Guild BT-258E Deluxe 8-String Baritone Acoustic-Electric Guitar – Natural Gloss

Guilds New Baritone Guitars: Down-tuned richness complemented by two-octave strings is a match made in heaven.

Continuing with Guilds powerful Jumbo body size, Guild is proud to offer two new baritones, the BT240E and BT-258E. With a twenty-seven-inch scale length, these baritones are tuned B-to-b, five steps lower than a standard guitar.

The BT-258E Deluxe 8-string Baritone offers a melodic layering of low-end harmony for enchanting, harp-like sound. Combining Guild’s historically large jumbo body shape and their legacy of pressed back construction, the BT-258E Deluxe boasts a deep, full-frequency baritone voice complemented by two-octave strings for added sparkle. the arched rosewood back projects whole low frequencies, while the solid spruce top ensures the high-frequency octave strings blend in gorgeously for a symphonic tone. The low end is great for playing in an ensemble or for playing standalone. This 8-string baritone is tuned B-E-a-A-d-D-F#-B, five steps down from a standard guitar. Deluxe appointments include rosewood back and sides, bound neck and body, Fishman GT-1 pickup system, and a perfectly glossed polyurethane finish.

Finish Options: Natural

Josh Chapman, Guilds Director of Product Design, was clear about the goal for these models. Designing these guitars, we took advantage of Guilds Jumbo body size and arched back to create an absolute monster of a baritone. The larger air volume of the Jumbo body helps produce those low frequencies that are so fundamental to the baritone guitar, and the arched back helps to really project the notes. With the built-in Fishman GT-1 pickup, these baritones can hold their own both electrified or unplugged. We took advantage of guilds jumbo body size and arched back to create an absolute monster of a baritone. Josh Chapman – Director of Product Design

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Shape: F – Jumbo
• Body Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Top Bracing Pattern: OX Bracing
• Soundhole Diameter: 3 7/8″ (98mm)
• Rosette: Mother-Of-Pearl / ABS
• Top Purfling Inlay: Black / White / Black / White ABS
• Body Sides: Rosewood
• Body Back: Arched Rosewood
• Body Binding: White ABS

Neck

• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Scale Length: 27″ (686mm)
• Neck Shape: C Shape
• Nut Width: 1 3/4″ (44.5mm)
• Neck Thickness 1st Fret: 20mm
• Neck Thickness 9th Fret: 24mm
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm Allen Key
• Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
• Fingerboard Radius: 16″ (406mm)
• Fingerboard Inlays: 5mm Dots – Mother-Of-Pearl
• Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Binding: 1.5 mm White ABS

Finish

• Color: Natural (NAT)
• Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

Hardware

• Bridge Material: Pau Ferro
• Bridge String Spacing : 2 1/4″ (56mm)
• Bridge Pins: Ivory Colored Plastic with Black Dot
• Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
• Hardware Finish / Plating: Nickel
• Nut Material: Bone
• Tuning Machines: Guild Vintage 18 Open Gear Tuners – Nickel
• Endpin: Strap Button – Nickel
• Pickguard: Tortoiseshell

Electronics

• Electronics: Guild/Fishman Sonitone GT-1 with Volume and Tone controls

Other

• Strings: D’Addario EXP23 – Coated Phosphor Bronze (.016-.070) & Octave Strings (.012 & .014)
• Included Case: Case Sold Separately
• Upper Bout Width: 12 1/2″ (318mm)
• Lower Bout Width: 17″ (432mm)
• Body Depth Upper Bout: 4″ (101mm)
• Body Depth Lower Bout: 4 3/4″ (121mm)
• Body Length: 20 3/4″ (527mm)
• Overall Length: 43 3/4″ (1111mm)