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Baritone Guitar

Unread post by cmarti10 » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:26 am

So I've searched on here, and I've only found one thread talking about baritones, and it was about acoustics. I have been tryin to find a reasonably priced electric baritone guitar for about a month now with no success. I am not sure howmuch i will play it, therefore i really only want to shell oue 100-300 dollars on my first one to kick around. I've looked on Musician's friend and nothing has caught my eye.

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Re: Baritone Guitar

Unread post by GuitarGuy305 » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:19 pm

The electric baritone market seems to have dried up alot in the last few years, but I know that Gibson/Epiphone had baritone Les Pauls out there a few years ago. I have no idea what one would cost used. I came across one Epi Les Paul Baritone on Ebay for $800...much more than you wanted to spend.

The only other ones I know of were Danelectro, but I think those are probably a bit more pricey too.

The cheapest one I found new online was this one: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gretsch-Gui ... 1147113.gc

It's got an interesting look and is around $530. Otherwise there is a Mike Mushok signature baritone at this site: http://www.themadape.com/ProductDetails ... click=1540.

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Unread post by cmarti10 » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:43 am

thanks guitarguy! The PRS looks pretty nice, and I have always had nothing to say but praise about their instruments in the past. Paying $800 for anything epiphone makes my head boggle. I'll try and find some reviews on that epi thanks for the help! Only thing i would pay that much for as an epi, is slash's new signature guitar -- totally american made, good pick ups -- can't be much worse than a Gibson. Thanks again man

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Unread post by cmarti10 » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:44 am

OH! And the gretsch looks nice. never owned a Gretsch, but everyone I have played has exceeded my expectations for the price they were at :)

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Unread post by cmarti10 » Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:51 pm

oh does anyone know if its okay to just get some thicker strings and string a regular six string as a baritone? I know baritones are generally longer, but i'm not sure if this would just work.

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Unread post by cmarti10 » Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:26 pm

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Unread post by SimsUK » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am

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Unread post by cmarti10 » Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:01 am

if anyone of you were interested in this topic, i decided since the baritone market is so barren, i'd go with a 7 string. i'm going to order this baby in a week

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=515884

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