Strandberg Boden Standard N2.8 Metal POWR:D Black Metallic

Strandberg Boden Standard N2.8 Metal POWR:D Black Metallic is an eight-string headless guitar built around F#BEADGBE and dense high-gain writing. The basswood body carries the N2 shape with a curved top that supports the picking forearm along the natural arc of the strings. No headstock and a 43.5 mm body put it at 2.7 kg, so an instrument reaching a 28-inch scale weighs less than most six-string solidbodies.

A low F# that survives the mix

The fanned fret layout runs 26.5 inches on the first string to 28 inches on the eighth, with the neutral fret at position seven. The lowest strings sit at higher tension, so F# and B hold intonation and keep their attack instead of flapping under a hard pick stroke. The factory D'Addario NYXL 9-84 set uses tapered cores on B and F#, which cleans up how those strings couple to the Arc bridge and its full-contact footprint. String spacing of 73.5 mm at the bridge leaves room to palm-mute one string at a time in a riff.

Two pickup voices instead of two guitars

The active .strandberg* POWR:D by Fishman pickups carry switchable voicings. Precision Voice runs higher output with lifted upper mids for a tight, compact attack under saturated rhythm parts. Dynamic Voice works at medium output with a flatter response that slightly favours lows and highs, opening the guitar up for clean and crunch tones. Switching happens on the push-pull tone control, while the five-way selector adds single-coil combinations. One instrument covers clean arpeggios and F# rhythm work in the same session.

KEY FEATURES

• Headless build with the curved-top N2 body at 2.7 kg
• 26.5-28 inch fanned multi-scale layout for F#BEADGBE
• EndurNeck profile with titanium reinforcement rods
• Active .strandberg* POWR:D by Fishman pickups with Precision and Dynamic voices
• Ebonol fretboard with Luminlay markers that stay visible on dark stages
• 24 DHP 28HFS stainless steel frets plus a DHP 27H17S zero fret
• Black satin Arc hardware: multi-scale hardtail bridge and string lock
• Five-way selector with single-coil combinations
• .strandberg* gig bag and setup tool kit included
• Limited drop production run

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Strings: 8, right-handed
• Body: basswood, Black Metallic Satin acrylic finish
• Neck: roasted maple with titanium reinforcement, EndurNeck profile, bolt-on
• Fretboard: Ebonol, 20 inch radius
• Scale length: 26.5-28 inches multi-scale, neutral fret 7
• Frets: 24, DHP 28HFS stainless steel
• Nut width: 57.5 mm
• String spacing at bridge: 73.5 mm
• Neck depth: 22.1 mm at 1st fret, 23.0 mm at 15th fret
• Pickups: POWR:D 8SB Neck and POWR:D 8SB Bridge, H-H, active electronics
• Controls: master volume, master tone with push-pull Precision/Dynamic select, 5-way selector
• Bridge: Arc 8-string Multiscale Hardtail with Arc 8-string String Lock
• Dimensions: 840 mm length, 330 mm body width, 43.5 mm body thickness
• Weight: 2.7 kg (+/- 10%)
• Factory strings: D'Addario NYXL 9-84 with tapered B and F#, tuned F#BEADGBE
• Made in Indonesia