EBMM Abasi Kaizen

[r3tr0sp3ct1v3]

Long thread, apologies if it had been mentioned b4, but do we know how much this thing costs? For MM, which I usually find their design taste abhorrent (e.g. bongo bass), I think it's ok, reminds be a bit of the Albert Lee model (another gem in their catalog). My 2 cents here, kinda literally
1. This thing is not gonna be cheap, so personally, I'd rather spend the same/comparable money on something else, something more modern, e.g. Aristides.
2. Going 24.75"-25.5" on the fan seems like a marketing decision rather than what such an instrument needs/requires. Makes it look like so that someone can claim they bought a MS. This imho is worse than going all 25.5", k, so I'm missing the boat on this one.

3499 but 3700 something after tax friend

 

[works0fheart]

Going to kick the same dead horse that I always go for, but does this have stainless steel frets?

 

[RobDobble6S7]

Going to kick the same dead horse that I always go for, but does this have stainless steel frets?

Unless I'm wrong all EBMM models do

 

[works0fheart]

Unless I'm wrong all EBMM models do

I kind of thought this was the case but can't find anything that says that.

 

[lost_horizon]

We don't even need to wait anymore...

 

[gunshow86de]

We don't even need to wait anymore...
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Was wondering when Dall-e would make it's way here.

 

[MetalDestroyer]

Unless I'm wrong all EBMM models do

Luke III does not

 

[Empryrean]

We don't even need to wait anymore...
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I’m so mad that bottom middle one is a nicer single cut than literally all of the Abasi shapes and it doesn’t exist yet.
Reminds slightly of his Til8 which I would 100% buy if it was a production guitar

 

[Hollowway]

I’m so mad that bottom middle one is a nicer single cut than literally all of the Abasi shapes and it doesn’t exist yet.
Reminds slightly of his Til8 which I would 100% buy if it was a production guitar

Those TILs were awesome! I know one of them had a neck warp after time, but in terms of design, those were the shiznit.

 

[hamoftruth]

Seems strange for a fanned design to only be 25.5" on the low end, seems like a bit of a missed opportunity. I'm interested in the other design choices though, and love EBMM guitars. The pickups being a non-standard size might be a bit of a deal-breaker, since that makes swapping out the pickups pretty impossible.

 

[Yousef]

Scale length: First I was thinking wtf. Now I'm thinking it's going to be sweet in standard 7-string tuning because you get the ease of bending .09s with the high strings while using a set of .10s.

I dig. I'd buy it, but $3k+ is over my guitar budget.

 

[NoodleFace]

How will we all get famous if we aren't rocking $3700+ guitars

 

[th3drap3ryfalls]

Phillip McKnight said $3,999 for pricing - first and only time I've seen somewhere mention actual cost so I have no idea how true that is.

 

[Captain Butterscotch]

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[r3tr0sp3ct1v3]

Phillip McKnight said $3,999 for pricing - first and only time I've seen somewhere mention actual cost so I have no idea how true that is.

Hm I was quoted 3499 by sweetwater. Gonna make em give me that price

 

[MetalDestroyer]

How will we all get famous if we aren't rocking $3700+ guitars

Be glad you don't like strats because for those guys the number is like 37k (or like 15k for a refin but the nitro isn't the saaaaaame it ruins the tooooooone)

 

[works0fheart]

Something, something, inflation sucks and I wish I made more money.

 

[Buffnuggler]

Be glad you don't like strats because for those guys the number is like 37k (or like 15k for a refin but the nitro isn't the saaaaaame it ruins the tooooooone)

unless you just buy a new one lol!!! or one from any year pre-71

people hate on 71-75 teles cause the bodies change and the necks have so much poly they never wear but if you can find a light one they are amazing guitars for the money and a lot of them still have pretty thin finishes with nitro too so they get that cool glow. mid seventies is where they start slathering the bodies poly.

 

[Andromeda02]

 

[cardinal]

Cyclonus was always my fav