The "Hermes" series features passive models that faithfully reproduce the instrument's natural tone. Kikuchi Guitars was born to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Yoshiyuki Kikuchi, one of Japan's leading luthiers, visiting the world-renowned contemporary master craftsman Roger Sadowsky. You can fully experience the depth of his understanding of instruments, which he has cultivated while faithfully inheriting Sadowsky's spirit. This "Hermes" series is the brand's standard line. While the basic specifications and manufacturing quality are almost the same as the custom models, the regular model lineup with fixed specifications achieves high cost performance. This instrument is a pure passive model equipped with a newly developed pickup that converts the instrument's inherent resonance, created by the precise assembly of the body and neck, into an electrical signal without spoiling it. Combined with simple controls, the newly developed pickup produces a warm, natural tone that envelops the listener, characteristic of passive guitars. It captures the nuances of picking without compromising them, bringing out the player's individuality to the fullest, from groovy playing to percussive techniques like slap bass. Please try the world-class sound and playability of "Kikuchi Guitars," a brand that can be called the culmination of Mr. Kikuchi's knowledge and experience from Sadowsky and Three Dots Guitars. - Pickups - The pickups, newly developed specifically for the Passive model, are designed with a vintage feel that emphasizes the separation of each string's tone and natural warmth, and the volume and tone balance have been adjusted to ensure that each string is seamlessly connected. - Controls - It features a classic passive pickup configuration with 2 Volume and 1 Tone controls. The pickup captures every nuance of your picking, and by adjusting the volume balance of each control, you can create a wide range of tonal variations. - Body - The Dinky shape, redesigned to allow for comfortable playing even for those with a Japanese physique, is adopted. The body, without a routed back panel, amplifies the natural resonance produced by the wood. The MV model uses ash wood. In addition to the bright and crisp tone of the maple fingerboard, it features a dry, punchy tone. - Neck - The neck has been strengthened and the headstock has been made thicker to create the optimal resonance and weight balance for playing. With a narrower nut width than typical J-style guitars, and a neck grip that retains a moderate thickness for durability and playability while being easy to hold, you can play smoothly from the low to high positions, and even mute the wide 5th string. Furthermore, by using nickel frets with a higher hardness, the noise generated when pressing down on the frets is reduced, producing a punchy sound despite being made of nickel. 22 frets are used to accommodate a wide range of musical genres. By avoiding excessive fret extension and designing the neck joint position deeper towards the bridge, it can be played with a feel similar to a 21-fret bass. To accommodate various playing techniques and musical genres, the string height is set uniformly at every fret position, resulting in a powerful tone for forceful picking and a warm, enveloping tone for gentle fingering. Weight: ≈3.78kg S/N: #407[Specifications] Model: 4 stroke Body: Ash 2-Piece (Solid) Neck: Maple, Thin Matte Nitro Fingerboard: Maple Fingerboard Radius: 12inch (305R) Nut Material: Tusq Nut Width: 37mm Fret: DHP24H, 22F Scale: 864mm (34inch) Body Color / Pickguard: Natural / Black 3-ply Body Finish: Poly Hardware Color: Chrome Bridge: Hipshot 20mm Spacing Tuner: Hipshot License Ultra-Light Pickups:Original Custom J (4st) Controls: Volume (Neck) Volume (Bridge) Tone String: D'Addario Nickel .045 ? .105 Semi-hard case included
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