Kikuchi Guitars / Hermes Series RV5 Tobacco Burst [05]

Mr. Yoshiyuki Kikuchi is the chief luthier of Sadowsky's Tokyo branch and recently launched Three Dots Guitars.
Kikuchi Guitars" is the culmination of his many years of experience in making musical instruments, and the know-how he has gained from working with numerous musicians, and the result is a newly created brand.

Hermes" is a series of guitars designed to be accessible to as many players as possible.
The price is affordable by limiting the specs and colors, while keeping the same high quality.

Features
Neck: The neck is stronger and the head is thicker for optimum sound and weight balance.
The nut width is narrower than a typical J-style, and the neck grip is thicker and easier to grip for durability and playability, allowing for smooth playing from low to high positions, even when muting the 5-string, which has a wide neck width.

The strings are set up evenly at all fret positions to accommodate a variety of playing styles and genres of music, so the tone is powerful for strong picking and warm and gentle for gentle stroking fingerings.

Body: The dinky shape of the body has been redesigned to allow for stress-free playing for the Japanese body shape. The solid body with moderate weight not only provides easy handling for modern tones, but also produces pronounced tones and a wide range of tonal variations.

The RV model is made of Alder wood, which gives the Rosewood fingerboard a warm, enveloping tone with a pleasant bass.

Pickups: DiMarzio custom pickups, which are also used on the Custom Series, are installed. These hum-canceling pickups are sharp, crisp, and powerful, and they reduce noise.

Preamp:To achieve Kikuchi's ideal tone, we have equipped an original preamplifier also used in the Custom Series, which was developed in collaboration with the world's best design manufacturers.
When boosted, the preamp is designed to produce clear, natural tones in the bass and treble and a scooped midrange at any setting, and when switching between passive and active, the audible volume and sound quality differences are reduced as much as possible.

With reliable sound and playability, this long-awaited series will be the first choice for active types in the future.

* This product is only available at the Shibuya store. Please note that this product is only sold at the Shibuya store.
Accessories: semi-hard case, wrench
S/N:#023
Weight:3.92kg

Body|Alder 2-Piece (Solid)
Neck|Maple, Thin Matte Nitro
Fingerboard|Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius|12″ (305R)
Nut Material|Tusq
Nut Width|46mm
Fret|DHP24H, 22F
Scale|864mm (34″)
Body Finish|Poly
Hardware Color|Chrome
Bridge|Hipshot 19mm Spacing
Tuner|Hipshot License Ultra-Light
Pickups|DiMarzio 5HC in 60's Locations
Preamp|Kikuchi Guitars Original Preamp
Controls|Master Volume,Pickup Balancer,Passive Roll Off Tone (w/Pull Switch for Preamp Bypass),Treble/Bass Boost

Specs

Body
Alder 2-Piece (Solid)

Neck
Maple, Thin Matte Nitro

Fingerboard
Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius
12″ (305R)

Nut Material
Tusq

Nut Width
46mm

Fret
DHP24H, 22F

Scale
864mm (34″)

Body Finish
Poly

Hardware Color
Chrome

Bridge
Hipshot 19mm Spacing

Tuner
Hipshot License Ultra-Light

Pickups
DiMarzio 5HC in 60's Locations

Preamp
Kikuchi Guitars Original Preamp

Controls
Master Volume,Pickup Balancer,Passive Roll Off Tone (w/Pull Switch for Preamp Bypass),Treble/Bass Boost