KAIZEN 7
Ernie Ball Music Man is proud to present the Kaizen guitar, the result of a visionary collaboration between the Ernie Ball Music Man design team and the world-renowned guitarist, innovator, and designer Tosin Abasi. The Kaizen is a cutting-edge concept inspired by Tosin's playing style and vision. Featuring Music Man's exclusive "Infinity Radius Fretboard" and uniquely positioned fret markers, the Kaizen offers enhanced feel and playability through improved neck visibility, no matter the position. The instrument is lightweight and easy to handle, with a distinctively shaped alder body, a thin-profile roasted maple neck, and a multi-scale fretboard. The electronics include a new Music Man HT bridge humbucker, a custom neck humbucker, and a 3-way switch wired with a custom middle position. Each guitar is equipped with a multi-scale Music Man tremolo and Steinberger gearless locking tuners.
HIGHLIGHTS
MULTI-SCALE NECK
24.75" to 25.5" (from high E to low B or from the 1st to the 7th string), the multi-scale design provides firm string tension for thick, powerful rhythms on the lower strings, with a traditional feel on the higher strings for smooth bends and solos.
STEINBERGER GEARLESS LOCKING TUNERS
The modern, lightweight, and precise tuners feature smooth rotation and allow the strings to be pulled in a straight line.
NEW MUSIC MAN PICKUPS
The Music Man-designed HT (Heat Treated) bridge humbucker delivers powerful lows with remarkable definition, making it one of the hottest pickups on the market. A slanted mini-humbucker in the neck position has been specially designed to complement the Kaizen bridge humbucker, offering a range of dynamic tones with exceptional clarity. Overall, the Kaizen pickups provide very high output, strong low-frequency response, while maintaining a clean, clear sound and definition at low volume.
MULTI-SCALE TREMOLO
Modern Music Man tremolo with very smooth action and spring dampers to reduce unwanted harmonics and ringing.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
- Kaizen model
- Dimensions: 35.2 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 96.5 cm long
- Body wood: Alder
- Finish: Satin
- Bridge: Music Man® Custom multi-scale tremolo with cover
NECK
- Multi-scale: 24.75" (62.8 cm) to 25.65" (65.15 cm) from high E to low B
- Radius: "Infinity Radius"
- The fretboard radius peaks along the treble side edge and folds back toward the player for a clear view of the entire fretboard while playing.
- Headstock size: 17.5 cm (6-7/8") long
- Frets: 24 Medium Jumbo stainless steel
- Neck width: 7 strings: 1-31/32" (5 cm) at the nut; 2.606" (66.2 mm) at the last fret
- Neck wood: Roasted figured maple
- Fretboard wood: Ebony
- Inlays: White Dot
- Neck finish: Gunstock oil and special wax blend, hand-rubbed
- Colors: Natural
- Tuners: Steinberger Locking Gearless
- Neck/body joint: 5-bolt, sculpted neck joint
ELECTRONICS
- Shielding: Body cavity coated with graphite acrylic resin and aluminum control cavity cover
- Controls: Volume and tone knobs; 3-way toggle pickup selector switch
- Switch: 3-way toggle pickup selector with custom middle position shared between the two pickups
- Pickups
- Music Man® Custom Wound HT bridge humbucker
- Music Man® Custom Wound Offset Mini Humbucker for the neck
MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings: 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46-56 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240 with added P01156)
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