Michael Kelly celebrates 10 years of Hybrid Special with limited-edition electric guitar

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Electric, acoustic and hybrid tones, with humbucker or single coil sounds

Michael Kelly Guitars is commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Hybrid Special with a new limited-edition electric guitar.

The limited model features a specially designed burl burst finish on the figured burl maple top, as well as gold hardware, but the guitar's three-way switch - that changes from electric to acoustic and hybrid mix tones - remains intact.

Michael Kelly's Great 8 Mod is also onboard, allowing players to get humbucker or single coil sounds from each pickup, adding up to eight passive tones.

Only 210 of the guitars will be made - see Michael Kelly Guitars for more details.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.