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Some of you knew this was otw, and well, very surprisingly - FedEx actually delivered on a Saturday afternoon! w00t!
This is a limited edition Kaizen 6 in "Gallium". They use some type of real silver paint, let it oxidize a while and then they clear coat it. Finish feels smooth all over, it's all "under the covers". There's copper popping out in several focused places and in different light you can see a mild copper glaze in large places. No idea if it will continue to oxidize but I hope so!
Blown away, just like with all my Balls, they knocked it out of the park again! This time with a body shape and some enhancements that are a first, at least for them. Plays extremely well, rivaling anything I have - those little "enhancements" are working for me!
Has a very mild multi-scale that I'm sure nobody would complain about, the fretboard angles back to you for a little better visibility - it's actually pretty cool in practice, but a minor thing. Nice thin neck and some really well working (and smooth) Steinberger tuners! Makes the headstock nice and clean. Trem is decked, knobs have a rubber ring around the center. Proprietary EBMM pickups, standard HB in bridge and a mini HB in the neck. Took me a bit to adjust to them, they are really clear and I'd say a little more HiFi then I'm used to - and a little pickier with presets, definitely do their "own thing"!
Once I fixed the relief, that was high enough for the Chattanooga Choo Choo to ride under (I bought from a store in Chattanooga, lol), action came in at 2/64" across the board! No chokey bends, just very very slight buzz on the low E - but I'll be putting 10-52's on soon so I'll wait to worry about it.
On to the pictures. This is late about an hour before sunset, so not much for natural light, we'll see how it looks when some sun is coming in!
Really tough to see the copper on the horns and headstock (3 most focused spots of copper) in many of the pictures, vs what you see in person!
This is a limited edition Kaizen 6 in "Gallium". They use some type of real silver paint, let it oxidize a while and then they clear coat it. Finish feels smooth all over, it's all "under the covers". There's copper popping out in several focused places and in different light you can see a mild copper glaze in large places. No idea if it will continue to oxidize but I hope so!
Blown away, just like with all my Balls, they knocked it out of the park again! This time with a body shape and some enhancements that are a first, at least for them. Plays extremely well, rivaling anything I have - those little "enhancements" are working for me!
Has a very mild multi-scale that I'm sure nobody would complain about, the fretboard angles back to you for a little better visibility - it's actually pretty cool in practice, but a minor thing. Nice thin neck and some really well working (and smooth) Steinberger tuners! Makes the headstock nice and clean. Trem is decked, knobs have a rubber ring around the center. Proprietary EBMM pickups, standard HB in bridge and a mini HB in the neck. Took me a bit to adjust to them, they are really clear and I'd say a little more HiFi then I'm used to - and a little pickier with presets, definitely do their "own thing"!
Once I fixed the relief, that was high enough for the Chattanooga Choo Choo to ride under (I bought from a store in Chattanooga, lol), action came in at 2/64" across the board! No chokey bends, just very very slight buzz on the low E - but I'll be putting 10-52's on soon so I'll wait to worry about it.
On to the pictures. This is late about an hour before sunset, so not much for natural light, we'll see how it looks when some sun is coming in!
Really tough to see the copper on the horns and headstock (3 most focused spots of copper) in many of the pictures, vs what you see in person!
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