The arched maple top of the mahogany body of the H-1008B ET BLACK SATIN eight-string baritone Super ST model is adorned with a Black Satin finish. A three-piece maple neck with a set-thru construction, i.e. a neck recessed deeper into the body, is joined by an Ebony Macassar fingerboard fitted with twenty-four Extra Jumbo stainless steel frets. Orientation around its surface is facilitated by offset position markers. Good and stable tuning is guaranteed by the longer baritone menus.
Two active EMG humbuckers provide the instrument's sound with the density and aggressiveness needed for adequate sound of sharply chiseled metal riffs, as well as precise articulation for chord breakdowns, singing solos or ultra-fast guitar shred. The character of the sound can be adjusted via the volume potentiometers, tone shutter and three-position pickup switch. Precise and stable tuning is guaranteed by the string attachment in the Grover tuning machines and the Evertune model F tailpiece, which compensates for string tension during plucking and sharper playing, ensuring the guitar stays in tune in all conditions.
ESP has been making electric guitars since 1984, and satisfied customers include Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Ronnie Wood and Max Cavalera. Due to the popularity of these instruments, a subsidiary company, LTD, has been formed to offer popular models in an affordable option. Even in the case of ESP-LTD guitars, however, great emphasis is placed on the quality of workmanship and fitted components.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Black Satin
- Colour: Black
- Surface Treatment: Matte
- Type: Super ST model
- Body: Mahagony
- Top: Maple
- Neck: Maple
- Neck Profile: Thin U
- Scale: 686 mm
- Radius: 19,7 "
- Number of Frets: 24
- Nut Width: 54 mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Pickup Configuration: H-H
- Pickup model: 1x EMG 81-8H, 1x EMG 85-8H
- Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Tone
- Pickup Switch: 3-Way
- Bridge: Fixed
- Tuning Machines: Grover
- Hardware: Black
- MIDI: No
- USB: No
- Hard Case: No
- Case: No
- Strings: D'Addario XL120-8