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Stellar Signature 8-string Baritone with Dual Fishman Pickups





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Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter has partnered with ESP to bring you the 8-string LTD Stephen Carpenter SC-608 Baritone ? an electric that’s built for tone and performance and lets you explore your own hard-hitting style and sound with incredible playability and tone. This 8-string behemoth features a beautiful mahogany body with a sleek satin finish and a gorgeous 3-piece maple neck with ebony fingerboard for stellar playability and response. And for hard-hitting baritone tone, this signature axe features dual Fishman Fluence Stephen Carpenter Signature pickups with push-pull control that lets you switch between active and passive voices. And with string-thru Hipshot bridge, you get incredible sustain and tone support.





Neck designed to rock





The SC-608 Baritone gives you a classic neck-through design for killer sustain, great tone support, and easy access to upper frets. The extended 27-inch scale gives you more octaves, more notes, and more melodic exploration. The thin “U” profile of the 3-piece maple neck is comfortable in the hand for hours of playing. The ebony fingerboard and 24 extra-jumbo frets pair for effortless bends and heavy power chording. This neck is a favorite among guitarists here at Sweetwater.





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Best of both worlds in tone!





The dual Fishman Fluence pickups in the LTD SC-608 Baritone take their cues from the Fishman modern humbucker and let you tap into both active and passive voices with simple push-pull control. “Modern Active” delivers everything you expect in an active pickup: full, round, and boosted. “Modern Passive Attack” delivers a clean, crisp tone. Both voices have been spec’d by Carpenter to deliver hot humbucking tone along with exceptional note clarity and definition, even under a strong pick attack. And paired with the rock-solid Hipshot bridge, both of these voices are allowed to churn, chug, and hold their sustain with the incredible intensity that drives the heavy sound of modern alternative metal.





ESP LTD Stephen Carpenter SC-608 Baritone Features:


Signature 8-string baritone designed for tone and power


All-mahogany body is resonant and light, allowing for hours of comfortable performance


Gorgeous 3-piece maple neck with ebony fingerboard for stellar playability and response


Dual Fishman Fluence pickups with push-pull control let you switch between active and passive voices


Rock-solid string-thru Hisphot bridge for maximum sustain


Neck-through design for killer sustain, great tone support, and easy access to upper frets


Ebony fingerboard and 24 extra-jumbo frets pair for effortless bends and heavy power chording


LTD locking tuners keep your tuning locked and loaded


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