leftybassman392 Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 I quite like it - or at least I would if they made one that I could f***ing play! But then I'm a big Tele fan generally - a seriously underrated instrument. Just 'cos it's short on bells & whistles doesn't mean it's not good at it's job. Like it or not, it's a design classic. There. I've said it.
velvetkevorkian Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 [quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1330188805' post='1553934'] I don't think the telecaster baritone really works as a concept imo. [/quote] Chuck a Bareknuckle p'up in the bridge and tune it to drop G?
EdwardHimself Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 [quote name='velvetkevorkian' timestamp='1330227071' post='1554388'] Chuck a Bareknuckle p'up in the bridge and tune it to drop G? [/quote] F# more like lol.
bigsmokebass Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KHUb-V3HUzM Good sample of what Gibson came up with last year. For me, check out buckethead, he plays a custom les Paul which is a 28" scale, instead of a 25.5 or 30". Sounds immense. James Hetfield has used one too But I think, notoriously, mike mushok from staind has used many baritone guitars as well as signature models. I've owned a gretsch baritone, hefty piece of kit but tone and feel to it was awesome, like mentioned. . . Use a capo and you have a guitar or naturally play bass lines on it.
AttitudeCastle Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 [quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1333860170' post='1607434'] [url="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KHUb-V3HUzM"]http://m.youtube.com...h?v=KHUb-V3HUzM[/url] Good sample of what Gibson came up with last year. For me, check out buckethead, he plays a custom les Paul which is a 28" scale, instead of a 25.5 or 30". Sounds immense. James Hetfield has used one too But I think, notoriously, mike mushok from staind has used many baritone guitars as well as signature models. I've owned a gretsch baritone, hefty piece of kit but tone and feel to it was awesome, like mentioned. . . Use a capo and you have a guitar or naturally play bass lines on it. [/quote] The buckethead is actually a 27" or at least the newer ones are and yes they are awesme xD Love Baritone/ long scale guitars
bigsmokebass Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 maybe they have changed it or atleast with the studio models??? i think that guitar would be a good, yet, expensive introduction to baritone guitars if you havent had a guitar yet. BSB
dannybuoy Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 I've been thinking of getting a baritone to play with too. Not sure whether to go for a bass VI style E-to-E like the Schecter Hellcat VI, or the more common B-to-B baritones like the Jaguar/Les Paul/Danelectro models...
thisnameistaken Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Is the guitar on the Black Books theme a baritone?
cheddatom Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 I have a Yamaha one, I think it's tuned to G at the moment. I have the fender baritone strings on it but they won't go down to E - it's just too slack. It sounds great. With some pedals it could maybe pull off a bass tone for the odd bass line, but it couldn't replace a bassist in a band IMO.
Wil Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1334004014' post='1609593'] Is the guitar on the Black Books theme a baritone? [/quote] Not sure, but I reckon that theme tune was very much inspired by Mark Ribot's angular playing on the Tom Waits album Raindogs.
stingraybassman Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 A lot of thrices new album in on baritone, relatively heavy I suppose. Check out yellow belly, really cool lick on it!
Mr Arkadin Posted January 10, 2014 Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Here are my three baritones: [url="http://s426.photobucket.com/user/Mr_Arkadin/media/Baris_zps5eb629cc.jpg.html"][/url] From left to right: [b]Fender Telecaster Blacktop Baritone[/b] Strung B-B. Fernandes Sustainer pick-up installed. Catswhisker Tele (middle) and humbucker-sized Wide Range (bridge) pick-ups fitted. GraphTech Ratio tuners & bridge fitted. Greasebucket tone circuit installed. Earvana nut. [b]Fender Jaguar Baritone Special HH[/b] B to B tuning. StellarTone Bari-ToneStyler tone knob installed. Bare Knuckle Black Dog (bridge) and Nantucket (neck - P90 in humbucker-size). Earvana nut. [b]Yamaha RGX420S-D6 Drop 6[/b] Rose-type trem blocked. Strung for three low Bs (64 gauge? Can't remember) and three mid Bs (similar to regular A string gauge). Hoping to get a Squier Bass VI soon to complete my low-down six-string obsession. Edited January 10, 2014 by Mr Arkadin
dlloyd Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1330011892' post='1551402'] I had one for a while. An OLP baritone tuned E-E an octave below a guitar. It sounded great when played in a band with another bassist, pretty much as Robert Smith is doing above. But it didn't cut it as a bass on its own. [/quote] This is what they look like... well worth trying out if you can find one. A credible alternative to the Squier Bass VI and probably cheaper. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dlloydbass/media/P3130002.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/dlloydbass/P3130002.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
sifi2112 Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 I couldn't resist putting mine on ... even if it's for sale http://basschat.co.uk/topic/226571-fs-warmoth-7-baritone-bkp-hipshot/page__fromsearch__1
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