Ola Englund’s Solar Guitars has announced two new Type S models to its ever-expanding line of electric guitar offerings.
The new guitars are the S1.6PP in poplar purple burst matte and the S2.6FBL in flame trans blue matte.
The S1.6PP ($1,199) boasts a mahogany body with poplar burl veneer, a five-piece maple / jatoba neck with an ebony fingerboard, neck thru construction, 24 stainless steel frets, Solar locking tuners and an EverTune bridge.
The S2.6FBL ($749) sports a mahogany body with flamed veneer, a maple neck with an ebony fingerboard, set neck construction, 24 super jumbo frets, Solar 18:1 tuners and a fixed bridge.
Both models feature Duncan Solar pickups, a 25.5” scale and one-ply black binding around the body and headstock.
The new Type S guitars are available for preorder now from Solar.
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