Developed particularly for today’s eight-string metal guitarist, this feature-loaded, affordable guitar belongs to the Solar Type A2 range, offering outstanding elegance and performance.
This Type A2.7 eight-string guitar boasts stealth looks, a distinctive cutaway scoop and a remarkable feature set, making it a precise, professional instrument suitable for both stage and studio work. It comes loaded with a reliable string-through-body hardtail bridge and 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 A2.8 features a set-thru neck/body joint design with 27” scale, a swamp ash body, a fast, thin, comfortable maple neck and an ebony fingerboard with 24 super-jumbo frets. This guitar includes Solar 18:1 tuners, graphite nut, black matte hardware, five-way blade pickup switching and full access neck. Available in black open pore matte finish.
SPECS
| N MATERIAL |
Maple |
| NUT NECK |
Graphite |
| JOINING STYLE NECK |
Set-ThroughAll Access |
| TRUSSROD NECK |
Dual Action |
| TRUSSROD COVER NECK |
With Engraved Solar Logo |
| SHAPE |
Type A |
| BINDING |
No |
| COLOR |
Black Open Pore (BOP) |
| MACHINE HEAD |
Grover 18:1 |
| STRINGS |
Black Smith 0980, Nano Carbon Coated |
| NUMBER OF STRINGS |
8 |
| STRING GUIDE |
No |
| FF MATERIAL |
Ebony |
| FRETWIRE |
Nickel |
| SCALE |
27" |
| FRETS |
24 Super Jumbo |
| RADIUS |
R400 = 15.74" |
| TOP INLAY |
Solar Logo on 12th Fret |
| POSITION MARKER DOTS |
No |
| SIDE DOTS |
2,5 mm |
| 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 |
| COLOR BODY |
Black Open Pore (BOP) |
| MATERIAL BODY |
Swamp Ash |
| BINDING BODY |
No |
| TAIL & TAIL PIECE BODY |
Fixed Bridge |
| GIG BAG |
Not Available |
| TRUSS ROD TOOL |
Included |