Michael Kelly Element 5Q Aged Cherry Burst
Product code: MKE5SACERD | ID: 241850
5-string electric bass guitar from Element series that was designed with a level of simple elegance that is a nod to vintage, but also provides a number of thoughtful upgrades to modernize it for the demands of today's player. It has been enhanced with the Stealth Attack Bridge System that combines an upgraded die-cast moulded bridge with tight slots for each fully-adjustable saddle, and a hidden aluminium tone block that adds sustain and attack. Since it is aluminium, it does not add weight to the bass, but has a sonic impact similar to using a heavy bridge. The instrument's pickups were developed specifically for the MK Element bass line by Rockfield and they have an over-wound classic pickup sonic performance. They are blended with newly-developed Element Active Circuit that has been carefully tweaked to provide a modern sonic profile. On-board controls include a stacked tone pot with separate treble and bass controls and a blend knob to sweep from one pickup to the other or varying degrees of each. Also included is a bypass switch allowing user to go from active to a very vintage passive tone with a quick click. The bass guitar features an alder body with quilt maple top and a bolt-on rock maple neck with MK 3+2 straight string-pull headstock, adjustable double truss rod and comfort neck joint shaped for added access. Rosewood fingerboard has a 9.5"/241mm radius, 21 frets and grey dot inlays. Scale length is 889 mm, width of the bone nut fret is 45 mm. Other features include chrome hardware with MK die-cast tuners. Aged Cherryburst colour design.
Parameters and specifications
Type
Number of Strings
Tuning Machines
Handedness
Number of Frets
Electronics
Original Colour by Producer
Aged Cherry Burst
Body
Neck
Fretboard
Top
Incl. Gig bag/Case
Fingerboard Radius
Nut Width (mm)
Made in
China
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