ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black

ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black

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.

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WEIGHT: 9.0lbs

CASE: MH 8 STRING GUITAR FORM FIT CASE

YEAR: 2024 

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: ESP Strap Lock

TUNERS: Sperzel Locking

BRIDGE: Hipshot Fixed

MIDDLE PU: Fishman Fluence SRC Signature

BRIDGE PU: Fishman Fluence SRC Signature

ELECTRONICS: Active

ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Volume(Push/Pull)/Tone/3-Way Switch

STRINGS: Elixir Nanoweb Light (.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.054/.064/.074)