OFFERED HERE AT BASSLIFE IS THE FIRST "NEW" KINAL SK21 4 STRING BASS TO ARRIVE. THIS IS AN 8 POUND BLACK BEAUTY MADE BY THE MASTER LUTHIER "MIKE KINAL" FROM VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA. I AM SO IMPRESSED BY THE HIGH QUALITY LEVEL COMING FROM SOME OF THE CANADIAN LUTIERS THAT I AM BEGINNING TO BELIEVE IT MUST THE AIR OR COLD WINTERS UP THERE! THIS IS SIMPLY A GORGEOUS INSTRUMENT THAT FEATURES OPTIONS LIKE THE FIGURED MAPLE TOP AND BACK WITH ALDER BODY, FIGURED MAPLE NECK (STUNNING!) FULL BARTOLINI SYSTEM 18 VOLT WITH 3 BAND EQ / PREAMP ALL CONTROLS BYPASS / 3 MID FREQUENCY SWITH / VOLUME KNOB ACTIVE PASSIVE PUSH PULL / PICKUP BLEND / SINGLE COIL FRONT OR REAR OR HUMBUCKING SWITCH FOR BRIDGE PICKUP. THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SYSTEMS AND THE BARTOLINI SOUND IS LEGENDARY. YOU CAN COVER ANY TYPE OF TONE YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH THIS SETUP AND PLAY ANY TYPE OF MUSIC WITH VERSATILITY UNEQUALED. THE CHAMBERED BODY OFFERS A RESONANT CHARACTERISTIC THAT IS BOTH WARM AND ACOUSTICALLY FULL. WHAT A JOY IT IS TO PLAY THIS BASS AND IT ONLY WEIGHS 8 POUNDS SO FATIGUE IS NEVER AN ISSUE. THE FLAWLESS NECK HAS SUCH A BROKEN IN FEEL TO IT AND THE WOOD CHOICE IS PERFECT FOR THIS BASS AS IT STANDS OUT AS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAPLE NECKS I HAVE SEEN IN QUITE A WHILE. THIS TRULY IS A SPECIAL INSTRUMENT AND WAS SHOWN AT THE RECENT NAAM SHOW. IT IS DETAILED WITH HIPSHOT BLACK AND GOLD HARDWARE THAT REALLY ADDS TO THE ALREADY CLASSY BASS. THIS BASS IS ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!