Sound Pure's Take
The Strandberg Boden Essential 6 in Black Granite is a sleek, modern instrument built for comfort, precision, and versatility. Its lightweight solid meranti body offers a balanced, focused tone, while the custom humbuckers deliver a wide range of sounds from tight, articulate cleans to more driven, powerful textures. The roasted maple EndurNeck profile provides an ergonomic, supportive feel that helps reduce fatigue and encourages fluid playing across all 24 frets. With its streamlined design, 5-way switching, and responsive feel, it adapts easily to a variety of styles. Clean, precise, and effortlessly playable, this Boden Essential 6 offers a modern playing experience that feels fast, comfortable, and highly responsive!
From Strandberg Guitars
A revolution in accessibility and ergonomics
The Boden Essential is a true .strandberg* instrument with all the key features that has made it a guitar icon of the 21st century. EndurNeck™ neck profile, supremely low weight, perfect balance, and a wide selection of tonal options. It is the most affordable .strandberg* to date and also features the proprietary Arc hardware that is as solid as it is intuitive.
The Boden Essential 6 is an instrument designed to cater to the needs of aspiring students and professional musicians alike.
Dexterity: Right-Handed
Neck Construction: Bolt-On
Body Construction: Solid
Scale Configuration: Straight Scale
Neck Profile: EndurNeck
Bridge Type: Hardtail
Pickups: .strandberg* Custom
Instrument Weight Global: 2.15 +/- 10% Kg
Instruments Weight Imperial: 4.75 +/- 10% Lbs
Included Instrument Bag/Case: .strandberg* Essential Gig-Bag
Country of Manufacturing: Indonesia
SKU: BD6CT-24E-R-S-BK
Body Shape: Boden
Body Material: Meranti
Body Top Material: N/A
Body finish color: Black Granite Metallic Satin
Body Finish Type: Acrylic Satin
Neck Material: Roasted Maple
Neck Reinforcement Material: N/A
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Scale Length: 25.5"
Fretboard Radius: 20"
Number of Frets: 24
Zero Fret Type: N/A
Main Fret Type: DHP 28HFS Stainless Steel
Neutral Fret: 0
Nut Width Global: 42.00 mm
Nut Width Imperial: 1.65 inch
Fretboard Inlays: White Plastic
Fretboard Side Dots: White Plastic
Neck Finish Type: Acrylic Satin
Neck Finish Color: Natural
Nut: Plastic moulded 6-string nut
Truss Rod: Double-Expanding Steel
Hardware Finish: Black Satin
Bridge: Arc 6-string Straight Hardtail Bridge
String Lock: Arc 6-string String Lock
Knobs: Dome Knob knurled Black
Pickguard: N/A
Pickup Configuration: H-H
Electronics Type: Passive
Bridge pickup: .strandberg* 6-string Hum Hot Bridge 53mm Black
Middle Pickup: N/A
Neck pickup: .strandberg* 6-string Hum Vintage Neck 50mm Black
Control Set: Master Volume, Master Tone, 5-Way Pickup Selector
Pickup Switching: 1. Bridge Humbucking, 2. Bridge Humbucking + Neck Outer Coil, 3. Bridge Humbucking + Neck Outer Coil in series with Neck Inner Coil, 4. Neck Inner Coil, 5. Neck Humbucking
Onboard Electronics: N/A
Instrument Length Global: 800.00 mm
Instrument Length Imperial: 31.50 inch
Body Width Global: 320.00 mm
Body Width Imperial: 12.60 inch
Body Thickness Global: 42.50 mm
Body Thickness Imperial: 1.67 inch
Neck Thickness 1st Fret Global: 21.70 mm
Neck Thickness 1st Fret Imperial: 0.85 inch
Neck Thickness 15th Fret Global: 22.50 mm
Neck Thickness 15th Fret Imperial: 0.89 inch
String Spacing at Bridge Global: 52.50 mm
String Spacing at Bridge Imperial: 2.07 inch
Factory Strings: D’Addario NYXL 10-46
Factory Tuning: EADGBE
Included Accessories: Guitar Tool Kit
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