talk to me about baritone guitars
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Chris Pile
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Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
I'm thinking just buy a 7 or 8 string set, save the lightest strings for something else, and tune however you like.
Not much different than some bassists who use 5 string sets tuned to B, and don't use the G string.
I'm thinking just buy a 7 or 8 string set, save the lightest strings for something else, and tune however you like.
Not much different than some bassists who use 5 string sets tuned to B, and don't use the G string.
PFDarkside
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Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
What Baritone guitar(s) were the ones on classic country albums? Fender Bass VI? Danelectro?
What Baritone guitar(s) were the ones on classic country albums? Fender Bass VI? Danelectro?
Chris Pile
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Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
Both. The Fender was popular in Nashville, and the Dano in California.
Also, Ibanez makes a 6 string baritone guitar... They call it a crossover. Well made, sounds good, not expensive.
Both. The Fender was popular in Nashville, and the Dano in California.
Also, Ibanez makes a 6 string baritone guitar... They call it a crossover. Well made, sounds good, not expensive.
Clint 55
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Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
I really don't see the point in going to a longer scale to tune down when 25.5" in standard is already super tight. I play 10s in D standard and they're not even overly loose. 11s would work fine for a 25.5" guitar in bari. What's the worst that could happen? You might want 12s? Oh no!
I really don't see the point in going to a longer scale to tune down when 25.5" in standard is already super tight. I play 10s in D standard and they're not even overly loose. 11s would work fine for a 25.5" guitar in bari. What's the worst that could happen? You might want 12s? Oh no!
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
Yea I have been gassing for the SRC6
the 30 inch scale 6 string looks like a small bass
Tuned E to e
Yea I have been gassing for the SRC6
the 30 inch scale 6 string looks like a small bass
Tuned E to e
DavidRavenMoon
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Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
Baritones are tuned a forth down to B-B. Those are 6-string basses tuned an octave lower (E-E).
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Baritones are tuned a forth down to B-B. Those are 6-string basses tuned an octave lower (E-E).
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Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
i run 11's in standard on a strat so i run 12's in D std to keep the tension up. to get down to A, i want a longer scale so i dont have to run a plain 20 as my high string
i run 11's in standard on a strat so i run 12's in D std to keep the tension up. to get down to A, i want a longer scale so i dont have to run a plain 20 as my high string
elelpe
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Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
Have you considered multiscale for this project? 27 - 25,5. You can run a 13 or 14 as high string.
Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
ive never been a fan of multi scale instruments, probably just a familiarity things as much as anything else, but some chord shapes become almost impossible and i frequently end up on the wrong fret during quicker single note multi string runs
ive never been a fan of multi scale instruments, probably just a familiarity things as much as anything else, but some chord shapes become almost impossible and i frequently end up on the wrong fret during quicker single note multi string runs
Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
The truly obnoxious thing is that standard baritone tuning and strings 7-2 of a 7 string aren't tuned identical
If you tune to match a 7 string player for simplicity, you lose standard chord fingerings
25.5" is OKish for B/dropA or higher, but you get into some gnarly and rare string gauges. And some pickups don't really do Drop A well at all
The truly obnoxious thing is that standard baritone tuning and strings 7-2 of a 7 string aren't tuned identical
If you tune to match a 7 string player for simplicity, you lose standard chord fingerings
25.5" is OKish for B/dropA or higher, but you get into some gnarly and rare string gauges. And some pickups don't really do Drop A well at all
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Re: talk to me about baritone guitars
im thinking about having rick turner build me a baritone with his horseshoe pup, i think the pup with the big strings/low tuning will sound amazing. something like this but with a different bridge and a tailpiece
what string gauge would be typical for b to b tuning?
im thinking about having rick turner build me a baritone with his horseshoe pup, i think the pup with the big strings/low tuning will sound amazing. something like this but with a different bridge and a tailpiece
what string gauge would be typical for b to b tuning?
