#782 BSR5TN-CM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 4A Crotch Walnut Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highely Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Black |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#813 BSR5EG-QNX |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 5A Quilted Maple Top & Back (7pc.) |
BODY CORE | African Mahogany |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#816 BB5EG-GM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Cocobolo Top & Back (7pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highely Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#811 BSR5EG-EH |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Macassar Ebony Top & Walnut Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Bolivian Mahogany |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Black |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#619 BT4TNV-CM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shudua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 4A Crotch Walnut Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#586 BSR6GN-FM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Bubinga w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | AAA Claro Walnut Top & Back (3pc.) |
BODY CORE | Figured Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#587 BSR6MS-WM |
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NECK | 3pc. Aged Hardrock Maple w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Morado with M.O.P. Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | AA Claro Walnut Top & Back (3pc.) |
BODY CORE | Figured Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#588 BSR6MW-WM |
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NECK | 3pc. Aged Hardrock Maple w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Morado with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | AA+ Claro Walnut Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Figured Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel/Tap Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#693 BSR5MS-TW |
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NECK | 3pc. Aged Hardrock Maple w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Morado with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Tiger Maple Top & Back (3pc.) |
BODY CORE | Virginia Walnut |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Black |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#752 BSR5TN-CM 通常Black Tigerでは、4A Topまでの材を使用していますが、5Aと評するに十分な美しく品のあるCrotch Walnutが使われています。 お世辞にも良いとは言えない経済状況では、様々なものが削減の対象になり、例えば、メーカーによっては、価格を下げるのと同時に品質を落とすことや、品質自体を落とし、価格を維持するなど様々な方法で対処しています。 しかし、このBlack Tigerは、Ken Smithの、悪い状況だからこそ最善を尽くし、最高のものを弾き手に届けたいという強い姿勢を感じ、本当に優れた楽器や、楽器作りとはどういうものかを雄弁に語っているようです。 低域のレスポンスや、ローエンドの力強さは勿論、時代や価値観が変わっても間違いなく生き続けることのできる要素をふんだんに備えている楽器です。 |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 4A Crotch Walnut Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highly Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#832 BSR4GN-KM Ken Smithという楽器の特徴を端的に表している言葉は、強烈なバランス感覚と長い時間使っていく上でもっと重要な安定性に満ちていることですが、この4GNもKoaという素晴らしいTone Woodによって、より一層高いレベルにそれらの要素が引き上げられています。 Koaという材の特徴は、プレーンであることにつき、あたかもこの楽器がTiger MapleのSolid Bodyで組み上げられているかのような錯覚を覚えさせますが、両者を弾き比べてみれば、"それがより一層そうである"と感じさせてくれることがすぐに分かるものであり、Core材のMahoganyがTop材の特徴を最も引き出すのだとすれば、KoaはTop材の中で最も親和性に優れたものであると言えるでしょう。 |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Koa Top & Back (3pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highly Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#834 BSR5GNW-DN 良質の材料を用いることは絶対条件ですが、それだけでは決して得られることの無い、高い製作技術や練り込まれたコンセプト、そして行き届いたセットアップなどが融合することによって生じる、パスタでいうところのアルデンテに例えられる弾き心地とトーンを持った楽器です。 Sheduaは、ジャズベーススタイルではない楽器を製作しているメーカーには、最も使われている材の一つですが、それはやはりこの材が最良のTone Woodの一つであるからに他ならず、シンプルながらも、光沢や木目などといった要素も、多くの人の感性にマッチするからでしょう。 PLEKによるスキャンは、それぞれの楽器やメーカーの調整の精度を暴露してしまうだけでなく、一体何を目的としているかや、どういう弾き手を想定しているかなど、あらゆることを、大袈裟に言えば、白日の下にさらしてしまうわけですが、Ken Smithは、正々堂々とあらゆる場面で勝負できる、言い訳する必要の無い、誤摩化しとは無縁の楽器と断言できます。 19mm Wide PitchのKen Smithは、Kenが、専用のピックアップを設計し、その位置すらも独自のものとしていますが、それらが表すように18mmのものとは違った弾き方などを要求しているように感じます。しかし、その事が理解できれば、常にアンサンブルの指針を、暗い海を照らす灯台のようにバンドメンバー全員にはっきりと提示してくれる楽器です。 |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Flame Top & Back (3pc.) |
BODY CORE | African Mahogany |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Black |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#836 BT6EG-AM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with Abalone Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Ash Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highly Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#829 BB4P-TN |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Morado (Pau Ferro) with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 4A Tiger Maple Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | African Mahogany |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel/Tap Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#751 BSR5TNE-CM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 5A Crotch Walnut Top & Back (7pc.) |
