Kaizen Black Limba

The 2025 limited edition Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen features a black limba body with a satin finish, showcasing bold black streaks and natural imperfections that make each guitar truly unique. A roasted figured maple neck with an oil and wax finish and a smoky ebony fingerboard provides a refined, minimalist aesthetic. The multiscale neck design and 24 stainless steel frets deliver unmatched precision and effortless playability. Equipped with a Music Man HT humbucker, custom offset mini humbucker, Music Man tremolo, and Steinberger gearless tuners, the Kaizen offers exceptional versatility and performance. Each guitar ships in a Mono case. Limited to just 50 six-string and 50 seven-string models worldwide.
Kaizen Black Limba – Black Limba
Kaizen Black Limba – Black Limba

Your Custom Options:

Model:
Kaizen Black Limba 7-String
Color:
Black Limba
Neck:
Select Figured Roasted Maple Neck, Ebony Fretboard
Pickguard:
None
Hardware:
Matte Black

Build Code

730-BLB-50-00-MB-BM

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Kaizen Black Limba Highlights

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  • Limited Edition

    Limited to 50 six strings and 50 seven strings.

  • Custom Designed Black Limba Body

    Unique angular shaped body contoured with no flat surfaces for extreme comfort and a balanced feel.

  • Infinity Radius Neck

    Strategically positioned conical radius increases comfort while maintaining enhanced visibility of the fretboard and uniquely positioned fret markers.

Kaizen Black Limba – Exclusive Black Limba Finish

Exclusive Black Limba Finish

Each Guitar is One-of-a-Kind

Each Kaizen limited edition guitar features a black limba body with a satin urethane finish, showcasing bold black streaks and natural imperfections, uniquely making each guitar a one-of-a-kind. A roasted figured maple neck, complemented by a smoky ebony fingerboard and an oil and wax finish, completes its elegant yet understated appearance.

  • Kaizen Black Limba – Multi-Scale Neck

    Multi-Scale Neck

    24.75” to 25.5” (E to E, 24.75" to 25.65" E to B on 7 string) multi-scale design provides affirmative string tension for thick and chunky rhythms on the bass strings, with a traditional feel on the treble strings for smooth bends and solos.

  • Kaizen Black Limba – Steinberger Gearless Locking Tuners

    Steinberger Gearless Locking Tuners

    Contemporary low profile and accurate, lightweight tuning machines feature smooth rotation and allow for a straight string pull.

Kaizen Black Limba – New Music Man Pickups

New Music Man Pickups

Man designed custom HT (Heat Treated) humbucker in the bridge position features powerful lows with remarkable definition resulting in one of the hottest pickups on the market. A slanted mini-humbucker in the neck position has been specifically designed to compliment the Kaizen bridge humbucker, offering an array of dynamic tones with outstanding sonic clarity. Overall the Kaizen pickups give ultra-high-output, powerful low-end response while retaining a distinctively clean, clear tone and definition at lower volume levels.

Kaizen Black Limba – Multi-Scale Tremolo

Multi-Scale Tremolo

Super smooth modern Music Man tremolo with spring dampeners to alleviate unwanted overtones and ringing.

Specifications, Schematics & More

Specifications

Kaizen
Size13-7/8" wide, 1-5/8" Thick, 38" long (35.2 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 96.5 cm long)
Body WoodBlack Limba
Body FinishSatin
Body ColorsNatural Black Limba
BridgeMusic Man® Custom multi-scale tremolo with cover
Scale LengthMultiscale: 24.75" (62.8 cm) to 25.5" (64.7 cm) from high E to Low E; 7 string Low B 25.65" (65.15 cm)
Neck Radius"Infinity Radius" - Fretboard radius peaks along the treble-side edge of the fretboard and folds towards the player for unobstructed view of the entire fretboard in playing position.
Headstock Size6-7/8" (17.5 cm) long
Frets24 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel
Neck Width6 String: 1-11/16" (4.3 cm) at the nut; 2.265" (57.5mm) at the last fret; 7 String: 1-31/32" (5 cm) at the nut; 2.606" (66.2 mm) at the last fret
Neck WoodRoasted Figured Maple
FingerboardSmokey Ebony
Fret MarkersWhite Dot
Neck FinishGunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck ColorsNatural
Tuning MachinesSteinberger Locking Gearless
Neck Attachment5 Bolt, sculpted neck joint
Electronic ShieldingGraphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover
ControlsVolume and Tone knobs; 3-way toggle pickup selector
Switching3-way toggle pickup selector, custom middle position split between 2 pickups.
PickupsMusic Man® Custom Wound HT Bridge Humbucker; Music Man® Custom Wound Offset Mini Neck Humbucker
Left HandedNo
Strings10p-13p-17p-26-36-46-56 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240 with added P01156)

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SpecificationsKaizen Black Limba—
Size13-7/8" wide, 1-5/8" Thick, 38" long (35.2 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 96.5 cm long)
Body WoodBlack Limba
Body FinishSatin
Body ColorsNatural Black Limba
Body Bindings
BridgeMusic Man® Custom multi-scale tremolo with cover
Pickguard
Scale LengthMultiscale: 24.75" (62.8 cm) to 25.5" (64.7 cm) from high E to Low E; 7 string Low B 25.65" (65.15 cm)
Neck Radius"Infinity Radius" - Fretboard radius peaks along the treble-side edge of the fretboard and folds towards the player for unobstructed view of the entire fretboard in playing position.
Headstock Size6-7/8" (17.5 cm) long
Frets24 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel
Neck Width6 String: 1-11/16" (4.3 cm) at the nut; 2.265" (57.5mm) at the last fret; 7 String: 1-31/32" (5 cm) at the nut; 2.606" (66.2 mm) at the last fret
Neck WoodRoasted Figured Maple
FingerboardSmokey Ebony
Fret MarkersWhite Dot
Neck FinishGunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck ColorsNatural
Neck Binding
Tuning MachinesSteinberger Locking Gearless
Truss Rod
Neck Attachment5 Bolt, sculpted neck joint
Electronic ShieldingGraphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover
ControlsVolume and Tone knobs; 3-way toggle pickup selector
Switching3-way toggle pickup selector, custom middle position split between 2 pickups.
PickupsMusic Man® Custom Wound HT Bridge Humbucker; Music Man® Custom Wound Offset Mini Neck Humbucker
Left HandedNo
Strings10p-13p-17p-26-36-46-56 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240 with added P01156)

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