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The KMA1 (also know to as KMA-1) is a limited edtion fret-less Oriental series acoustic/electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2010. It is a Signature guitar of Kuwait artist Kamal Musallam. This model is based on the Talman acoustic series and inspired by the Oud. It was produced in China.

The KMA1 features a double cutaway body with a spruce top with an oval soundhole with intricate exotic oriental marquetry on mahogany back and sides. The maple neck has a fret-less ebony with 21 fret lines and additional quarter-tone frets-lines at the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 12th positions. Components include a compensated plastic saddle in an ebony bridge , a plastic nut, and chrome Ibanez tuning machines.

Electronics consist of an Ibanez B-Band UST pickup connected to an Ibanez B-Band A5T preamp with with an onboard tuner and 2-band EQ powered by a 9V battery, and feeding a ¼" output jack.

The KMM1 is a related Oriental series electric guitar model.

Specifications[]

Specifications for KMA1 / KMA-1
Name: KMA1 / KMA-1
Year(s) offered: 2010–2011
Sold in: United Arab Emirates and Kuwait
Made in: China
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Talman double cutaway
Dimensions:
  Body length: 460mm/ 18⅛"
  Width: 365mm/ 14⅜"
  Depth: 92mm/ 3⅝"
Top:
  Material: Spruce
  Binding: black nad white
Back/sides:
  Material: Mahogany (laminated)
Soundhole shape:
Oval
Soundhole rosette:
intricate exotic oriental marquetry
Neck
Neck profile:
TCM
Neck material:
1-piece maple
Scale length:
650mm/ 25.6"
Fingerboard:
Ebony
Inlays:
21 fret-lines w/ additional quarter-tone frets-lines at the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 12th positions
Nut:
Plastic (42mm)
Electronics/ Components
Pickup:
UST B-Band
Preamp:
Ibanez B-Band A5T w/ 2-band EQ and onboard tuner
Output jack(s):
¼" endpin stereo
Battery:
9V
Bridge:
Ebony (11mm string spacing)
Saddle:
Plastic compensated
Hardware color:
Chrome
Strings (factory):
Nylon
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

2010 Ibanez Oriental series KMA1-NT (1)
2010 Ibanez Oriental series KMA1-NT Scan catalog Red copyright sprite

Video[]

2010 Ibanez Arabic Guitars Oriental Series ( Kamal Musallam explains : quarter-tones and exotic arabian music )


Sources[]

  • KMA-1 Ibanez Oriental Series
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