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. We’ve 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.

Specifications

Construction Bolt-On

Scale 34"

Body Ash

Top Spalted Maple

Neck 5Pc Maple/Jatoba

Fingerboard Roasted Jatoba

Fingerboard Radius 400mm

Finish NATURAL SATIN

Nut Width 45mm

Nut Type Molded

Neck Contour Thin U

Frets/Type 24 XJ

Hardware Color Black Nickel

Strap Button Standard

Tuners LTD

Bridge TOM & Tailpiece

Neck PU ESP Designed SB-5N

Bridge PU ESP Designed SB-5B

Electronics Active

Electronics Layout Volume/Balance/ABQ-3 3-Band EQ

Strings D'Addario XL (.040-.020P/.055-.025/.070-.035/.090-.040)

Case B BASS FORM FIT CASE

Case Included No