Created with the most demanding eight-string guitarists in mind, this premium feature-loaded, well balanced guitar belongs to the Solar Type A1 top of the line range, offering outstanding elegance and performance.
This Type A1.8C eight-string guitar boasts stealth looks, a distinctive cutaway scoop and a remarkable feature set, making it the ultimate, precise and professional instrument suitable for both stage and studio work. This guitar features the Evertune® constant-tension bridge—a reliable, fully-mechanical system that keeps the guitar in tune under any circumstances. It also features Duncan Solar pickups that provide a full spectrum of tonal options, from organic clean to heavily overdriven, all with fluid sustain and maximum clarity. The Type A1.8 features a set-thru neck/body joint design with 27” scale, an alder body, a fast, thin, comfortable maple neck, an ebony fingerboard with 24 stainless steel super-jumbo frets and ‘glow in the dark’ side dots for easy stage use. This well balanced 8-string guitar is loaded with Solar 18:1 locking tuners, graphite nut, five-way blade pickup switching and full access neck. Available in carbon black matte finish.
SPECS
N MATERIAL |
Maple |
SHAPE |
Type A |
BINDING |
No |
COLOR |
Carbon Matte (C ) |
MACHINE HEAD |
Solar 18:1 Locking Type |
STRINGS |
Black Smith 0964, Nano Carbon Coated |
NUMBER OF STRINGS |
8 |
STRING GUIDE |
No |
FF MATERIAL |
Ebony |
FRETWIRE |
Stainless steel |
SCALE |
27" |
FRETS |
24 Super Jumbo |
RADIUS |
R400 = 15.74" |
TOP INLAY |
Solar Logo on 12th Fret |
POSITION MARKER DOTS |
No |
SIDE DOTS |
Yes |
PICKGUARD |
No |
END PIN |
Round Type |
PICKUP NECK |
Duncan Solar/Neck |
PICKUP MIDDLE |
No |
PICKUP BRIDGE |
Duncan Solar/Bridge |
CONTROL |
1 Volume1 Tonewith Dome Metal Knobs |
SWITCH |
5-way Blade |
CONDENSER |
473k |
JACK/COVER |
Mono 2POval Steel |
COLOR BODY |
Carbon Matte (C ) |
MATERIAL BODY |
Alder |
BINDING BODY |
No |
TAIL & TAIL PIECE BODY |
Evertune F-Type |
GIG BAG |
Not Available |
TRUSS ROD TOOL |
Included |