Select a color: Striped Ebony
This is the bass that we featured in a recent video. We are selling it at a discount as a "demo" model. There are a few light scratches that you would expect from an instrument has been lovingly played. We hand selected our videos and now you can own it. Save $100 from our direct-from-MK price of $599.99 for this Custom Collection 5 string.
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We combine an upgraded die-cast bridge with a hidden aluminum tone block creating the
Stealth Attack Bridge System. The combination delivers increased sonic performance including
added sustain and attack.
An aluminum tone block is fitted snugly into a cavity in the bass body. The MK bridge is fastened to the tone block and body creating a fully integrated system.
An aluminum tone block is fitted snugly into a cavity in the bass body. The MK bridge is fastened to the tone block and body creating a fully integrated system.
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. 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.
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