The MTD Kingston Super is the perfect combination of beauty and brawn. The stunning carved body and premium finishes perfectly support an incredibly powerful electronics package.
In addition to a 3-band active preamp, Michael Tobias included a 3-way mini-switch for each MM-style pickup. In the down position the pickups are in hum-cancelling series mode, which gives a big, bold, punchy sound. In the middle position the pickups are in single coil mode, making them sound bright and twangy. In the up position the pickups are in hum-cancelling parallel mode and they sound bright and sweet, with a slightly lower output than series mode. When both pickups are in single coil mode they are hum-cancelling when the blend pot is centered.
That is a lot of tonal flexibility. Michael has given you a massive pallet of sonic colors. So get yourself a MTD Kingston Super and start painting!
- Mike Tobias’ personal design concepts
- Ergonomically designed
- Carved ash body
- Dr Brown’s Burst over flamed maple cap and Matte Black finishes
- Asymmetrical, one-piece Maple Neck
- Double action truss rod
- Buzz Feiten Tuning System
- MTD Quick Release bridge, ¾” (19mm) spacing
- Twin MM-style pickups
- 5 controls : 1 volume, 1 pan, and 3-band EQ
- Mini-switches to tap pickups
- Shielded electronics compartment
- 34” scale 4-string, 35” scale 5-string
- 24 medium-jumbo frets
- Zero fret 1.75” wide (5-string)
- Approx Weight: 8.5 lbs (4-string), 9lbs (5-string)
Neck
- Shape: Asymmetrical C
- Wood: Maple
- Neck joint: Bolt-on
- Scale length: 35 in.
- Truss rod: Dual-action
- Finish: Dependent on color
Pickups
- Active or passive pickups: Switchable
- Pickup configuration: HH
- Neck: MM-style
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: MM-style
- Brand: Kingston
- Series or parallel: Both
- Active preamp: Yes
- Special electronics: 3-band EQ
Fretboard
- Material: Maple
- Radius: 16 in.
- Fret size: Medium-jumbo
- Number of frets: 24
- Inlays: Side markers
- Nut material: Not specified
- Nut width: 1.75 in.
Body
- Cutaway: Double cutaway
- Construction: Solidbody
- Body wood: Ash
- Top wood: Flamed maple
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
Controls
- Control layout: Master volume, balance, 3-band EQ
- Pickup switch: Not applicable
- Coil tap or split: Coil tap
- Tone switching: No
- Special switching: Preamp on/off
Hardware
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: 5-Saddle adjustable
- Tailpiece: Not applicable
- Tuning machines: Die-cast
- Color: Black
Other
- Number of strings: 5
- Pickguard: No
- Special features: Pickups, Buzz Feiten Tuning System
- Case: Sold separately
- Accessories: None
- Country of origin: China
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