Kiesel Guitars Adds to Multiscale Vader Bass Series

Kiesel Guitars Vader Multiscale VBM5 and VBM6 Basses

Kiesel Guitars has expanded its Vader bass lineup with five and six-string models of their multi-scale version of the bass. The new headless basses, dubbed the VBM5 and VBM6, come with lots of options.

“Like Vader standard-scale bass models, the VBM models feature a neck-through design, with an alder body and Eastern hardrock maple neck. Many optional wood choices are available, including swamp ash, walnut, mahogany and flamed or quilted maple, along with numerous other exotic choices.”

Standard features for the VBM5 and VBM6 include an ebony fingerboard with offset pearl white inlays, a Kiesel/Hipshot bridge, and Kiesel Radium pickups matched with active electronics. The Kiesel Multiscale Vader five- and six-string basses are available now with prices of $1,649 and $1,699.

Kiesel Guitars Vader Multiscale VBM5 and VBM6 Basses Features:

Construction:Neck Through Body
Scale Length:33.5″ - 35″ multiscale; parallel fret at 7th fret
Body:Alder
Neck:Eastern hard rock maple with two high-strength carbon-fiber reinforcing rods and fully-adjustable dual-action truss rod
Fingerboard:Ebony, 14″ Radius
Inlays:offset white pearl dots with standard black-ring Luminlay Super Blue side dots
Hardware:Black
Bridge:Hipshot multiscale bridge with .75″ (19mm) string space
Nut:Kiesel Locking Nut System (Accepts Standard Strings)
Frets:24 Stainless Steel Medium-Jumbo
Pickup:Kiesel Radium KRH radius top alnico humbucker
Electronics:18V active/passive electronics, master volume/push-pull active passive switch, pickup blend, stacked concentric bass/treble, stacked concentric mid with sweep
Strings:Dunlop Super Brights

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