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LTD B-208SM 8-String Bass

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Overview

A full sound for power trios and beyond.

If you’re a bass player ready to expand your sonic horizons, look no further than the B-208SM. It’s an 8-string bass with double course strings tuned in octaves, with the higher-pitched string placed above the standard bass pitch. The result is a full sound that is excellent for any kind of music, especially rock and metal power trios where the bass has to carry a lot of the weight.

ESP updated the B-208 in 2018 with an amazing spalted maple top, with its unique coloration and grain pattern highlights that make it stand out from the crowd. The B-208SM has a comfortable ash body, a thin U-shaped 5-piece maple/jatoba neck with a roasted jatoba fingerboard, and ESP Designed soapbar pickups with an active 3-band EQ. Available in Natural Satin finish.

Features

Neck

Shape: Thin U
Wood: Maple
Neck joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 34 in.
Truss rod: Standard
Finish: Satin

Pickups

Active or passive pickups: Passive
Pickup configuration: HH
Neck: ESP Designed SB-5N
Middle: Not applicable
Bridge: ESP Designed SB-5B
Brand: ESP
Series or parallel: Parallel
Active preamp: Yes
Special electronics: 3-band EQ

Fretboard

Material: Roasted Jatoba
Radius: 15.75 in.
Fret size: Extra-jumbo
Number of frets: 24
Inlays: Dot
Nut material: Synthetic bone
Nut width: 1.771 in. (45 mm)

Body

Cutaway: Double cutaway
Construction: Solidbody
Body wood: Ash
Top wood: Spalted Maple
Body finish: Satin
Orientation: Right handed

Controls

Control layout: Master volume, blend, 3-band EQ
Pickup switch: No
Coil tap or split: Not applicable
Tone switching: No
Special switching: No

Hardware

Bridge type: Fixed
Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Tuning machines: LTD
Color: Black nickel

Other

Number of strings: 8
Pickguard: No
Special features: Pickups
Case: Sold separately
Accessories: None
Country of origin: China

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LTD B-208SM 8-String Bass

A full sound for power trios and beyond.

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