Solar Guitars partners with Patrik Jensen of The Haunted and Witchery for a bloodthirsty new E-type signature model
Solar Guitars has teamed up with The Haunted and Witchery guitarist Patrik Jensen for a bloodthirsty new signature model, the E1.6 Jensen MKII.
Following the E1.6 Jensen – which the company launched back in 2018 – the new electric guitar also sports Solar's Type E, Explorer-style body shape, though this time with a savage Faded Trans Red Black Matte finish.
Construction-wise, the guitar features an alder body with a veneer top – complete with “comfortable, mean and sharp-looking” armrest – C-shape maple neck, and a 13.78"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 super jumbo stainless steel frets and Patrik Jensen's “impact wave” inlays.
Electronics include a pair of Fishman Fluence Modern active humbucking pickups, controlled via a singular volume knob, a tone pot with push/pull functionality for voice switching, and a three-way toggle switch.
Other features include an EverTune F-type bridge, 24.75" scale length, Solar 18:1 locking tuners, dual action truss rod, graphite nut and factory-installed Black Smith 1046 Nano carbon-coated strings.
The E1.6 Jensen MKII is available now for $1,399. For more information, head to Solar Guitars.
2021's been a busy year for Solar Guitars. So far, the Ola Englund-led brand has announced a slew of new instruments, including a brand-new Tele-inspired range of electrics, and its first-ever multiscale models.
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Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.
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