The Essential Series represents Belforti’s essential line of bass guitars — designed with a focus on simplicity, functionality, and sonic identity. These instruments prioritize essential features without compromise on quality, offering professional-grade tone and playability in a straightforward package.
Built with selected tonewoods and reliable hardware, the E-Series emphasizes a clean design, efficient ergonomics, and robust construction. It avoids unnecessary embellishments to focus on delivering a pure and effective instrument that feels intuitive and inspiring for the player.
The E-Series stands for clarity, balance, and versatility — offering instruments that are accessible but crafted with the same care and attention to detail as Belforti’s higher-end models.
About the Yatē 6 - Essential - Ueno Sakura Pink
The Yatē 6 – Essential “Kurenai” combines expressive design with meticulous craftsmanship, enriched by a striking Japanese-inspired finish. Its Kurenai no Haku (Crimson Foil) treatment layers deep red tones over delicate silver foil, creating a textured, time-worn surface where flashes of metal emerge through the color. The result is both bold and poetic — a finish that feels alive, shifting subtly with light and perspective.
Built from red alder, the body delivers a balanced tonal foundation with warmth, clarity, and dynamic response. The Norwegian maple neck and fretboard provide a smooth, articulate playing experience, enhancing definition across the full frequency range.
With its 25.5" scale, 22 frets, and 12"–16" compound radius, the instrument offers a fluid transition from comfortable chord work to precise lead playing. The geometry feels natural in the hands, encouraging both expressive phrasing and technical control.
Minimalist perloid inlays complement the instrument’s visual identity, adding a touch of elegance without distracting from the dramatic Kurenai finish.
Faithful to the philosophy of the Essential Series, the Yatē 6 – Essential Kurenai focuses on what matters most: refined construction, inspiring playability, and a distinctive visual character. It is an instrument designed not only to perform, but to leave a lasting impression — both sonically and visually.
Quick Specs
Number of strings : 6
Scale Length : Long 25.5"
Number of frets : 22
Neck Profile : L
Fretboard Radius : Modern 12" to 16"
Body : Red Cedar (Thuja plicata - USA)
Neck : Norwegian Maple (Acer platanoides - Norway)
Fretboard : Norwegian Maple (Acer platanoides - Norway)
Inlay : Modern Dots
Inlay Material : White Perloid
Main Color : Kurenai No Haku
Accent Color :
Core Features
These are the core features common to all Belforti Guitars and Basses :
Made in France
PLEK Treatment
Rated Tonewoods
Invisible Fret Tangs
Radiused Fret Slots
Angled Full Length Carbon Reinforcements
Easy Truss Rod Access
Selected Bone Nuts
Handwound Pickups
Matching Pickup Shells
Optima 24KGold Strings
Belforti x ABM Single Saddle Bridge
Thin Frets
UltraThin Polyurethane
Warranty
Every Belforti instrument comes with a comprehensive warranty covering manufacturing defects and workmanship for a lifetime. This warranty ensures quality and craftsmanship. Exclusions apply. For any issues, contact our support team for prompt resolution. Enjoy peace of mind knowing your instrument is backed by our commitment to excellence.
Delivery
Production time
Between 6 and 8 months
*If the instrument is in stock, shipping occurs within days.
Delivery
Orders are shipped from France, ensuring no extra fees within the European Union. For customers outside the EU—such as those in Norway, Switzerland, or Iceland—local import fees and duties will be applied based on your country's regulations.
Guitars and large items benefit from fast, free* delivery via DHL Express with On Demand Delivery, allowing you to track and manage your shipment throughout its journey.
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Yatē 6 - Essential - Kurenai
€2.700,00
Yatē 6 - Essential - Kurenai
About this guitar
The Yatē 6 – Essential “Kurenai” combines expressive design with meticulous craftsmanship, enriched by a striking Japanese-inspired finish. Its Kurenai no Haku (Crimson Foil) treatment layers deep red tones over delicate silver foil, creating a textured, time-worn surface where flashes of metal emerge through the color. The result is both bold and poetic — a finish that feels alive, shifting subtly with light and perspective.
