Boden Original 8 Black
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.
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 models feature the highly-touted Suhr passive pickups and Fishman active pickups to faithfully transfer the natural sound of the woods and the unique .strandberg* hardware to your amplification systems.
Also available in these finishes:
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!
To shop for .strandberg* products in your market, please locate your closest dealer.
To shop for .strandberg* products in your market, please locate your closest dealer.
Measurements
- 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)
General
- 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
Hardware
- .strandberg* EGS Series 5 fixed bridge & string locks
- Black Hardware
- Original Luminlay™ Green Side Dots
- Original Luminlay™ Green Inlays
Neck & Frets
- 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)
Accessories
- 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
Sonic Profile
- H – H Pickup Configuration
- Neck: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico, Black Plastic
- Bridge: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic, Black Plastic
- 3-Way Pickup Selector
- Neck
- Neck + Bridge in parallel
- Bridge
- Master Volume w/ push-pull for Split Coil
- Master Tone w/push-pull for Voice 1/2
Learn More
The Boden Original Concept
Unique Qualities
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.
Artist Profiles
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*
