chiSEERKIND Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Here goes guys... am in the middle of crafting a new body for my telecaster after it got, ahem, introduced to my patio after a heated argument! given that i have the hardware already (everything survived apart from the thinline semi-hollow body!), i am now in full on project mode! The prospect of making a baritone "bass VI" type affair is tempting, however, knowledge is limited. Basically, my main query is, Can I convert the new tele to baritone by using original neck but simply moving the bridge to make it long scale? if so, should i just match the original Bass VI scale? or am i going to need a longer neck and i'm basically barking, even howling up the wrong tree here? Go Basschatters go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 No, the frets wouldn't line up with notes properly if you did that. You would need a new neck to match the correct scale length. [url="http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/Tele_BaritoneNeck.aspx"]Warmoth[/url] make a direct replacement 28.625" scale Tele neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colledge Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 the 12th fret has to be exactly half way between the nut and the bridge on any bass or guitar, moving the bridge completely messed up the intonation. to make a baritone you would either need to replace the fretboard or the whole neck.... so you'd pretty much have to make a new guitar minus hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiSEERKIND Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 well, that pretty much clears it up! Cheers anyhow guys, regular tele build it is! (heavey as hell gauge strings and lets see how low we can go!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) I say do it anyway. You would have a unique set of notes to play with and could make some really interesting music in the key of B [size=3]⅓[/size]. Edited August 11, 2010 by dannybuoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Or go fretless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 You may be surprised how low you can get with big strings on a regular guitar scale length. My brother has Danelectro baritone strings on his strat and tunes down to A (with lots of tape echo and chorus for that underwater sound!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 [quote name='dannybuoy' post='922047' date='Aug 11 2010, 09:43 PM']I say do it anyway. You would have a unique set of notes to play with and could make some really interesting music in the key of B [size=3]⅓[/size].[/quote] They wouldn't be in key with each other though. Mate has a pile of thinline hardware from an (entirely justified) angry wife incident, is on the lookout for a new body, its the one with buckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I have a Yamaha Drop 6 (for sale) which has a scale length of about 26.5" and with 13 - 70's on it it goes down to B easily and comfortably lower if needed. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I'm building a 30" scale neck for a Strat type guitar (along with all the other projects I'm trying to get done ), hopefully giving me something like a Fender bass VI with three pickups, tremolo, 5 way switch and narrow string spacing but tuned an octave lower like a proper bass, hopefully using all the original hardware. It's the only way to go really low but if you're only going baritone I would definitely try heavy strings, it's surprising how low you can go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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