Ordered a baritone

FretFire

FretFire

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I've been on a baritone hunt for a few weeks, but unfortunately haven't been able to find any in town to try. So, based on a bunch of positive commentary I ordered a PRS SE baritone from Sweetwater. Hopefully it works for me, although I expect some electronics/pickup upgrades will be in order. I'll give it a fair shake first, though. Can't wait to try it out!

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I hate PRS. I'd love them if they'd do some reasonably priced lefty's. Even an import! GAH!

What tuning you planning on?
 
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Mr 9finger said:
I hate PRS. I'd love them if they'd do some reasonably priced lefty's. Even an import! GAH!

What tuning you planning on?
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Probably B to B for the most part. I'm waffling over what pickups to look at though. I reached out to DiMarzio and BKP for recommendations for what I'll be doing (post rock/ambient stuff, with heavier breakdown sections) nice cleans are a must but I also want it to get a little "djenty". DiMarzio said Air Norton bridge/Air Classic bridge in the neck, which really surprised me (I was thinking PAF Pro set, or Dominions). BKP said the Cold Sweat set, which I've never tried. So basically I have no idea what pickups to look at :laugh2:.
 
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Word. I just bought a 27" 7-string. My first journey into long scales.

Anyways, have you tried the DiMarzio D-Activators? Goes without saying they can handle heavier tones but the real surprise is their cleans. VERY versatile pups.
 
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TheLivingDead said:
Word. I just bought a 27" 7-string. My first journey into long scales.

Anyways, have you tried the DiMarzio D-Activators? Goes without saying they can handle heavier tones but the real surprise is their cleans. VERY versatile pups.
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I've read about them, but haven't played any yet. They look interesting for sure.
 
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I'm about to get a used bridge model here in a few days. If it doesn't gel with the guitar I'm putting it in I can shoot it to you to try out if you like.
 
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I bought one of those about a year ago, and like you I had to order it in. I'm very happy with it ... The pickups aren't too bad; just versatile enough to leave in there for now. I was shocked by the overall quality, because some of the normal scale SE's I tried weren't that special (possibly the wonky trems .... Maybe I'm spoiled cuz I have a '92 CE24 and you couldn't put it out of tune if you tried).
The neck feels pretty good too ... Nice comfy shape. If I could do any mods to it, it would probably involve putting some Ghost saddles in, but there might be issues given the size of the low B string ; I can tell they had to file the saddle to make it fit through properly.

I think you'll love this guitar ....
 
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