Built from red alder, the body delivers a balanced tonal foundation with warmth, clarity, and dynamic response. The Norwegian maple neck and fretboard provide a smooth, articulate playing experience, enhancing definition across the full frequency range.
With its 25.5" scale, 22 frets, and 12"–16" compound radius, the instrument offers a fluid transition from comfortable chord work to precise lead playing. The geometry feels natural in the hands, encouraging both expressive phrasing and technical control.
Minimalist perloid inlays complement the instrument’s visual identity, adding a touch of elegance without distracting from the dramatic Kurenai finish.
Faithful to the philosophy of the Essential Series, the Yatē 6 – Essential Kurenai focuses on what matters most: refined construction, inspiring playability, and a distinctive visual character. It is an instrument designed not only to perform, but to leave a lasting impression — both sonically and visually.
Each of our instruments is carefully handcrafted in Paris, France, using the highest standards of craftsmanship and the finest materials. At Belforti Instruments, we focus on precision and quality to create durable, high-performance guitars and basses that meet the needs of serious musicians. Every instrument is a testament to our commitment to exceptional sound and design
Features
Features
Overview
The E-Series is the entryway to the Belforti experience—no compromises, justessentials. Here, you'll find a focus ondurability, playability, andtone. Craftsmanship takes center stage, ensuring each instrument leaves our workshop ready to impress. Perfect for the budding musician or the casual player, our E-Series offers straightforward functionality without sacrificing quality.
As a part of this Series, this instrument features the following :
Premium Grade Woods
Our E-Series is equiped with the entry level of the Belforti Wood Library. These woods have been selected, aged, and rated according to our wood rating method.
All the Premium grade pieces are rated between 71 and 80, above most pieces found on the market, ensuring you get exceptional tonality and a beautiful aesthetic, right from the start.
3 Piece Neck
The E-Series features a robust 3-piece neck construction that enhances both the instrument's stability and resonance. Utilizing three individual pieces of wood, this design approach significantly minimizes the potential for warping or twisting over time, ensuring your guitar's longevity.
Wooden Painted Pickguard
We hate plastic, so the E-Series comes equiped with a wooden pickguard that is painted with your Accent Color.
Belforti Colors
E-Series feature a Main Color and an Accent Color, chosen from our extensive library of 82 custom colorrs.
Shape
Shape
Yatē
The Yatē body shape builds upon the SARĀ platform with a symmetrical double-cut silhouette designed for focus and power.
Compact yet commanding, it balances comfort and density, giving the player a centered, controlled feel with a tone to match.
Core Specs
Core Specs
Number of strings : 6
The universal standard for electric and acoustic guitars. Versatile and intuitive, covering all genres and playing styles with countless tuning possibilities and ergonomic familiarity.
Scale Length : Long 25.5"
Classic guitar scale length delivering bright response, clear attack, and balanced string tension. Standard on many iconic electric guitars, offering precision and dynamic range.
Number of frets : 22
Traditional fret count favored for its vintage aesthetic and tonal response. Provides slightly warmer neck pickup placement and classic feel.
Neck Profile : L
Chunkier neck profile for players seeking substantial grip and a vintage-inspired feel. Provides stability and a solid hand-filling shape.
Radius : Modern 12" to 16"
Flatter fretboard radius for fast playing, low action, and effortless bending. Ideal for technical and contemporary playing styles.
Woods
Woods
Body : Alder
Alder is a lightweight, closed-grain hardwood known for its uniform density and stability. Its relatively soft texture makes it easy to machine and finish. Alder vibrates evenly across its surface, producing a balanced energy response. It is a standard choice for electric guitars due to its consistency and reliability.
Neck : Norwegian Maple
Maple is a classic neck wood prized for its density, stiffness, and stability. It offers a snappy response and clean vibration transfer. Its medium weight and closed grain provide excellent resistance to warping. Maple is highly reliable for precision neck construction and offers a bright, clean visual aesthetic.
Fretboard : Indian Rosewood
Indian Rosewood is a dense, oily hardwood with a naturally smooth feel. Its open pores provide excellent grip and tactile comfort. Highly stable across climates, it resists wear and moisture absorption. Its dark brown hues often feature subtle figuring, giving fretboards a warm and classic visual appearance.
