NGD: Kaizen 6 string

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I played one of these back in April of last year and have kept them on my feed since then. I never even noticed the infinity radius of the neck when I first picked it up and only read about that spec later. I can find flaws in just about every guitar I own, whether it be about tone, something quirky, dings, middle pickup position (get the fuck outta my way), but the Kaizen hasn't pissed me off at all. I noticed that when I first played one back in April and after having this thing for about 2 weeks, I still feel very much the same.

It seems like a lot of thought and work was put into pairing these two pickups. There's no volume drop when switching to the mini-humbucker in the neck. Both pickups sound good clean, overdriven, and distorted.

Why get a multiscale on a 6 string? That's a valid question. I barely even notice it though. And if you're like me and can't fucking decide between what feels like home...24.75 or 25.5, this is the best of both worlds. I think it's got 10-46s on it now, which is light for me, but it plays so nicely that I don't even want to restring it yet.

It's a dive-only bridge. I'm not sure if it's proprietary to EBMM or not, but it's been stellar in the limited use I've tossed at it, but I likely won't keep the wonky wand on.

Got this mother fucker in white and put on my silly, extremely short, polka dot strap.

TLDR: Kaizen's awesome.

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Congratulations!🤘
Always wanted to try one, but are out of my price range, currently.
The Sterling versions are not multi, and lack a lot of features I like, so there is that.

Hope it inspires!!🤘
 
Congratulations!🤘
Always wanted to try one, but are out of my price range, currently.
The Sterling versions are not multi, and lack a lot of features I like, so there is that.

Hope it inspires!!🤘

You referring to the Albert Lee? Interestingly enough, I have one of those coming as well lol. I "needed" another P90 guitar in my life cause my Novo wasn't enough lol.
I think I found a very fair/good deal on the Kaizen, but at MSPR, they can eat my shorts.
 
Oh shit, I had no idea. Can't wait to see specs on that.
 
Congrats & HNGD!


My fav guitar. After I got my first one, I went overboard...currently have 4: Indigo, Mint, White and Kryptonite.
 
Congrats & HNGD!


My fav guitar. After I got my first one, I went overboard...currently have 4: Indigo, Mint, White and Kryptonite.

Slacker, you're missing several lol.
 
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Yeah, the Radium is really nice. I'd love to see the mint in person.
My white looks grey in dim lighting. I love it.
I do not love that new Gallium though.
 
Nice guitar and happy NGD! I wanted to get the 7-string version, but the 24.75 to 25.65 scale makes no sense to me on a seven string. They should have gone with a 25.5 to 26.25 scale for the seven. I'll be posting a NGD later as I just got a JR7 today and I'll playing the shit out of it right after dinner!
 
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