Solar Guitars unleashes metal monsters with new 8-string and baritone electric guitars

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Ola Englund extends his range once more

Ola Englund’s Solar Guitars has announced two new extended-range electric guitars for metal, the A2.8BOP eight-string and 27” scale baritone S1.6PB-27.

The A2.8BOP baritone guitar boasts a swamp ash body and matching headstock, with maple neck and 27”-scale ebony fingerboard.

The S1.6PB-27, meanwhile, opts for a mahogany body with poplar burl veneer, neck-through construction and five-piece maple-jatoba neck with ebony fingerboard at 27” scale.

Both models boast coil-splittable Duncan Solar humbuckers, Solar locking 18:1 tuners and stainless steel frets.

The A2.8BOP ($/€949) and S1.6PB-27 ($/€1,149) are available now from Solar Guitars.

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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.