Options
Options
This is a list of the non standard options featured on this instrument
Perloid Tuner Knobs
Colors
Kurenai No Haku
The Kurenai no Haku finish draws inspiration from traditional Japanese decorative techniques where delicate metallic leaf is layered beneath translucent color. In this interpretation, silver foil fragments are carefully embedded under a deep crimson finish, creating a surface that feels both organic and dramatic.
Rather than appearing uniform, the foil reveals itself in irregular patterns across the body. The red pigment partially veils the metal beneath, allowing flashes of silver to emerge through worn edges and subtle texture. This interplay between color and metal gives the finish remarkable depth — shifting from rich, saturated red to cold metallic highlights depending on how the light strikes the surface.
The result is a visual language somewhere between traditional craftsmanship and raw expressive art. It evokes aged lacquer, weathered armor, or fragments of metal beneath painted surfaces — a finish that feels lived-in and powerful rather than pristine.
Each Kurenai no Haku instrument develops its own pattern, making every piece visually unique. No two surfaces reveal the foil in exactly the same way, turning the finish itself into a signature element of the instrument’s identity.
Electronics
The Essential Series comes equiped with our Classic Electronics.
It is meant to fit in any ensemble, any genre and to be as easy and straightforward as possible.
Fully passive circuits with simple controls.
More time to play, less time to worry about your sound
Pickups
3 SENSE II-S
Engineered with .42 plain enamel wire and scattered winding, this pickup embodies the sonic essence of a classic single coil. Alnico 5 magnets contribute to a versatile and robust tone, perfect for a wide range of musical styles. From bluesy warmth to rock 'n' roll bite, the SENSE II offers an excellent balance that is neither too vintage nor too modern.
Circuit
Layout
Master Volume
Rotary 5 Way Switch
Dual Tone
Orange Drop 0.22mfd Capacitors
Pure Tone Mono Jack
Onboard TOMA x Belforti PCB
What's included
Your instrument
How surprising !
Belforti Premium Gig Bag
Your Belforti deserves proper protection. So it comes with a signature padded gig bag themed after the series you chose.
Sturdy, weather-proof, and oh so cool !
Setup Tools
Your instrument comes completely setup and ready to play. But you might wanna tweak things up a bit later on, so we got you covered !
Certificate of Authenticity
A real Belforti deserves a certificate. Can't fake this up
Detailed Specs
GENERAL SPECS
Body Shape : Yatē
Number of Strings : 6
Scale Length : Long 25.5"
String Spacing : 10.5mm
Weight : 3.7kg
BODY, NECK & FRETBOARD
BODY
Body Wood : Red Cedar (Thuja plicata - USA)
Body Wood Rating : 75.84R
Chambering : Non Chambered
NECK
Neck Wood : Norwegian Maple (Acer platanoides - Norway)
Neck Wood Rating : 73.21R
Neck Profile : L
Nut Width : 43mm
FRETBOARD
Fretboard Wood : Norwegian Maple (Acer platanoides - Norway)
Fretboard Wood Rating : 76.49R
Fretboard Radius : Modern 12" to 16"
Number of Frets : 22
Fret Wire : Medium Nickel/Silver
FINISH
Main Color : Kurenai No Haku
Accent Color :
Body Finish : Ultra Thin Gloss Polyurethane
Neck Finish : Ultra Thin Matte Polyurethane
INLAYS & AESTHETICS
Inlay Design : Modern Dots
Inlay Material : White Perloid
Knobs : Metal Knobs
Frontplate : No Frontplate
Backplate : Matching Backplate
Headstock : Natural
HARDWARE
Bridge : ABM Single Bridge
Tuners : Hipshot Open Gear with Perloid Knobs
Hardware Color : Chrome
Side Dots : Black Plastic Dots
Strings : D'Addario XS
ELECTRONICS
Configuration : Classic
Pickups : 3 SENSE II-S
Layout :
Master Volume
Rotary 5 Way Switch
Dual Tone
Orange Drop 0.22mfd Capacitors
Pure Tone Mono Jack
Onboard TOMA x Belforti PCB
Pots : CTS 250K - No Load Tone
Jack : Pure Tone Mono
Capacitor : .22mfd Orange Drop
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