Re: kentucky
I own two Gibson's. One really old (1925) F4 and one relatively new (2001) F5 Sam Bush. Love them both for different reasons. Both play very differently (not going into sound and tone here). My first decent F5 was a mid/late 80s KM-1000 that I would still own if I didn't trade it in on my first Gibson (which I no longer have). The KM-1000 played more like the 1925 F4 neck-wise -- flat fretboard, small, flat fret wire. I love the feel. It was extremely easy to play -- and I have a couple clubs for hands. I also own a 1990 KM-DAWG that, while modeled after a Monteleone Grand Artist and has a radiused fretboard, it plays more like the 80's KM-1000 and 20's F4.
I can't speak for the newer Kentucky brand since I haven't picked one up, but I hear good things about them and if there build quality is *anything* close to the "vintage" Kentuckys (Kentuckies??), I wouldn't have a second thought about owning one.
As for my MAS, I don't think anything will cure that for more than a couple months! ALWAYS looking! :-)
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2012 Gibson F5 Master Model
2019 Northfield F5 Artist 5 Bar
2019 Northfield Arched Octave Maple
2020 Northfield F5 4.0
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