BODY CORE | Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#750 BSR5EG-DN |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Highly Figured Shedua Top & Back (7pc.) |
BODY CORE | African Mahogany |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Black |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#616 BSR5TNF-CM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 4A Crotch Walnut Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highely Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Black |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel/Tap Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#784 BSR4EG-UQ |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | European Maple Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Western Quilted Maple |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#812 BSR5EG-PW |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Purpleheart Top & Back (7pc.) |
BODY CORE | Virginia Walnut |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#814 BSR5MW-WM | |
NECK | 3pc. Aged Hardrock Maple |
FINGERBOARD | Morad with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Virginia Walnut Top & Walnut Back (3pc.) |
BODY CORE | Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#817 BSR4EG-FW |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 5A Claro Walnut Top & Walnut Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Virginia Walnut |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#781 BSR5EG-PH |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Purpleheart Top & Back (7pc.) |
BODY CORE | Bolivian Mahogany |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#714 BSR5MW-WM |
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NECK | 3pc. Aged Hardrock Maple |
FINGERBOARD | Morado with M.O.P. Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Virginia Walnut Top & Back (3pc.) |
BODY CORE | Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#756 BSR5TN-CM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 4A Crotch Walnut Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highely Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#755 BSR5EG-KF |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | Highly Figured Koa Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Claro Walnut |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel/Tap Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#783 BSR5TN-CM |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 4A Crotch Walnut Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highely Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#589 BSR6TNF-CM アマティやストラディバリといった、今なおその名を人々の記憶に強烈に刻み続けている稀代の職人たちが当時何を考え、人類の遺産を生み出していったのかを正確に知る由もありませんが、もしそういう状況が現在でもあるとするのならば、Ken Smithの楽器は、一本、二本、ではなく、一梃 、二梃と数えられるべき存在と認識して正しいでしょう。 Ken Smithのネックの強度は、よくグラファイトのネックにも例えられますが(もちろん天然の素材でできているものですから、きちんとしたメンテナンスや保管方法は大切です)、それでは決して得る事のできない、言葉による表現を超越した温かみや、寄り添う事によって生じる丸み、画一的ではなく、繊細でダイナミクスのある人間的な、感覚に訴える音が存在しています。 また、このBlack Tiger Fretlessをチェックさせていただいて思ったのは、幽玄やわび・さびといった情緒溢れる感覚は、日本人だけのものではなく、持ちうる人々にとっては、世界共通のものかもしれない、ということです。 表現者の為の、感性と技術の調和によって生まれた本物の楽器です。 (池部楽器店池袋店様に在庫していただいております。) |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Shedua w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | AAAA Crotch Walnut Top & Back (5pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highly Figured Maple |
FINISH | Classic Hand Rubbed Dutch Varnish over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel/Tap Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#749 BB5FE25-FT |
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NECK | 7pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Bubinga w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with Abalone Top & Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 5A Claro Walnut Top & Back (7pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highly Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |
#668 BB7EG-FT 多彩という一言では言い切ることのできない程の無限の色が、弾き手のイマジネーションに直結する楽器です。 一般的なメーカーの何倍もの時間をかけてシーズニングを施されたClaro Walnutと、Tiger Mapleの組み合わせは、ラミネート構造を持った楽器の利点を最大限引き出したものとなっており、相反する要素が幾重にも重なりながら最上級の美の頂を形成しています。 音域の広さと、その全てにおいて使えないところの無い、バランスの良さはさすがという他無く、多弦楽器のパイオニアという評に恥じない素晴らしい楽器になっています。 CloseするWalnutと、OpenなMapleのキャラクターが、ダブルベースのような広大で重厚な低域を持つNeck Pickupと、密度とリアリティのあるBridge Pickupと最高の形で結びつき、この楽器に関わる全ての人に感銘と幸福を与えるこのBB7EGは、あたかも一流の名人のピアノを聴いているかのような心地良さをも持っています。 |
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NECK | 5pc. Aged Hardrock Maple & Morado w/ Graphite Inlaid Bars |
FINGERBOARD | Macassar Ebony with M.O.P. Side Dots |
BODY WINGS | 5A Claro Walnut Top & Back (7pc.) |
BODY CORE | Highly Figured Tiger Maple |
FINISH | Hand Rubbed High Gloss Catalyzed Lacquer over Stradivari Gold Oil (Ken's Secret Sauce) |
HARDWARE | Gold |
ELECTRONICS | Series/Parallel Switches with Smith B.M.T. 3 Band EQ Circuit & Smith Custom Bass Hambucking Soapbar Pickups |