By David Gedge
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?
Merry Mitchell
Mitchell FB700 Series Bass Guitar
Mitchell ' s totally reimagined line of high-performance electric guitars and basses has been turning heads and making waves, and their FB700 Series is a radical new take on bass that will get the attention of serious bassists everywhere. The FB700 features an offset double-cutaway body made of rich carved mahogany, topped with an eye-catching, precision-sculpted AAA quilt maple veneer for a striking but elegant modern look and feel.
The FB700 is fitted with a smooth 5-piece maple / rosewood neck with rosewood fretboard for ultimate playability and comfort. It also features a Graph Tech™ TUSQ XL reduced-friction nut for rock-solid tuning stability. Dual premium MB4 paraffindipped alnico V humbucking pickups deliver smooth, well rounded tone and even output while reducing microphonics and feedback, and the active preamp circuitry gives you three bands of wide-ranging tonal control, with a pickup blend control knob for even deeper sound sculpting options.
High-tensile strength fretwire, die-cast high-ratio tuning machines, a high-mass adjustable bridge, and sleek black nickel hardware add to the FB700 ' s premium look and feel, making it the one go-to bass for versatile players in rock, metal, country, jazz, blues, or whatever music you ' re playing today.
" Today ' s bassist is doing more than just holding down the bottom end," Mitchell Product Manager Rick Gagliano told IE. " Bass players are stepping forward as a melodic, driving part of the music, and we ' re giving them the tools they need to stand out and be heard. The FB700 is a powerful, versatile instrument in a modern design that will shine on any stage."
The FB700 is available in Natural or Transparent Black quilted maple finishes, and comes in 4, 5, and 6-string models. U. S. street prices range from $ 699.99 to $ 799.99. Visit www. mitchellelectricguitars. com for more information.
Picking up Jimi
Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix Signature Strat Set
In March, 1968, a young Seymour W. Duncan met Jimi Hendrix at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Jimi was playing two shows. Seymour brought a gift with him that day; pickups he handwound just for Jimi. Roger Mayer installed the pickups in Jimi’ s white Stratocaster then and there. He asked Seymour to carry that white Strat up on stage, and that event would set in motion Seymour’ s future and legacy. Now that same tone is available to users in the Jimi Seymour Duncan Hendrix Signature
Jimi Hendrix Signature Strat Set.
Strat Set
Like Jimi’ s music, the Jimi Hendrix Signature Strat Set pickups have their roots in the traditional, but with an eye on the future.
Each is custom wound for a richer, melodic tone. Each pickup has a reverse magnet stagger to simulate the effect of playing a right handed guitar upside down and restrung for a lefty, as Hendrix played. The 3-ply white Jimi Hendrix Signature Loaded Pickguard features 250K pots, a 5-way pickup selector switch and. 047 caps. The Voodoo Style was created to fit guitars with either a swimming pool or humbucker route.
The Jimi Hendrix Signature Strat Set is fully authorized by Authentic Hendrix LLC. MSRP starts at $ 279. For information visit www. seymourduncan. com.
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