In pictures: Sabre Syren 6 unboxed
A hand-crafted speed machine

Sabre Syren 6
You may not be familiar with the name, but Sabre has been making serious waves with its hand-built guitars since 2009. Now, the company’s new Stock Series brings its meticulous build quality to the masses, with prices starting from £979.
The good guys at Sabre have been kind enough to send the new Syren 6 down to us, so we thought we’d share some shots of this shred-ready axe.
For the full review of the Sabre Syren 6, check out Total Guitar issue 255, on sale 9 June.

Sabre Syren 6
Sleek, sophisticated… this Sabre’s all kinds of sharp, and the hand-rubbed oil and wax finish looks great up close

Sabre Syren 6
Let’s talk spec: that’s a Hipshot hardtail bridge, while the pickups come courtesy of Bare Knuckle – The Mule (neck) and VH II (bridge)

Sabre Syren 6
Check out that etched model name, next to the slinky 24-fret fingerboard

Sabre Syren 6
A series of rear carves keep the guitar’s weight down and comfort up

Sabre Syren 6
That’s the rear of the Syren’s svelte five-piece maple/wenge neck

Sabre Syren 6
The Syren 6 brings the Sabre name to more affordable instruments without sacrificing the company’s trademark build quality

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
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