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A Groundbreaking Collaboration with Tosin Abasi





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A totally new design, the Kaizen 7 is not a signature guitar. Rather, it’s a collaborative design between Tosin Abasi and Music Man. Shaped from alder, the original body design is contoured all the way around, leaving on flat surfaces on the instrument. The body is loaded with two all-new pickups ? a slanted mini-humbucker in the neck and a full-sized Custom HT heat-treated humbucker in the bridge ? that deliver huge, tight tones. The roasted maple neck features a multi-scale ebony fingerboard with a 24.75 to 25.65-inch scale length. Music Man and Tosin also developed an innovative Infinite Radius fingerboard profile that allows you to see every inch of the fretboard while playing. Players at Sweetwater also appreciate the tremolo tailpiece ? a rare sight on a multi-scale 7-string guitar. If you’re ready to experience something totally new, you’ll want to add the Kaizen 7 to your stable of guitars.





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Exclusive mini-humbucker pickup configuration





Ernie Ball Music Man developed two brand-new pickups for the Kaizen 7. The slanted neck pickup is a mini-humbucker mounted directly into the contoured alder body. With its naturally narrow field, the mini-humbucker gives you all the focused midrange bite you love with extra high-end clarity. Meanwhile, Tosin specified a custom-wound HT humbucker for the bridge position. Bolstered by a proprietary heat treatment, the HT humbucker showcases greater output, a huge dynamic range, and boosted presence. The Kaizen 7 has a 3-way pickup selector switch and master volume and tone controls for shaping your sound.





All-new Infinity Radius fingerboard





Kaizen 7 is outfitted with Music Man’s Infinity Radius fingerboard design. Infinity Radius is an all-new concept with a slightly conical profile. The ebony fretboard is slightly thicker on the treble side with the cone’s pinnacle at the high E string. The Infinity Radius design allows you to see the whole fretboard and fret markers from your playing position. Paired with the slick roasted maple neck, the Infinity Radius fingerboard is comfortable and sure to impress.





Multi-scale stainless steel frets and other thoughtful appointments





Tosin and Music Man spared no detail when designing the Kaizen 7. The guitar has an ebony fingerboard, 24 multi-scale stainless steel frets, and a 24.75 to 25.65-inch scale length. Multi-scale frets offer better intonation, keep the low strings at a higher tension, and allow the higher strings to bend with ease. The Kaizen 7 also has Steinberger gearless locking tuners that keep the strings arrow-straight from the tuning machine, all the way to the bridge. This design choice ensures that you enjoy outrageous tuning stability under all playing conditions. Speaking of the bridge, Kaizen 7 has a custom-designed multi-scale tremolo bridge and tailpiece for even more expressive playing.





Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen 7 Electric Guitar Features:


Forward-thinking collaboration between Tosin Abasi and Music Man


Alder body provides a lightweight and solid tonal foundation


Extensively contoured body delivers a more comfortable playing experience


Custom-wound Mini-humbucker neck pickup produces focused, growling tones


Heat-treated bridge pickup offers extra high-end content and improved touch sensitivity


Flamed maple neck plays like a dream


Infinity Radius fingerboard provides extra fretboard visibility


24.75-25.65-inch multi-scale frets improve intonation


Steinberger gearless locking tuners and multi-scale tremolo bridge provide amazing tuning stability


Stainless steel frets offer silky-smooth playability