Kay Vintage Reissue LLC has released 4 models original produced in the 1950’s for Jazz and Blues Players.
The models are K161V-Thin Twin Electric Guitar, K775V Jazz II Electric Guitar, K162V Pro Electronic Bass Guitar and K5970V Jazz Special Electric Bass Guitar. Soon to release 3 Barney Kessel Signature models.

Kay Vintage Reissue LLC, has reissued the popular electric Jazz and Blues guitars and basses as used by Jimmy Reed and Howlin Wolf.
One of the best known Kay electric guitars during the 1950s was the K-161 "Thin Twin", most visibly used by blues artist Jimmy Reed. This instrument debuted in 1952, and featured a single cutaway body, a distinctive tortoiseshell pickguard, and a pair of thin blade-style pickups that gave the guitar its name. Kay used this type of pickups on various Kay electrics dating back to the 1940s.

Also in 1952, Kay introduced the matching K-162 "Electronic" Bass, which was the first commercially available thinline-hollowbody electric bass guitar. Due to the use of K-162 by a bassist of Howlin’ Wolf, Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon, it is commonly known as the "Howlin Wolf" bass. These instruments are believed to be the first semi-hollow electrics (i.e., thinline-hollowbody electric with solid center-block), predating the Gibson ES-335 by six years. Their unique design featured a flat top with no f-holes, a free-floating arched back, and two braces running along the top. The result was an semi-acoustic instrument that was feedback-resistant while retaining natural acoustic resonances.

Kay also manufactured versions of the Thin Twin guitar under the Silvertone (Sears) and Old Kraftsman (Spiegel) brands.