The Kent trademark was used on a full line of acoustic and solid body electric guitars, banjos, and mandolins imported into the U.S. market during the 1960s. Some of the earlier Kent guitars were built in Japan by either the Teisco company or Guyatone, but the quality level at this time is down at the entry or student level. The majority of the models were built in Korea (source: Walter Murray, Frankenstein Fretworks; and Michael Wright, Guitar Stories, Volume One). The address for Kent Guitars (as distributed by Buegeleisen & Jacobson) during the 1960s was 5 Union Square, New York (New York 10003).
Instruments previously produced in Korea and Japan circa 1960s. Distributed in the U.S. by Buegeleisen & Jacobson of New York, NY; Maxwell Meyers in TX; Southland Musical Merchandise Corporation in NC; and Harris Fandel Corporation in MA.

KENT Electric Guitars Models

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KENT 531

- slightly offset double cutaway body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays, Strat-style headstock with black overlay and Kent logo, six-on-one-side tuners with white buttons, white plastic adj. bridge, t...

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KENT 832 BASS

- semi-acoustic maple body, 30.5 in. scale, 23-fret rosewood fingerboard, 2-per-side tuners, roller bridge, 2 Kent pickups, volume/tone controls, pickup selector switch, length 45.75 in., body width 19 in., body depth 1.625 in., mfg. circa...

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KENT 633

- slightly offset double cutaway body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays, Strat-style headstock with black overlay and Kent logo, six-on-one-side tuners with white buttons, white plastic adj. bridge, t...

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KENT 690

- offset double cutaway solid body, 17-fret bolt-on neck with black plastic binding, vertical rectangular position markers, 6-on-a-side tuners, 4 single coil pickups, chrome pickguard, 6 rocker switches for pickup control, 2 roller dials fo...

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KENT 830

- maple top/back/sides, 24.75 in. scale, 23-fret rosewood fingerboard, 3-per-side tuners, roller bridge, 2 Kent pickups, volume/tone controls, pickup selector switch, available in Sunburst finish, length 42.5 in., body width 15.625 in., bod...

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KENT 831 12-STRING

- maple top/back/sides, round soundhole, 24.75 in. scale, 23-fret rosewood fingerboard, roller bridge, 6-per-side tuners, 2 pickups, volume/tone controls, pickup selector switch, length 42.5 in., body width 15.625 in., body thickness 1.625...