Klos guitar updated website?

[sirwhale]

I know we've spoken about these guitars before, but this came up on my facebook page:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lm7Q4K77qI

The video review seems to be from September.
Specs are now on the website too http://www.klosguitars.com/guitars :

HIGHLIGHT SPECS

• Body Style: Mini Dreadnought
• Side & Back Material: Carbon Fiber Composite
• Top Material: Carbon Fiber Sandwhich Panel
• Scale Length: 24 3/4"
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Number of Frets: 19"
• Body Length: 15”
• Body Width: 11.5”
• Body Depth Rear: 3.5”
• Guitar Weight: 2.85 lbs (1.29 Kg)
• Nut & Saddle Material: Bone

• Case: Soft Shell Gig Bag, 10 mm foam
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 11/16”
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/16”
• Fingerboard Width at 19th Fret: 2 3/16”
• Fingerboard Radius: 12 1/2”
• Fingerboard Style: Traditional Acoustic
• Type of Neck Join: Detachable Electic Guitar Style
• Neck Cross Section Shape: Standard Flat Oval
• Truss Rod: Steel w/ 4mm Hex Wrench

• Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8”
• Saddle Radius: 12 1/2“
• String Gauges: 11 Gauge Super light (.011” - .052”)

[fazool]

I like the concept of the Klos guitar but I would rather see a little more break angle over the nut and I htink they should have used threaded inserts and machine screws for the neck joint. If its a removable neck, those wood screw holes will get loose after many removals.

[ac]

Good observation about the removable neck and the screws. Maybe there is more information on how it assembles somewhere, but I didn't see anything on their KickStarter site or web site.

If they are machine screws into metal inserts mounted in carbon fiber or something very solid--it should retain it's strength and repeatability very well without worries, I think. It would be good to see how it works.

For 11.5 inch body width, it's a fairly balanced sound, better than you would expect for so small.

Original Kickstarter price was about $400, but now is $600. For traveling, the body is the most likley thing to get cracked or broken--so this would be a step up over wood and the removable neck would make a small package too.

The next closest thing would be Journey. At $1200, it's twice as much, but there is zero wood, ergonomic shaping everywhere (very important to me), a neck removal that requires no tools ever, an undersaddle pickup, and a clever bag that protects everything when it's packed to travel. It costs more, but you get more.

Is it worth twice as much more? For many it is. For me, the extra features Journey offers make a big difference.

For others, the Klos will be attractive enough and the extra Journey features simply are not that important to them. The Klos seems to be a very nice guitar for what it offers at that price.

[sirwhale]

I too was surprised by the sound - wasn't expecting much to be honest. The thin layer carbon fibre sandwich over "foam" sounds interesting.

Short scale too. For travelling, I think it should go down to 24". My Faith parlour is 24", I have 13s on it and it's great.

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

I would have loved to see Tony demo the removal of the neck.

[jkwrpc]

Per Klos

. A bolt-on neck is easily detachable by design and though we don’t recommend taking the KLOS guitar neck off often, it’s a quick and easy solution when you have to travel overseas, or need to fit the guitar in a suitcase (DIY video coming soon!).

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

Originally Posted by jkwrpc

Per Klos

. A bolt-on neck is easily detachable by design and though we don’t recommend taking the KLOS guitar neck off often, it’s a quick and easy solution when you have to travel overseas, or need to fit the guitar in a suitcase (DIY video coming soon!).

Honestly, I didn't bother reading through the website, seems the KLOS should not be considered a take-down guitar, anymore than a Baby Taylor, or a Fender Stratocaster should be considered one. Still kind of cool though.