Six-strings, seven-strings, baritones and a variety of body shapes head up Solar's latest drop, which offers a host of hardware, tonewood, pickup and scale length options
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Solar Guitars has treated its electric guitar lineup to a mammoth expansion pack by introducing nine all-new, none-more-metal models.
Included in the extensive catalog are various baritone guitars, S-style Super Strat six- and seven-strings, and a single-cut axe, as well as a Type V and two Explore-inspired Type E guitars.
Among the smorgasbord of specs are Duncan Solar and Fishman Fluence pickups, streamlined tone control layouts, scale lengths of varying degrees, ebony fingerboards, a host of hardware appointments and a collection of different tonewoods.
Read on for a run down of specs for the newest Solar Guitars models.
Solar Guitars S1.6AQOB
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Body: Alder with quilted veneer
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin-C profile
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 25.5"
Frets: 24 stainless steel
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Fishman Fluence Modern active
Controls: 5-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull voice selector
Price: €1,399
Solar Guitars GC1.6FR Killertone:
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Body: Alder with quilted veneer
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin-C profile
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 25.5"
Frets: 24 stainless steel
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Fishman Fluence Modern active
Controls: 5-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull voice selector
Price: €1,399
Solar Guitars V2.6LB
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Body: Mahogany with flamed maple veneer
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin-C profile
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 25.5"
Frets: 24 super jumbo
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Pickups: Duncan Solar
Controls: 3-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull coil cut
Price: €799
Solar Guitars E2.6LB
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Body: Mahogany with flamed maple veneer
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin-C profile
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 24.75"
Frets: 22 super jumbo
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Pickups: Duncan Solar
Controls: 3-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull coil cut
Price: €799
Solar Guitars E1.6AAN
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Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin-C profile
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 24.75"
Frets: 22 stainless steel
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Fishman Fluence Modern active
Controls: 3-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull voice selector
Price: €1,299
Solar Guitars A1.6AAN
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Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin-C profile
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 25.5"
Frets: 24 stainless steel
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Fishman Fluence Modern active
Controls: 5-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull voice selector
Price: €1,299
Solar Guitars A1.6AAN-27
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Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin-C profile
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 27"
Frets: 24 stainless steel
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Fishman Fluence Modern active
Controls: 5-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull voice selector
Price: €1,299
Solar Guitars S1.7APP
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Body: Mahogany with poplar burl veneer
Neck: Five-piece maple/jatoba, thin-C profile, neck thru construction
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 26.5"
Frets: 24 stainless steel frets
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Fishman Fluence Modern active
Controls: 5-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull voice selector
Price: €1,399
Solar Guitars S1.6LB-27
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Body: Mahogany with poplar burl veneer
Neck: Five-piece maple/jatoba, thin-C profile, neck thru construction
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 27"
Frets: 24 stainless steel frets
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Fishman Fluence Modern active
Controls: 5-way switch, master volume, master tone with push/pull voice selector
Price: €1,199
To browse the entire catalog, head over to Solar Guitars.
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Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.
