Marcus Miller - M6 Headless 4 Cordes LH Black

The Sire Marcus Miller M6 4-string Headless in Black Swirl makes its presence felt from the first moment you pick it up: with no headstock, the weight migrates to the body, the instrument sits horizontally without pulling on the shoulder and the 3.08 to 3.46 kg on the scales are forgotten over a long evening. This mechanical rebalancing is not just ergonomic - it also modifies the distribution of vibrations along the length of the neck, and the Marcus Pure-H Revolution pickups recover a cleaner signal, less disturbed by the parasitic resonances of a free head. The Marcus Heritage-3 preamp processes this signal in three active bands - treble, bass and midrange, with the centre frequency shifted via a dedicated potentiometer - while a pickup variation selector gives access to different winding configurations beyond the simple balance blender. An active/passive switch short-circuits the electronics if the battery fails during a set.

The 5-piece hard maple and mahogany neck combines the percussive brilliance of maple with the organic warmth of mahogany: the two woods balance each other out over the entire variable scale from 838.2 to 876.3 mm, giving balanced string tension whatever playing position you choose. The Edgeless™ rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges glides under the fingers with its flat 406.4 mm radius - an almost cylindrical curvature that supports large hand extensions in the upper zone without constraining the pulp. The 24 medium jumbo 2.4 mm stainless steel frets resist wear well beyond conventional nickel alloys and anchor intonation with a firm contact surface. The 41.9mm Graphtech Tusq XL nut in the headstock - a synthetic material with controlled density - evens out the vibration of the open strings. Perloid/abalone block markings line the fingerboard with a pearlescent sheen that's easy to read in any light. The 5-bolt binding with bushings stiffens the body/sleeve joint for leak-free energy transmission. The Sire Headless Individual Bass Bridge with 19 mm gap adjusts each string independently with all-black hardware.
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he sandblasted finish of the Black Swirl body is not an isolated aesthetic choice: the matt surface absorbs light and eliminates stage reflections, something that glossy finishes expose in every backlight. The original DR Dragon Skin + DBQ-45 strings retain their polymer attack well beyond a series of dates. The included official Sire bag protects the instrument right out of the box. This M6 Headless covers pop, rock, metal and blues with a single instrument, thanks to the active/passive electronic architecture and pickup variation selector - a serious workhorse for those who play one style after another without wanting to change basses between sets.