Zac Sokolow

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Page last updated Jul 25, 2026

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We compare 600+ stores and found this item at 2 stores. Prices updated July 24, 2026.

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5.0 (3)

$139.95 9 available Used

Chicago Music Exchange

$806.00

Average Price: $140

Budget/Beginner

$500

$1201+

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In the Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars category, Kay Style Leader is priced in the Budget/Beginner range. This is great gear to get started with or for creators on a budget.

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Trash or Treasure: Kay K6868 Style Leader - Premier Guitar

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A cool slice of budget-guitar history, but hardly a hidden gold mine. Premier Guitar pegs the Kay K6868 Style Leader as a charming late-’60s student-grade archtop with nostalgic appeal, a laminated “crack-proof” maple body, and the kind of old-school vibe that can still tug at players who learned on one. The catch: Kay’s mass-production roots mean most examples are low-value and largely unexciting to collectors, and this one’s neck damage, body cracks, and missing pickguard drag it to the bottom of an already modest $200–$400 range. In other words, more sentimental treasure than financial one.

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See how Zac Sokolow uses Kay Style Leader

Zac Sokolow

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LA LOM

Source: Premier Guitar

Color/Finish: Sunburst Year: 1960

In Premier Guitar’s "Rig Rundown" of LA LOM, John Bohlinger shows Zac Sokolow’s 1960 Kay Style Leader, noting that each of the three pickups has its own volume and tone control and that the body has been mostly routed out, giving it the resonance and darkness of a semi-hollowbody.

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