20th February 2012
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#1 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 3,067
Thread Starter  | Baritone guitars
Anyone else catch the baritone bug? I got one a while back after I decided I liked the b-tuning of a 7 string, but hated the extra string.. now I'm hooked - I want more. Am I the only weirdo?
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27th February 2012
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#2 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas, TX
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I just got a baritone that I'm loving. Mine's an acoustic though!
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27th February 2012
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#3 | | Lives for gear
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Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Whigham  I just got a baritone that I'm loving. Mine's an acoustic though! | Nice.. what is it? I just ordered my second one - will be here in a few days!
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27th February 2012
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#4 | | Gear interested
Joined: Feb 2012
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anyone thats into that 80s neworder ...cure ....cocteu twins sound needs a baritone!!
a flanger isnt optional.
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27th February 2012
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#5 | | Lives for gear
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I ordered mine from Jeff Bamburg. He's out of Colorado. Great guitar. It's still new though - it will take a solid 6-12 months for the top to start opening up though.
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27th February 2012
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#6 | | Gear addict
Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Netherlands
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Definitely caught the bug! I was very lucky to find a supercool
Jerry Jones double neck (guitar/baritone).
Love it!
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28th February 2012
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#7 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2009
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I've had one or another for a few years, had an Alembic for a while. No question they sound cool, although it wouldn't be my only flavor.
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28th February 2012
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#8 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Whigham I ordered mine from Jeff Bamburg. He's out of Colorado. Great guitar. It's still new though - it will take a solid 6-12 months for the top to start opening up though. | Wow.. just looked at his site - some beautiful work!
What scale length is yours?
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28th February 2012
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#9 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Basel, Switzerland
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I have a Danelectro Longhorn Baritone that I like very much. I never even changed the strings it came with and I only play it when I need it on a recording. Great for Tic-Toc and I also got a mean Reggae skank out of it recently.
What I like about reissue Danos is that you can buy a full rack of them for 'speciality' uses and still spend less than you would for any 'serious' guitar. I'm getting OT but I have a 12-string, 59-DC converted with a sitar bridge, a Convertible semi-acoustic and said Baritone and they all are extremely useful.
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28th February 2012
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#10 | | Lives for gear
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Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by doorknocker I have a Danelectro Longhorn Baritone that I like very much. I never even changed the strings it came with and I only play it when I need it on a recording. Great for Tic-Toc and I also got a mean Reggae skank out of it recently.
What I like about reissue Danos is that you can buy a full rack of them for 'speciality' uses and still spend less than you would for any 'serious' guitar. I'm getting OT but I have a 12-string, 59-DC converted with a sitar bridge, a Convertible semi-acoustic and said Baritone and they all are extremely useful. | the Dano is a 30" right? That's that fine line between bari guitar and short-scale bass.
Mine are 28" and 27"
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28th February 2012
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#11 | | Gear Head
Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Bpt, CT
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I picked up a Fender Bari Jag HH, and I love it. The humbuckers and hardtail are killer for doubling rhythm parts on heavy music. More of a beast than the regular Jag VI or Dano.
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28th February 2012
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#12 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas, TX
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Originally Posted by biggator6 Wow.. just looked at his site - some beautiful work!
What scale length is yours? | I went with a fanned fret model with a 28.5" lower scale and a 27" scale on the high strings.
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28th February 2012
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#13 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Basel, Switzerland
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Originally Posted by biggator6 the Dano is a 30" right? That's that fine line between bari guitar and short-scale bass. | Yeah, it seems to be 30'', never even knew this.
The fine line between baritone and bass is exactly what I like about the Dano but it has a lot to do with the 'chambered' Masonite/Lipstick PU sonics of Danelectro axes in general.
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28th February 2012
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#14 | | Gear nut
Joined: Feb 2012 Location: London
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yes recently infected... I absolutely love them... I don't own one but worked with one. The guy was a great player mainly volume swell on chords ... but awsome... dark ... just using room mikes .. huge sound.. gots to get me one...
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28th February 2012
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#15 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Whigham I went with a fanned fret model with a 28.5" lower scale and a 27" scale on the high strings. | Ok.. now I'm demanding pics!! 
Here's my 28" bari.. will post pics of the new one when it gets here tomorrow
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28th February 2012
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#16 | | Gear addict
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28th February 2012
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#17 | | Lives for gear
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oooh.. doubleneck - double slutty!
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4th March 2012
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#18 | | Lives for gear
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My 2 baris.. 27" on left, 28" on right.
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7th March 2012
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#19 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Oct 2008 Location: UK & France
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Originally Posted by biggator6 the Dano is a 30" right? That's that fine line between bari guitar and short-scale bass.
Mine are 28" and 27" | My 59 reissue dano is 27".
and makes all those country sounds to a T when tuned to A.
I found it easier to know where I was chord wise and I got more growl.
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14th March 2012
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#20 | | Gear addict
Joined: May 2009 Location: NH
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Ibanez MMM1. I like this thing a lot. My guitarist (im a drummer) has 2, I got one recently on ebay (in terrible fuxored up condition, so im returning it) but I would recommend one. They're not easy to get but MAKE SURE you get good photos of it first before buying it. I got burned.
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