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product_id: 71725638
title: "Sawtooth ST-ES-BKB Black Electric Guitar with Black Pickguard"
brand: "sawtooth"
price: "¥73125"
currency: JPY
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/71725638-sawtooth-st-es-bkb-black-electric-guitar-with-black-pickguard
store_origin: JP
region: Japan
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# 25.5" scale length for classic playability 3 single-coil pickups for versatile tones 5-way selector switch for sonic variety Sawtooth ST-ES-BKB Black Electric Guitar with Black Pickguard

**Brand:** sawtooth
**Price:** ¥73125
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎸 Own the stage with every riff — the Sawtooth ST-ES-BKB means business.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Sawtooth ST-ES-BKB Black Electric Guitar with Black Pickguard by sawtooth
- **How much does it cost?** ¥73125 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/71725638-sawtooth-st-es-bkb-black-electric-guitar-with-black-pickguard)

## Best For

- sawtooth enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted sawtooth brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Dynamic Control:** 5-way selector switch and synchronous tremolo bridge give you expressive tonal options and subtle vibrato effects.
- • **Precision Playability:** Maple C-shape neck paired with a smooth rosewood fingerboard and 21 medium jumbo frets ensures effortless fretting and fast runs.
- • **Sleek, Timeless Design:** Striking black sycamore body with matching 3-ply black pickguard and chrome tuners for a bold, modern look that stands out on stage.
- • **Versatile Sound Palette:** 3 single-coil pickups with master volume and dual tone controls let you dial in everything from crisp cleans to gritty overdrive.
- • **Ready to Rock Out of the Box:** Professionally set up by expert guitar technicians so you can start jamming immediately with perfect action and intonation.

## Overview

The Sawtooth ST-ES-BKB is a black-finished electric guitar featuring a sycamore body, maple C-shape neck with rosewood fingerboard, 21 medium jumbo frets, and a 25.5" scale length. Equipped with 3 single-coil pickups, a 5-way selector switch, synchronous tremolo bridge, and chrome tuners, it offers versatile tone control and professional setup for immediate playability, ideal for beginners to advanced players.

## Description

Sawtooth guitars are the best value in electric guitar design. These highly versatile electric guitars offer solid tone, classic styling and are suited for all styles of music. Crafted to give you a great-sounding, sleek-looking, easy playing electric guitar with a vintage vibe. Sawtooth guitars feature 3-ply pickguards, chrome tuners, Sawtooth truss rod covers and tremolo bridge. These guitars are perfect for any student, beginner or aspiring musician and will also meet the approval of a seasoned guitarist.

## Features

- Sycamore Body with Black Finish and 3-Ply Black Pickguard
- Maple c-shape neck with Rosewood fingerboard, 21 medium jumbo frets and Dot position inlays
- 25.5" scale length; 42 mm nut width
- 5-way selector switch, Synchronous tremolo bridge
- 3 single-coil pickups: 1 master volume, 2 tone controls
- Chrome Tuners
- Perfect for students, beginners and even advanced players
- Each guitar is given a complete set up by a professional guitar technician so that they play beautifully right out of the box

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Sawtooth
- **Color:** Black w/ Black Pickguard
- **Top Material Type:** Basswood
- **Body Material:** Basswood
- **Back Material Type:** sycamore
- **Neck Material Type:** Maple
- **Fretboard Material Type:** Rosewood
- **Guitar Pickup Configuration:** S
- **String Material Type:** Phosphor Bronze
- **Hand Orientation:** Right

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This thing is great!
*by C***. on November 3, 2015*

