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baritone-ing my tele


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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!

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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.

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[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.

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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.

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