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Boden Original 8 Natural

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8-String Guitar Boden Boden Original Bolt-on Chambered Fixed Guitar H-H Maple Multi-scale Swamp Ash

SKU: BD8CT-17O-M-F-NA

Get the most out of your playing and the sounds that you’ve been honing with your hands. What you put into a Boden Original guitar is what you’ll get out of it – loud and clear with style and substance.

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2 year warranty*

The original-spec .strandberg* look, sound and feel – versatile and cutting-edge

The Boden Original

What makes it special?

This is the Boden model that started it all. Featuring Swamp Ash body mated with 4A Flame Maple top and roasted Maple neck with roasted Birdseye Maple fretboard. The light weight chambered body and the patented EndurNeck enhances comfort and reduces fatigue for long playing sessions, allowing you to better focus on your playing and the music you are creating.

What does it do?

The acoustic character of the Boden Original is lively and balanced with superb articulation for both rhythm and lead playing. The classic wood combination of Swamp Ash and Maple provides an exceptionally clear and punchy tone with an emphasis on the high-midrange. The Original 7- and 8-string models feature the highly-touted Fishman Fluence Modern powered pickups to faithfully transfer the natural sound of the woods and the unique .strandberg* hardware to your amplification systems.

Who is it for?

Our most popular model and the flagship series of our Premium production models – this is the ultimate “Swiss Army Knife” of guitars for the widest range of music styles and playing styles. You can simply never go wrong!

This is the Boden model that started it all. Featuring Swamp Ash body mated with 4A Flame Maple top and roasted Maple neck with roasted Birdseye Maple fretboard, the acoustic character is lively and balanced with superb articulation for both rhythm and lead playing. The Original 7- and 8-string models feature the highly-touted Fishman Fluence powered pickups to faithfully transfer the natural sound of the woods and the unique .strandberg* hardware to your amplification systems. During the course of manufacturing of this guitar model, the color of the roasted maple has varied to some degree. The wood is roasted to achieve the desired properties (tonal response and dimensional stability in different weather conditions) and not to a certain color. This means that the color sometimes does not match that of the product photos, which were taken of the first produced sample guitars. We are working on a revised process and acquiring new equipment for roasting maple that will give us greater control of the results, which should be in place in early 2021. Until then, if you have any concerns about the color of the roasted maple neck or fretboard before ordering, please reach out to us through the contact form at the bottom of this page, and we will be happy to send you a photo in advance, or talk you through the process. For more information about roasted maple, and colors, please see: https://support.strandbergguitars.com/article/95-how-dark-is-roasted-maple

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Width: 320 mm/12.6” (7-string) | 330 mm/13″ (8-string)
Length: 820 mm/32.3″ (7-string) | 850 mm/33.5” (8-string)
Thickness: 42 mm/1.65″
Long Scale: 26.25” (7-string) | 28” (8-string)
Short Scale: 25.5” (7-string) | 26.5” (8-string)
String spread at nut: 42 mm/1.65” (7-string) | 49 mm/1,92” (8-string)
String spacing at bridge: 10.5 mm/.41″
Neutral fret: 10 (7-string) | 7 (8-string)

Bolt-On Construction
Chambered Body with Arm, Torso and Heel Carves
Book-matched Solid 4A Flame Maple Top
Swamp Ash Body
Available Finishes: Natural/Red/Black Semi-gloss Polyurethane
Approximate Weight
- 2,5 kg / 5,5 lbs +/- 10% (7-string)
- 2,6 kg / 5,7 lbs +/- 10% (8-string)
Manufactured in Indonesia

.strandberg* EGS Series 5 fixed bridge & string locks
Black Hardware
Original Luminlay™ Green Side Dots
Original Luminlay™ Green Inlays

Roasted Maple Neck, Carbon Fiber reinforced
EndurNeck™ Profile
Roasted Birdseye Maple Fretboard
20″ Fretboard Radius
24 Frets
Jescar 51100 Stainless Steel Fretwire (57110 for zero-fret)
D’Addario NYXL 095-64 (7-string) / 09-84 (8-string) strings
Standard tuning BEADGBE (7-string) | F#BEADGBE (8-string)

Standard Lightweight Gig Bag included
Allen Key Kit included
Collapsible guitar stand optional
Strap optional
Deluxe Toolkit optional
Optimized Tension 7-String Set optional
Optimized Tension 8-String Set optional

H – H Pickup Configuration
Neck: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico, Black Plastic
Bridge: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic, Black Plastic
3-Way Pickup Selector
1. Neck
2. Neck + Bridge in parallel
3. Bridge
Master Volume w/ push-pull for Split Coil
Master Tone w/push-pull for Voice 1/2

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The Boden Original Concept

Anatomy of a Strandberg

There are many design elements and factors that comprise a .strandberg* guitar. Each aspect - from the materials and components used to the ergonomic design features - has been carefully thought out and implemented to produce a guitar that is light weight, easy to play and has a big woody organic sound. Explore these different aspects that set a .strandberg* guitar apart from the rest.

Headless

By removing weight from the headstock, your guitar can be made very light and yet balanced. You can play with greater comfort for longer.

Versatile Body Shape

The body shape provides multiple seated playing positions for maximum comfort and versatility.

Scale Lengths Adapted to You

A multi-scale design allows your wrist to remain relaxed throughout the range of play. A longer scale length for the heavier strings provide better tone, and shorter in the thinner strings better playability.

Patented Neck Profile

Our patented EndurNeck™ profile promotes a more correct playing position. The result: you can play longer, faster, better and avoid injury.

Space Age Materials

Our hunt for great tone and low weight led us to using aircraft grade aluminium and carbon fiber for maximum performance.

Proprietary Hardware

The custom .strandberg* hardware is a vital contributor to the tone of the instrument. Lightweight aircraft grade aluminium and tight coupling of components ensure that nothing prevents the strings' vibrations from entering the body.

What our artists say

The extremely talented artists who play .strandberg* guitars have a clear vision of where they want to take their art and how to get there with the instruments they play. The guitar they choose to play is a statement of who they are as an artist and a reflection of the music they create. Find out why some of the most cutting-edge players in the world today choose a .strandberg*.