Custom Michael Kelly CCE5EB Custom Element 5 Sting Bass Guitar Striped Ebony Top & Bag

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Michael Kelly CCE5EB Custom Element 5 Sting Bass Guitar Striped Ebony Top & Gig Bag

The Custom Collection Element 5 bass was designed for players who prefer a modernized take on a classic. The basic body lines might look familiar, but the MK designers took liberties to enhance comfort and playability. You can select from three different top woods, each accented with black hardware. What makes this bass special is far deeper than the striking appearance. We carefully selected each detail and spec to deliver a great bass for stage or studio.

The impact of a bridge on the performance of a bass guitar is something that people too often underestimate. In fact, the bridge is key to many aspects of tone and we gave it the full respect that it deserved. You will see that we used a solid molded bridge with tight slots for each fully-adjustable saddle, a big enhancement on its own. We, however, took that further. Below that bridge is an aluminum tone block. We add that hidden block to add sustain and attack. Since it is aluminum, it does not add weight to the bass, but has a similar sonic impact to using a heavy bridge. We call this bridge-and-internal-block combination the MK Stealth Attack Bridge System.

The pickups, controls, and electronics are another area where we did extensive testing and enhancements to get a great result. The pickups were developed specifically for the MK Element bass line by Rockfield and they have an over-wound classic pickup sonic performance. We blend that with our newly-developed Element Active Circuit that has been carefully tweaked to provide a modern sonic profile.

Also key to our design was allowing excellent user customization potential using the onboard controls. Those controls include offering you a stacked tone pot with separate treble and bass controls. There is also a blend via a blend knob to sweep from one pickup to the other or varying degrees of each. Also included is a bypass switch allowing you to go from active to a very vintage passive tone with a quick click.

There are many important aspects of the Custom Collection Element bass. Take a closer look and get your hands on one.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Striped Ebony Body: Lightweight Indonesian Mahogany Construction: Bolt-on NECK

NECK:

Rock Maple

Fretboard: Rosewood Fretboard Radius: 9.5 INCH / 241 mm Number of Frets: 21 Inlays: Gray Dots Headstock: MK 3+2 Straight String-Pull Scale Length 35" Truss Rod Type Double Adjustable Nut Material: Bone Nut Width: 1.875 INCH / 47.63mm

ELECTRONICS

Boutique Mod: Full Control Mod: Master Volume, Pickup Blend, Stacked Tone (bass tone and treble tone) Electronics: Element Active Circuit with passive bypass toggle switch Neck Pickup: Rockfield® 5SW (voiced specifically for the Element bass) Bridge Pickup: Rockfield® 5SW (voiced specifically for the Element bass)

HARDWARE

Hardware Finish: Black Tuning Keys: MK Die Cast Bridge Type: MK Stealth Attack Bridge System

NOTES

Internal Aluminum Bridge Block - for added sustain and tone Comfort neckjoint- shaped for added access

Product Specs

Condition:Brand New Make:Michael Kelly Model:Element 5 Finish:Striped Ebony