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ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black
ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black

Serial Number: E5480232

ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black

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$5,599.00
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We take trades from anywhere in the USA! Learn more about our trade-in process, or contact us to get your trade-in appraised.

We have 3 ways to finance:

Financing (like a credit card, with a credit check)

  • Affirm 0% financing up to $17,500
  • Klarna "as-low-as" 0% financing

To get started: add gear to your cart, start the checkout process, and then select Affirm or Klarna as your payment option. You will do a super easy credit app and be good to go!

Layaway (we hold the gear until its paid off, no credit check)

  • Layaway with 25% down with 90 days to pay, no weekly payments

To get started: contact us and we will send you a layaway contract to e-sign and 25% invoice.

SHIPPING

All of our orders are shipped with UPS and signature required at delivery (excluding small accessories).

Orders placed before 2PM EST will ship same-day.

You will receive a tracking number as soon as your order ships. Please note: All delivery changes (hold for pickup, address change, etc.) must be requested before your order leaves our store, otherwise, they are the responsibility of the customer.

RETURNS

You can return an item for any reason up to 5 days from receipt of the item, with the exception of international orders or instruments that have been modified at the customer's request. You will need to pay the return shipping cost and outgoing shipping cost (even if “free shipping” is offered), as well as applicable restocking fees dependent on your payment method (usually a 3-10% fee, specific amounts can be found at the link below).

We highly recommend reviewing our full return policy before purchasing so there are no surprises.

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ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature STEF B-8 Baritone 8-String Guitar Black

DESCRIPTION

Here it is: the ultimate guitar to explore the deepest tunings, and for finding all-new sonic textures. Designed by Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, the ESP STEF B-8 is built by hand at the ESP Custom Shop in Tokyo. As the name implies, it’s an 8-string, neck-thru-body guitar at a 27” baritone scale, allowing for amazing stability and excellent string tension even at the lowest pitch registers. The STEF-B8 features an alder body with maple neck and ebony fingerboard, along with Sperzel locking tuners and a Hipshot fixed bridge. Perhaps the highlight of this guitar that was updated in 2016 is its Fishman Fluence® SRC Signature active pickup set. Each pickup has multiple voicings; use the push-pull control on the volume knob to select the one you want. On the middle alnico pickup, push down for “Modern Active” tone or pull up for “Modern Passive Attack”. On the bridge ceramic pickup, push down for “Modern Passive Attack” tone or pull up for “Modern Active” voicing. This model includes Fishman’s universal USB rechargeable battery pack. Available in Black finish.

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM

All of our guitars come with a FREE professional setup to a comfortable action as specified by that instrument’s manufacturer. Our setups always include inspection of (and necessary adjustment to): action, intonation, tremolo angle, truss rod, frets, nut, bridge, and more. We can accommodate special setup requests - additional charges and/or shipping delays of 1-2 business days could occur.

INDIVIDUALLY PHOTOGRAPHED

After 15 years of innovation in our photography process, Ish Guitars has developed a way to get you the most accurate true-to-life color of every instrument we sell. We never embellish, oversaturate, or misrepresent our images, so that your buying experience can be as much like visiting our showroom as possible. Keep in mind that various computer screens can show colors a bit differently, so the color on your screen may not match the real thing perfectly no matter how hard we try. Also, unless otherwise noted, we individually list and photo every piece of gear that comes through our doors.

HEAR A LIVE DEMO

Experience our innovative Video Appointment service! Connect with
our Gear Experts to hear this instrument played live over Zoom and receive one-on-one guidance. Contact us to schedule your appointment!

SPECS

WEIGHT: 9.0lbs

CASE: MH 8 STRING GUITAR FORM FIT CASE

YEAR: 2024 

CONSTRUCTION: Neck-Thru

SCALE: 27" Baritone

BODY: Alder

NECK: 3Pc Maple

FINGERBOARD: Ebony

FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 305mm

FINISH: Black

NUT WIDTH: 55mm

NUT TYPE: Graphite

NECK CONTOUR: Thin U

FRETS/TYPE: 24 XJ

HARDWARE COLOR: Black

STRAP BUTTON: ESP Strap Lock

TUNERS: Sperzel Locking

BRIDGE: Hipshot Fixed

MIDDLE PU: Fishman Fluence SRC Signature

BRIDGE PU: Fishman Fluence SRC Signature

ELECTRONICS: Active

ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Volume(Push/Pull)/Tone/3-Way Switch

STRINGS: Elixir Nanoweb Light (.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.054/.064/.074)

Questions?

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Fantastic company. Answered my email promptly and shipped very quickly! I highly recommend Ish Guitars!

Robert, PRS Custom 24 Piezo

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