Two Type A models and one Type V, each of the three axes sports a unique hand-painted blood spatter finish
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After kicking off the year with five new Fishman-loaded axes, Solar has maintained momentum by announcing three new savage-looking and devilishly spec'd Canibalismo models.
With aesthetics described as “half crime scene and half art gallery”, this fresh trio of electric guitars – boast hand-painted blood spatter-style finishes, so no two guitars ever ship the same. Specs differ between each model, so let's take a deeper dive below.
A1.6SOP Canibalismo
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Boasting Solar's Type A body shape, the A1.6SOP Canibalismo features a swamp ash body, three-piece, set-through C-shaped maple neck, 24-fret ebony fingerboard with a single Solar inlay on the 12th fret and 25.5" scale length.
Electronics include a pair of Duncan Solar humbucking pickups, controlled by a singular volume control and a five-way blade switch. Other appointments include an EverTune bridge, Luminlay side dots, Solar 18:1 locking tuners and a Silver Open Pore Canibalismo finish.
Price-wise, this guitar retails at $1,199.
A2.6FRPN Canibalismo
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Next up, the A2.6FRPN Canibalismo sports a mahogany body, three-piece maple set neck with a thin C profile, 24-fret ebony fingerboard and a 25.5" scale length.
Other features include a Duncan Solar pickups – controlled via a single volume control and a five-way blade switch – Solar 18:1 tuners, white side dots, a Floyd Rose Special tremolo bridge and black hardware.
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Wearing an eye-catching Pink Neon Canibalismo finish, this guitar has a price tag of $799.
V1.6AOP Canibalismo
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And last but certainly not least, the V1.6AOP Canibalismo features Solar's Type V body shape, and boasts a swamp ash body, three-piece set maple neck with a thin C profile, 24-fret ebony fingerboard and 25.5" scale length.
It also packs in a pair of Duncan Solar humbuckers controlled using one volume control and a three-way toggle switch, Luminlay side dots, Solar 18:1 locking tuners, an EverTune bridge and black hardware.
With a sleek Army Green Open Pore Canibalismo finish, the V1.6AOP Canibalismo retails at $1,199.
For more information on these new Canibalismo models, head to Solar Guitars.
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.
