ESP STEPHEN CARPENTER BARITONE-8 BLACK FLUENCE

Here it is: the ultimate guitar to explore the deepest tunings, and for finding all-new sonic textures. Designed by Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, the ESP STEF B-8 is built by hand at the ESP Custom Shop in Tokyo. As the name implies, it’s an 8-string, neck-thru-body guitar at a 27” baritone scale, allowing for amazing stability and excellent string tension even at the lowest pitch registers. The STEF-B8 features an alder body with maple neck and ebony fingerboard, along with Sperzel locking tuners and a Hipshot fixed bridge. Perhaps the highlight of this guitar that was updated in 2016 is its Fishman Fluence® SRC Signature active pickup set. Each pickup has multiple voicings; use the push-pull control on the volume knob to select the one you want. On the middle alnico pickup, push down for “Modern Active” tone or pull up for “Modern Passive Attack”. On the bridge ceramic pickup, push down for “Modern Passive Attack” tone or pull up for “Modern Active” voicing. This model includes Fishman’s universal USB rechargeable battery pack. Available in Black finish.

Specifications

Certificate of Authenticity: Y
Construction: Neck-Thru
Scale: 27" Baritone
Body: Alder
Neck: 3Pc Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 305mm
Finish: BLACK
Nut Width: 55mm
Nut Type: Graphite
Neck Contour: Thin U
Frets/Type: 24 XJ
Hardware Color: Black
Strap Button: Standard
Tuners: Sperzel Locking
Bridge: Hipshot Fixed
Middle PU: Fishman Fluence SRC Signature
Bridge PU: Fishman Fluence SRC Signature
Electronics: Active
Electronics Layout: Vol(P/P)/Tone/3-Way Switch
Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Light (.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.054/.064/.074)
Case: MH 8 STR XL GUITAR FORM FIT CASE
Case Included: Y