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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