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Delivered yesterday, let it acclimate until this morning. EBMM Kaizen 6 Indigo Blue; 6.6 lbs.

Much smaller body than I expected, well balanced, comfortable to play, feels and sounds great; the neck is fantastic; overall I'm very impressed, be great to see a Sterling version in the near future.

Still in the honeymoon phase, but I can see this becoming my fav guitar, which convinced me to sell my Fender Marr Jag to offset some of the funds.

Here's a Sweetwater pic of the guitar, much better than any photo I'd take:

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Congrats, I was not initially impressed with the aesthetic design but it has grown on me over the months.
 
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Super cool looking shape. I've never seen it before. Love the bridge design to accommodate the fanned frets. I wish the dots were offset on the fretboard along only the wound string portion before the 12 fret though.
 
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thegame said:
Super cool looking shape. I've never seen it before. Love the bridge design to accommodate the fanned frets. I wish the dots were offset on the fretboard along only the wound string portion before the 12 fret though.
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They call it infinity fretboard I think, you can easily see the fret markers on the fretboard sitting or standing - but I'm used to using the side markers so not really a benefit for me. I'd like no fret markers on the fretboard since I never use them.

edit: "Infinity Radius Neck - Strategically positioned conical radius with uniquely positioned fret markers increases comfort while maintaining enhanced visibility of the fretboard." :dunno:
 
JackBootedThug said:
That’s cool. Never seen one before.
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I remember the 7-string release last year, thought it looked cool, but not looking for seven strings. Recently, I was looking at Majesty models, Sterling and EBMM, and discovered the Kaizen 6 while looking at the Ernie Ball guitar models.

edit: I was also looking at Ormsby models: https://store.ormsbyguitars.com/store/ - the Run 20 Gyro GTR - Blue / Red, 6-string for example. Made in Australia.
 
thegame said:
Super cool looking shape. I've never seen it before. Love the bridge design to accommodate the fanned frets. I wish the dots were offset on the fretboard along only the wound string portion before the 12 fret though.
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Wait, it was fanned all the way lol

I didn’t even notice ?
 
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White delivered today. These are becoming my favorite guitars, selling a few that I'll no longer need. I've had many guitar honeymoons over the years, this is different. I've never played a guitar that fits as well as these, checks all my boxes except floating trem, but I have my Jackson Rhoads X series for that.

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ccn said:
Wow , those things aren't cheap and you got two . Congrats
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thanks!

actually ordered my third. :D

Selling about $17K (if I get my asking price), probably $15K, in guitars that I won't need anymore. :yes:

I've had many guitar honeymoons over the years, so I know this is different.
 
Most modern looking guitar on the market...And I bet the fit, finish and overall quality is killer. Congrats brother!!!
 
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Nice, I would love to try one out in person. But all we've got at our GC is cheap stuff and typical LP's and Strats.
 
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Wha? You have two three of them now?! I don't even have one yet ?
Are all yours the 6 string model? Do I need to add one to my Christmas wishlist?
Seems like I do. Been on the fence for the 7. The Kaizen is so much nicer than Abasi's other guitars.
I like the MM Petrucci model too but I don't love it... How's the weight? Did you pay msrp or are they bargaining?
 
Funk'n Metal said:
Wha? You have two three of them now?! I don't even have one yet ?
Are all yours the 6 string model? Do I need to add one to my Christmas wishlist?
Seems like I do. Been on the fence for the 7. The Kaizen is so much nicer than Abasi's other guitars.
I like the MM Petrucci model too but I don't love it... How's the weight? Did you pay msrp or are they bargaining?
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What's the deal with fanned frets ?

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Funk'n Metal said:
Wha? You have two three of them now?! I don't even have one yet ?
Are all yours the 6 string model? Do I need to add one to my Christmas wishlist?
Seems like I do. Been on the fence for the 7. The Kaizen is so much nicer than Abasi's other guitars.
I like the MM Petrucci model too but I don't love it... How's the weight? Did you pay msrp or are they bargaining?
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Yes, all 6-string. It's the first guitar that really impressed me, and makes a great all around guitar. I have my set of hardtails, and my set of FR, a jazzbox, and the Kaizen 6 does everything else I want.

Paid full price for the first one, it was the last Indigo one at Sweetwater with the pics, but I didn't plan to want more.

White was from Pro Audio Star, called and worked out a good discount, Mint was from MF, I had points and got a discount. So there are deals to be had at some places, never hurts to ask and try other dealers.

For the first I wanted Indigo or White, tough decision; SW had no white, one Indigo left, so I got it before it was gone. The SW page said they wouldn't be restocked, but MF said Mint are backorded to February-2024, and they had two in-stock at the MF warehouse not a GC, so I got one of those.

The Indigo and White are each 6 lbs 6 oz, not sure on the Mint feels about the same, so probably within a few ounces.

After I got the first one, I thought I want another so what guitars can I sell, turns out several, enough to cover a third Kaizen. Now they just need to sell :LOL:
 
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