Voices from the KMS community

“ . . , on top of correcting and varying the sound with the different saddle metals. 

Our final message: Pimp your guitars! "

"A sure-fire way to take your Collectors Choice or Murphy Lab to the next level."

"My Junior does indeed sound more open, woody and fresh. The mids take a step back, the basic tone becomes more powerful without starting to squeeze."

“ The guitar had noticeably more string-to-string separation and articulation, . .  "

“. . . excellent sustain and good ringing harmonics, and was just a little less blurry and hazy overall. "

" After thinking this mixed-saddle thing was likely something of a novelty, call me a convert — for KMS's rendition, at least. "

"Complex chords a la John Petrucci are now resolved so clearly that you can work with considerably more distortion than usual if needed. "

“. . . this thing substantially improves the performance of the guitar . . . "

" Fast figures on muted bass strings literally explode and harmonics ring out on an unprecedented scale.  "

" It seems to reproduce the sound more fully, there is no bar flickering. "

"Retune? We didn't have to. The tuning remained perfect. Honestly, I've never experienced that in such consistency."

" Impressive and uncompromisingly good in this division".

... In this respect, do not underestimate

the influence of the bridge and tailpiece.

How they in combination transport the tone

and vibrate the tone has an enormous influence on the quality and color of the same.

The Cardinal features the KMS "One", an optimized tune-o-matic bridge that obviously provides the very best tone transport on par with the exceptionally expertly built instrument."