A handful of fresh gloss and matte colorways have also been introduced
(Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Solar sure knows how to do a guitar drop. In true Solar fashion, the metal guitar brand – which is owned by YouTuber and Swedish shredder Ola Englund – has debuted 11 fresh models, which bolster its collection of fanned fret and roasted maple neck-equipped axes.
Highlights from the latest batch include the six- and seven-string White Matte A1 models, which are the brand’s first instruments to pair roasted maple fretboards with a fanned fret layout.
Roasted maple fretboards can be found throughout the revamped lineup, and have been equipped to the new Gloss-finished double-cut AB1 models, as well as a pair of freshly finished GC single-cut alternatives.
Two bass guitars also make the cut – though don’t flash anything too ground-breaking, save eye-popping Metallic Blues Gloss and Candy Apple Red Gloss colorways – as does a sole baritone guitar, which sports a fancy flamed maple veneer.
Solar’s latest drop also flashes a range of neat colorways, from the left-handed A1’s Antique Natural Matte to the A2’s Trans Purple Matte.
Read on for full breakdown of the newest Solar six-strings.
Solar A1.6W-FF
Solar A1.6W-FF in White Matte (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece roasted maple, thin C profile, set through
Fingerboard: Roasted maple
Scale length: 24.75" to 26"
Frets: 24 stainless steel, fanned
Bridge: Hipshot multiscale
Pickups: Solar FF passive pickups
Controls: Five-way blade switch, one volume control, one tone control
Price: $1,149
Solar A1.7W-FF
Solar A1.7W-FF in White Matte (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece roasted maple, thin C profile, set through
Fingerboard: roasted maple
Scale length: 25.5" to 27"
Frets: 24 stainless steel, fanned
Bridge: Hipshot multiscale
Pickups: Solar FF passive pickups
Controls: Five-way blade switch, one volume control, one tone control
Price: $1,199
Solar AB1.6MP
Solar AB1.6MP in Metallic Purple Gloss (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece roasted maple, thin C profile, bolt-on
Fingerboard: Roasted maple
Scale length: 25.5"
Frets: 24 stainless steel
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Duncan Solar humbuckers
Controls: Three-way blade switch, one volume and one tone control, each with push/pull for series/parallel
Price: $1,099
Solar AB1.6HMBL+
Solar AB1.6HMBL+ in Metallic Blue Gloss (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece roasted maple, thin C profile, bolt-on
Fingerboard: Roasted maple
Scale length: 25.5"
Frets: 24 stainless steel
Bridge: Hipshot bridge
Pickups: Duncan Solar Plus humbuckers
Controls: Three-way blade switch, one volume and tone control, each with push/pull for series/parallel
Price: $999
Solar A1.6FBB-29
Solar A1.6FBB-29 in Flame Black Burst Matte (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Alder with flamed maple veneer
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin C profile, set-through
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 29"
Frets: 24 stainless steel
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Duncan Solar humbuckers
Controls: Five-way blade switch, one volume control, one tone control
Price: $1,199
A1.6D-LH
A1.6D-LH in Antique Natural Matte (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin C profile, set-through
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale length: 25.5"
Frets: 24 stainless steel
Bridge: EverTune
Pickups: Duncan Solar humbuckers
Controls: Five-way blade switch, one volume control, one tone control
Price: $1,249
Solar A2.6TPB+
Solar A2.6TPB+ Trans Purple Matte (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Sungkai
Neck: Three-piece roasted maple, thin C profile, set-through
Fingerboard: Roasted maple
Scale length: 25.5"
Frets: 24 Super Jumbo
Bridge: Fixed
Pickups: Duncan Solar Plus humbuckers
Controls: Five-way blade switch, one volume control, one tone control
Price: $849
Solar GC2.6BOP+
Solar GC2.6BOP+ in Black Open Pore Matte (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Sungkai
Neck: Three-piece roasted maple neck, thin C profile, set-through
Fingerboard: Roasted maple
Scale length: 24.75"
Frets: 24 Super Jumbo
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Pickups: Duncan Solar Plus humbuckers
Controls: Three-way toggle switch, one volume and tone control, each with push/pull for series/parallel
Price: $849
Solar GC2.6TPB
Solar GC2.6TPB in Trans Purple Matte (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Sungkai
Neck: Three-piece roasted maple neck, thin C profile, set-through
Fingerboard: Roasted maple
Scale length: 24.75"
Frets: 24 Super Jumbo
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Pickups: Duncan Solar Plus humbuckers
Controls: Three-way toggle switch, one volume and tone control, each with push/pull for series/parallel
Price: $849
Solar AB2.4CAR
Solar AB2.4CAR in Candy Apple Red Gloss (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin C profile, bolt-on
Fingerboard: Maple
Scale length: 34"
Frets: 24 Super Jumbo
Bridge: High Mass bridge
Pickups: Solar soapbar active pickups
Controls: Volume, Balance, Active Bass and Treble with center detent
Price: $799
Solar AB2.5MBL
Solar AB2.5MBL in Metallic Blue Gloss (Image credit: Solar Guitars)
Body: Alder
Neck: Three-piece maple, thin C profile, bolt-on
Fingerboard: Maple
Scale length: 35"
Frets: 24 Super Jumbo
Bridge: High Mass bridge
Pickups: Solar soapbar active pickups
Controls: Volume, Balance, Active Bass and Treble with center detent
Price: $949
To find out more about all the new models, head over to Solar.
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Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.
