Guild BT-258E Deluxe Baritone 8 String Acoustic Electric Guitar, Natural 2026

Guild BT-258E Deluxe Baritone 8 String Acoustic Electric Guitar Natural

Description:

The Guild BT-258E Deluxe Baritone Natural 8-string acoustic baritone guitar offers exceptional tone, playability, and value—plus Deluxe appointments.

Features:

• F-Jumbo body shape
• Solid Sitka spruce top
• Arched rosewood back, rosewood sides
• Natural gloss finish
• Mother-of-pearl rosette
• Bound C-shape mahogany neck
• Bound pau ferro fingerboard, pau ferro bridge
• Bone nut and compensated bone saddle
• Guild Vintage 18 open-gear tuners
• Fishman-designed GT-1 pickup system

The 8-string Guild BT-258E Deluxe Baritone Natural is tuned B-E-a-A-d-D-F#-B, five steps down from a standard guitar, and its deep extended baritone voice will add character and moody richness to any song. The BT-258E boasts a solid Sitka spruce top over an arched rosewood back and rosewood sides, and an elegant Natural gloss finish. Additional features include a pau ferro fingerboard and bridge, a slim C-shape neck profile, a bone nut and bone saddle, and a mother-of-pearl rosette. An integrated Fishman-designed GT-1 pickup system with Volume and Tone controls faithfully reproduces the guitar’s acoustic sound when it is amplified.

Specifications:

Body

• Body Shape: F - Jumbo Bass
• Body Top: Solid Sitka Spurce
• Top Bracing Pattern: OX Bracing
• Soundhole Diameter: 3 7/8" (98mm)
• Rosette: Mother-Of-Pearl / ABS
• Top Purfling Inlay: Black / White / Black / White ABS
• Top Binding: N / A
• Body Sides: Rosewood
• Side Purfling Inlay: N / A
• Body Back: Arched Rosewood
• Back Purfling Inlay: N / A
• Body Binding: White ABS

Neck

• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Scale Length: 27" (686mm)
• Neck Shape: C Shape
• Nut Width: 1 3/4" (44.5mm)
• Neck Thickness 1st Fret: 20mm
• Neck Thickness 9th Fret: 24mm
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm Allen Key
• Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
• Fingerboard Radius: 16" (406mm)
• Fingerboard Inlays: 5mm Dots - Mother-Of-Pearl
• Fingerboard Inlay Location: 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (x2), 15, 17, 19
• Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Binding: White ABS

Finish

• Color: Natural (NAT)
• Finish: Polyurethane

Hardware

• Bridge Material: Pau Ferro
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/4" (57mm)
• Bridge Pins: Ivory Colored Plastic with Black Dot
• Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
• Hardware Finish / Plating: Nickel
• Nut Material: Bone
• Tuning Machines: Guild Vintage 18 Open Gear
• Endpin: Strap Button - Nickel
• Pickguard: Tortoiseshell

Electronics

• Guild/Fishman GT-1 with Volume and Tone Controls

Dimensions

• Upper Bout Width: 12 1/2" (318mm)
• Lower Bout Width: 17" (432mm)
• Body Depth Upper Bout: 4" (101mm)
• Body Depth Lower Bout: 4 3/4" (121mm)
• Body Length: 20 3/4" (527mm)
• Overall Length: 43 3/4" (1111mm)