very very cool.I bought this guitar as an experiment in several respects and I am very impressed.First of all, I wanted to see what a guitar made of a light-weight wood (in this case sycamore) would be like. It is very light, noticeably so (at a guess, about half what a fender version weighs), and I think that's a good thing, both from a holding the thing up, and from the way it sounds. Not sure if the weight has any affect on the final sound, but this guitar does sound nice, and unplugged, it has a very loud acoustic sound (compared to other strat type guitars I've played). Even though the body is super light weight, it still balances in the hand and on the strap, so somebody did a good job engineering this thing.On the down side, the wood is very soft, so it dents easily, but I think that's a good trade off. So far, in all my set up and playing, it's accumulated a few tiny knocks, but not really noticeable.The other experimental aspect of this purchase was that I've seen some youtube videos about how to turn a cheap guitar into something worthwhile, and I wanted to give it a try. I also wanted a guitar to try some guitar repair/maintenance on without worrying about hurting a valuable instrument.First of all, this thing played pretty well right out of the box. I really liked it just how it was, and had to overcome my fear of ruining it before I was able to dive in and do my experiments. -The only issues at all as it came were: the frets had some kind of coating on them that took a few minutes to wear away, and until then, the frets felt really scratchy. And one of the tuners was binding a little bit, making it hard to tune that string (it would skip over the correct pitch when the bind released).I have an '87 American standard strat with a couple of seymour duncan pickups in it, and I have an older roland strat (the synth one, which I think was by ibanez), and this one, I think, sounds better. It really does. It sounds more old school, like a vintage item. More telecaster-y, perhaps. Twangy, but rich. The neck is straight, and the frets are nicely level and dressed (except for a bit of roughness on the ends). The controls all work pretty well, not super smooth or anything, but perfectly serviceable. About the only area where this Sawtooth is lacking compared to those other guitars is that it doesn't really have any shielding, just a little under the controls, and it's noticeable. It's a lot more susceptible to interference than my other guitars.The pickups each show about 2.8KΩ resistance. This is about half the standard for strat pickups, but they sound normal. My guess is that this is because they use heavier wire for winding these, but I'm no expert. Didn't pull apart a pickup to check. -They have ceramic bar magnets on the bottom, with metal slug pole-pieces. I've heard that this is an inferior design, but they really do sound good, so... -Anyway, compared side by side into the same amp, they sound about as loud as standard stratocaster pickups.Here's what I did in terms of 'fixes':-Took off the dud tuner and squirted some oil into it, ran it around a bunch of times and then cleaned it out with some alcohol and then put a little more oil in. I couldn't figure out how to take it apart, so that was the best I could do. Now it's workable. Still stiff, but it doesn't bind and release any more.-Sanded the ends of the frets with some 400 grit sandpaper, just by feel, and this took care of the rough spots, no problem.-tweaked the bridge so that it floats off the body of the guitar. I like them this way, and I believe this was the original intent of this design, but this one, like all others I've ever seen, came tightened flat to the body. Because of this change, I had to reset the intonation and action, as expected, and there was plenty of adjustment room left to do this on both counts.-I wrapped some silicone gel (from a toy octopus!) around the tremolo springs and under the strings on the head-stock, to damp down sympathetic vibrations. I don't know for sure, but this seemed worse than on my other guitars, they all do it to some degree, and I make these fixes to all of mine.-I rewired the controls to turn what was a pair of tone knobs (the strat standard config) into a master tone and a blender knob (this second mostly just to use the extra knob for something. the blender lets you mix in the neck pickup with the bridge, not normally available on a strat switch). This all went just fine. The electronic parts are decent enough, and the existing soldering was good. The wiring was neat and so on. Putting the pickguard back on, I noticed that some of the screws weren't really biting into the wood all that well. Soft wood I guess....so, after that. Man, this thing is great. It sounds great, and plays nice, and it stays in tune and it intonates well, and yeah, I think it is maybe better than my other guitars. The finish is fun, but obviously simple and thin. In general, the guitar doesn't feel as durable, and I suppose it isn't, based on the materials used, but I don't think I care. I'll make that trade.-and, when you figure the price into the equation, it's amazing. This thing costs, what... 1/8th of the price of the guitars I'm comparing it to.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome
*by K***K on July 4, 2025*

This guitar looks, sounds, and plays beautiful. For $200 I would have never expected the tone and overall quality this thing has

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pleasantly surprised!
*by J***K on January 9, 2025*

I didn't have any expectations when I ordered this guitar. Reviews were mixed about 10 years ago, but it looked like they made some improvements since then. Out of the box, the guitar was pristine and very playable. Pickguard has a mirror finish, and the paint has no flaws. The neck is nice and straight and the frets are rounded at the ends. You don't feel them at all. The action was perfect, I didn't need to make any adjustments, just played it right out of the box. The pickups aren't bad, they sound decent. Intonation was slightly off on the two low strings, but that's about it. Super fun to play, for a lower end guitar this was a great buy. It looks cool and is overall a nice guitar.

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*Last updated: 2026-01-23*