Genuine National Resonator Style "N" with KRIVO pickup and K&K Silver Bullet Mic

Description

Gazing upon the famous NATIONAL Resonator Guitar one can almost hear the sweet song of the Hawaiian breeze through the swaying palm trees, syncopated to the soft roll of the waves upon the sandy shore as the sun sets in the distance. When National first introduced the Style “O” in 1930, the catalog promised it was “sure to win the admiration of everyone because of its beauty of design and marvelous tone quality.” And advertisements soon proclaimed it National’s “best seller ever!” Now, more than 80 years later, that’s as true as ever. This instrument has become of the most iconic, most recognized guitars of all time. Just like the original, today’s NATIONAL Resophonic features a brass body polished to a mirror-like shine, plated in nickel. The maple neck is finished in a traditional sunburst and capped by an ivoroid-bound ebony fretboard topped by vintage-style engraved tuners. Thanks to both its look and sound, NATIONAL Resonator remains a timeless classic.
Top – Nickel Plated Brass
Back – Nickel Plated Brass
Sides – Nickel Plated Brass
Neck – Hard Rock Maple
Fingerboard – MOP Dots
Body Binding – NA
Fingerboard Binding  – Ivoroid
Nut – Bone
Headstock – Slotted
Truss-Rod – Two way adjustable
Headstock Veneer – NA
Tuners – National
Body Finish – Nickel
Neck Finish – Satin polyester resin
Case National Deluxe Hardshell
Incredibly authentic, studio-quality NATIONAL Resophonic guitar tone is provided with combination of the famous KRIVO pickup and the K&K “Silver Bullet” inner condenser microphone.
Krivo Pickups are artisan-quality handmade pickups for acoustic instruments designed and wound by critically acclaimed designer and musician Jason Krivo Flores. Each and every Krivo pickup in the world is made, assembled and finished by the creator
personally
in Portland, Oregon USA
.
The Krivo Pickup for resophonic guitars is rapidly becoming the standard magnetic pickup among professional resophonic guitarists (Fits a wide range of reso guitars including: National, Tricone, Dobros, round and squareneck instruments, and single-cone).
The Krivo Resophonic pickup is based on critically acclaimed Djangobucker, but optimized (both tonally and aesthetically) to fit National™ type resophonic guitars.
The Krivo Humbucking Pickup for Resophonic Guitars features the following:
Innovative “Optimized Microphonics” design senses acoustic vibrations from soundboard in addition to string vibrations.
Mounts with included non invasive easily removable finish-friendly putty.
No modification to instrument, mounts in seconds.
Fully shielded and hum-cancelling for noise-free performance.
Hand-wound with vintage Formvar wire (not the cheap polynylon used in many modern designs).
Wired with audiophile grade Mogami™cable inside and out.
Adjustable pole pieces for perfect string-to-string balance.
Works equally well with a tube amp or ™, ™, or™ type acoustic amps.
Uses neodymium magnets for clarity and brilliance with strong lows.
Excellent transparent acoustic tone
The Silver Bullet Microphone is a very powerful condenser microphone with excellent sound and frequency range. Its outstanding performance makes this small mic an affordable tool for every musician.
The Silver Bullet Microphone has a 4″ gooseneck built into the cable for quick and sturdy positioning of the microphone. This allows to pick up the best position for the deep natural sound.
ATTENTION!
The Silver Bullet condenser mic REQUIRES THE K&K PREAMP SOLD SEPARATELY. It works on phantom power or with a 9-volt battery and provides 5-volt power to the microphone. The preamp is available with an XLR balanced output or a 1/4″ instrument line output (e.g. for combo amps). Please note, the 1/4″ output requires a 9-volt battery and does not work on phantom power. The K&K PREAMP blends KRIVO pickup and Silver Bullet Condenser mic signals or delivers signals into separate channels.