The Yatē Essential distills the power and character of the Yatē platform into its most direct and focused form. Compact, balanced, and built for effortless playability, it captures the essence of the model’s modern double-cut design — precision without excess.

With its responsive feel and commanding tone, it’s the ideal instrument for players who value clarity, reliability, and the immediacy of a great performance tool. No distractions, no pretense — just sound, feel, and control in perfect harmony.

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The Essence of Control

The Yatē Essential is built around the connection between player and sound — every attack, slide, and bend translated without resistance.

It reacts like a living instrument: direct, balanced, and responsive under the hand.

The tone feels powerful but never forced, opening naturally with touch and intention.

It’s an instrument that gives back what you put in — equally comfortable delivering subtle phrasing or commanding riffs with precision and ease.

Focused, grounded, and expressive, it’s power made effortless.

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Tone, Feel & Presence

The Yatē Essential has a voice that’s immediate and full, defined by warmth and articulation rather than sheer volume.

Its response is fast and tactile — every note sits where it should, rich in overtones yet anchored in clarity.

There’s a sense of honesty to its tone: dynamic, uncolored, and ready to adapt to the player’s hand.

This is the heart of the Essential Series — stripped of ornamentation, shaped entirely by touch and intention.

Essential Series Features

Core Features

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Premium Grade Woods

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Complete Customization

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3 Piece Neck

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2 or 3 Piece Body

Design Your YATĒ Essential

Use the Belforti configurator to choose tonewoods, finish, electronics, and hardware.

Every specification is crafted to order in Belforti’s Paris workshop.

We won't judge (at least not publicly)

THE BELFORTI CONFIGURATOR IS UNDER MAINTENANCE FOR GEN 2.0 - ERRORS MAY OCCUR

Clarity Through Strength.

Electronics & Control

Equipped with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded Humbucker Set, the Yatē Essential delivers a clear, high-output tone with balanced mids and a tight, defined low end. The pickups respond dynamically, producing articulate cleans and smooth overdrive with exceptional control.

Their natural compression gives the sound a touch of warmth while preserving pick attack and presence — equally suited to rhythm work or soaring lead tones. Simple, reliable, and beautifully voiced, the Yatē Essential is proof that precision and musicality don’t need embellishment — just intention.

Pickups

Standard : Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded

DCR: Neck: 7.50k, Bridge: 16.6k 

Magnet:Alnico 5

Cable:4c Shielded

Type:Passive

*Other Options are available on the Configurator

Circuit
  • Layout*

Master Volume

5 Way Schaller Megaswitch

Master Tone

  • Capacitor

.022 MFD 200V Orange Drop

  • Jack

Pure Tone Mono

*Other Options are available on the Configurator

Technical Specs

6 Strings

Nut Width : 43mm

Width at Last Fret : 58mm

Fretboard Radius (3 Options)

Vintage 9"-12" / Balanced 10"-14" / Modern 12"-16"

Neck Profiles (5 Options)

Small / Medium / Large / 3D Nest™ / 3D Flow™

Scale Length (3 Options)

24" / 25.5" / 27"

Number of Frets : 22

String Spacing at Bridge : 10.5mm Equal Spacing

7 Strings

Nut Width : 48mm

Width at Last Fret : 70mm

Fretboard Radius (3 Options)

Vintage 9"-12" / Balanced 10"-14" / Modern 12"-16"

Neck Profiles (5 Options)

Small / Medium / Large / 3D Nest™ / 3D Flow™

Scale Length (3 Options)

24" / 25.5" / 27"

Number of Frets : 22

String Spacing at Bridge : 10.5mm Equal Spacing

8 Strings

Nut Width : 54mm

Width at Last Fret : 80mm

Fretboard Radius (3 Options)

Vintage 9"-12" / Balanced 10"-14" / Modern 12"-16"

Neck Profiles (5 Options)

Small / Medium / Large / 3D Nest™ / 3D Flow™

Scale Length (3 Options)

24" / 25.5" / 27"

Number of Frets : 24

String Spacing at Bridge : 10.5mm Equal Spacing

What's included

Your instrument

How surprising !

Belforti Premium Gig Bag

Your Belforti deserves proper protection. So it comes with a signature padded gig bag themed after the series you chose.

Sturdy, weather-proof, and oh so cool !

Setup Tools

Your instrument comes completely setup and ready to play. But you might wanna tweak things up a bit later on, so we got you covered !

Certificate of Authenticity

A real Belforti deserves a certificate. Can't fake this up