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

Description

Guild´s BT-258E Deluxe 8-String Baritone acoustic-electric guitar opens up a world of musical possibilities with its innovative design. The BT-258E features an eight-string configuration with a five-step lower tuning that produces a symphonic blend of bass and treble frequencies. The rosewood back and sides provide a solid low-end foundation, while the solid spruce top allows the higher octave strings to ring out with clarity. The result is a harp-like tone that fills in the midrange and adds melodic layers.

Eight-String Design Offers Extended Range and Unique Sound

With its eight-string design and lowered tuning, the BT-258E delivers a one-of-a-kind baritone voice that spans bass and treble frequencies. The two additional strings expand the instrument´s range by two octaves for a layered, harp-like tone. The lower five strings are tuned to B-E-A-D-F♯ to produce rich, resonant bass tones. The higher three strings are tuned to B-E-A, adding bell-like treble notes. Together, this innovative configuration creates a symphonic blend of lows and highs.

Rosewood Back and Sides Provide Rich, Warm Tone

The rosewood back and sides give the BT-258E a robust, well-balanced tone. Rosewood produces full, warm bass and midrange frequencies that provide a solid tonal foundation. The rosewood also helps project the instrument´s sound, allowing the BT-258E to fill a room with its resonant baritone voice. The rosewood´s clear high-end response also helps the higher octave strings ring out with shimmering treble overtones.

Solid Spruce Top Ensures Articulate Sound Across All Registers

The BT-258E features a solid Sitka spruce top that helps produce an articulate, balanced tone across all eight strings. Spruce is a responsive tonewood that provides clear, focused sound with balanced frequency response. On the BT-258E, the spruce top helps the lower baritone strings resonate with depth and warmth while also allowing the higher octave strings to ring out with clarity. The result is a fusion of bass and treble that blends into a cohesive, symphonic whole.

Mahogany Neck Offers Comfortable Playability

The BT-258E has a mahogany neck that provides a comfortable playing experience. Mahogany produces a lightweight, balanced neck that makes it easy to navigate the instrument´s 25.5" scale length and 1.69" nut width. The mahogany neck also enhances sustain and helps project the rosewood and spruce tonewoods. Overall, the BT-258E´s mahogany neck offers an accessible platform for experienced players to explore the creative possibilities of its eight-string baritone design.

Features

• Jumbo body with spruce top and rosewood back and sides
• Mahogany neck with "C" profile
• Pau ferro fingerboard with 20 frets
• Fishman Sonitone GT-1 preamp

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Formaldehyde (gas), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

Specs

• Body type: Jumbo
• Top wood: Solid Spruce
• Back & sides: Rosewood
• Bracing pattern: Scalloped X
• Body finish: Gloss

• Neck shape: C
• Nut width: 1.75"
• Fingerboard: Pau Ferro
• Neck wood: Mahogany
• Scale length: 27"
• Number of frets: 20
• Neck finish: Gloss
• Bridge: Pau ferro
• Saddle & nut: Bone

• Pickup/preamp: Fishman

• Tuning machines: High-ratio
• Orientation: Right-handed
• Number of strings: 6-string
• Country of origin: China