Strandberg Boden Standard N2.6 Metal POWR:D Black Metallic

Strandberg Boden Standard N2.6 Metal POWR:D Black Metallic is the six-string member of the Boden Metal family, rebuilt on the N2 platform. The basswood body has a curved top that supports the picking forearm, and the complete instrument comes in at 2.30 kg. Body, hardware and neck are all finished in black satin, including a black-coated EndurNeck profile.

A multi-scale you do not have to relearn

The fret fan spans only half an inch, from 25 inches on the first string to 25.5 inches on the sixth, with a 42 mm nut and 52.5 mm string spacing at the bridge. Those are the dimensions of a conventional six-string solidbody, so moving over from a headstock guitar asks nothing new of your fretting hand. The payoff sits in the tone: the lower strings gain a little tension, so drop D and lower tunings keep their attack definition without moving up a gauge. Titanium rods inside the roasted maple neck limit movement as humidity shifts, which with stainless frets across 24 positions means the action you set holds through a touring season.

Full tonal range out of two pickups

The active .strandberg* POWR:D by Fishman pickups carry two voices. Precision Voice delivers higher output and lifted upper mids for a compact attack under saturated rhythm parts. Dynamic Voice runs medium output with a flatter response weighted toward the frequency extremes, pushing the guitar into clean and crunch territory. The selector lives in the push-pull tone control, so both characters are reachable mid-song. The five-way switch adds single-coil combinations on top.

KEY FEATURES

• Headless build, curved-top N2 body, 2.30 kg
• Gentle 25-25.5 inch multi-scale fret fan
• Black-finished EndurNeck profile with titanium reinforcement rods
• Active .strandberg* POWR:D by Fishman pickups with Precision and Dynamic voices
• Ebonol fretboard with Luminlay markers for 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 pickup configurations including single-coil positions
• .strandberg* gig bag and setup tool kit included
• Limited drop production run

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Strings: 6, right-handed
• Body: basswood, Black Metallic Satin acrylic finish
• Neck: roasted maple with titanium reinforcement, EndurNeck profile, bolt-on
• Fretboard: Ebonol, 20 inch radius, Luminlay inlays
• Scale length: 25-25.5 inches multi-scale
• Frets: 24, DHP 28HFS stainless steel
• Nut width: 42 mm
• String spacing at bridge: 52.5 mm
• Neck depth: 21.7 mm at 1st fret, 22.5 mm at 15th fret
• Pickups: POWR:D 6HB Neck and POWR:D 6HB Bridge, H-H, active electronics
• Controls: master volume, master tone with push-pull Precision/Dynamic select, 5-way selector
• Bridge: Arc 6-string Multiscale Hardtail with Arc 6-string String Lock
• Dimensions: 800 mm length, 320 mm body width, 43.5 mm body thickness
• Weight: 2.30 kg (+/- 10%)
• Factory strings: D'Addario NYXL 10-46, tuned EADGBE
• Made in Indonesia