If you’re looking for a solid 8-string to add to your arsenal, you might as well grab ESP’s EC-258 as it’s currently on sale for $499 over at Sweetwater (down from its usual $649.99).
The EC-258 is a 26.5″ scale 8-string with a Mahogany body, 3-piece Mahogany neck with Roasted Jatoba fretboard, and 22 extra jumbo frets. The EC-258 is outfitted with a hardtail LTD fixed bridge and includes ESP Designed LH-308 pickups.
It’s not exactly a guitar that goes heavy on frills and extraneous features, but hey – it’s a solid 8-string that’ll chunk up your next record big time. And it comes in a Black finish, so it looks metal. Which is always a bonus.
