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 |