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So curiosity got the best of me, and I bought an Alvarez with LR Bags electronics. Didn't want to spend a lot before checking one out. I love it. Want to try the Metheny half Nashville eventually. It's kind of like having a bass player working with you. Highly recommend.
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08-21-2020 08:07 AM
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Just to give my support. Baritone is a too rare bird. Like the viola stuck between violin and 'cello. A flashback to my teenager years, when high schools still arranged dance balls: Herbert Katz, a fine jazz guitarist long gone, played the whole night on a Fender 6-string bass. This was before rock'n'roll, so hit music but in a very jazzy way. So good sounding I can recall it almost 60 years later.
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except that fender bass vi was a 30" scale bass guitar..tuned e-e...an octave below guitar...besides that it had a whammy bar!...jack bruce used one with cream...and roy babbington with soft machine
baris are tuned to a or b...in between..and are often 27-28" scale
here's a beatle guy with a bass vi
cheers
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I have a PRS 277 baritone and a Schechter Hellcat Bass VI - love both! So many possibilities...
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As with a 12-string acoustic, I have harbored a fascination with baritones for quite awhile.
Taylor used to make an acoustic bari with the middle D and G strings paired with an octave higher string (ala 12 string). It was a unique and very cool sounding guitar (but expensive).
The problem (as with the 12-string) is that it doesn’t really fit into my repertoire, which is pretty much straight-ahead jazz ala small group combos, and a bit of fingerstyle playing.
Who knows...maybe one day I will get one and then figure out what to do with it?
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I've had a couplee of baris over the years (a Danelectro, and an Eastwood Baritone copy of a Moserite Ventures guitar), and they're cool. Typically I've gravitated more towards 7-strings, to keep from losing the higher register notes, but lately, I will admit that bari GAS has been hitting me again.
They're a great way to break out of musical ruts, since they force you to play in a silghtly different manner, than you do on guitar.
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That’s a good point. I could always use something to break out of the rut I’m in. (That was kind of the idea behind the 12-string as well.)
Originally Posted by EllenGtrGrl
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Anybody try a MIM tritone baritone Tele? Seems like a not-too-expensive way to dip one's toe in the 27" deep. I like the Nashville 3 pickup setup and the reversed knob/switch plate.
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They've also just released a Squire Paranormal Baritone: 27" scale length. P90's and $399 US retail. Originally Posted by Onlyserious
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Tim posted this about seven years ago:
...and this recently:
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I keep one baritone around, but it’s not exactly for jazz.
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Just wanted to add changing the 3rd and 4th strings to a gauge up an octave (Metheny Baritone Nashville) changes the whole ballgame. Still getting used to it. Did some recording last night, sounds incredible...
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Originally Posted by jaco
Was immediately taken with One Quiet Night and as a result have a guitar permanently in "altered nashville" (Metheny's term for it). Provides loads of inspiration and is a lot of fun seeing what works as is and what doesn't.
Did this transcription on a very inexpensive "Ceti" baritone imported by Rondo. Had an action problem that I couldn't seem to fix so I got rid of it. Now my bari needs are satisfied by an Alvarez acoustic. Really well made for the price, but that large body can be tiring to play.
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