Baritone 6 String Appreciation Thread

[Brill]

Soon i will have a custom fluro green 30" 6 tuned to drop B0

 

[kevdes93]

I've got my hands on one of those, in the Ghost Silver finish, and I love it! I keep it in drop-A, and it's the most versatile guitar I own. In fact, I'm gonna go play it right now!

ive got one too! i keep it G# standard

 

[Aerospace274]

I've got a Schecter Hellraiser C-VI that I've put a new nut on to take standard baritone strings instead of bass VI strings. 30" scale with EMG's tuned to A with some 14-68's. Sounds colossal. Gone as low as G with these strings, never lost clarity!

I tune it to C with 13's when I'm not going subsonic.

 

[joshuallen]

I'm currently using an Ibanez RGD321, 26.5" scale. I was playing an LTD (see capoeriaesp's pic above, since I sold that one to him) which was 27". I used to try to put stupid heavy strings on the LTD, but I'm finding much more comfort with lighter strings and tuning not quite so low on this scale. Still love the boom I get without killing my hands.

 

[Abaddon9112]

I've got a Schecter Hellraiser C-VI that I've put a new nut on to take standard baritone strings instead of bass VI strings. 30" scale with EMG's tuned to A with some 14-68's. Sounds colossal. Gone as low as G with these strings, never lost clarity!

I tune it to C with 13's when I'm not going subsonic.

I just found out about these things and I'm GASing after one like crazy now. They look so easy to convert into a heavy metal monster. I want to get a nice clear low F like an eight string without actually having an eight string and I think these 30" scale bass VI things are one way to go. The Hellraiser C-VI seems to be the only one that has the pickup close enough to the bridge that you could make it sound like a normal guitar though...

 

[Azathoth43]

One day I'll get this put together:

'80's Kramer American Pacer
28 5/8" Baritone conversion neck with canary fretboard and SS frets.

 

[Larrikin666]

I just picked up a 28.5" scale Steinberger Demon like the one mentioned earlier. I expect that scale length to feel VERY different, but it's still extremely comfortable even with my baby hands. I totally expect to attempt using thinner gauge strings, but the 13-68 sets that came with the guitar feel awesome in A standard.

 

[Konfyouzd]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/standard-guitars/211006-ngd-born-coop-raised-cage.html#post3180258

Gibson Buckethead LP Studio.

Body: Oversized Mahogany w/maple cap.
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Torrefied (baked) maple.
Scale: 27"
Inlays: Side dots only.
Tuners: Grover locking.
Bridge: ToM/Stopbar.
Pickups: Gibson 500T / 498R
Electronics: 1 vol, 1 tone (push-pull coil tapping), 3-way toggle, two arcade button killswitches.

I keep it in B standard. I lurve it.

Someone's a Buckethead fan...

 

[ESPImperium]

A few new pics of mine:

 

[Brill]

A few new pics of mine:

Whats it like to play? Whats the lowest youve tuned it to, and what was it like at the low tuning?

 

[Aerospace274]

Pics of me and my bari!

 

[abandonist]

I often wonder if people who get into 8 string guitars really just need a baritone 6 to get the job done.

After grabbing an 8 on a whim, I can say with certainty that, at least in my case, this is completely wrong.

 

[Aerospace274]

Yeah, I have a both a 30" 8 and a 30" 6 but rarely can I ever swap them out for eachother, even in the same tuning. Extra strings really change the dynamics of how you play in my experience.

 

[Given To Fly]

I have only recently played a baritone 6 (both an electric and an acoustic) and I really like them! The sound is tight and clear while putting a new perspective on basic things like open position chords.

Personally, a baritone 6 wouldn't be able to replace my 8 string. But after playing the baritones, I wish my 8 string's scale length was longer than 27". I think Meshuggah got it right with the 29"-30" scale lengths.

 

[Tom Drinkwater]

The first three 8 strings that I made were 30 inchers. They were actually designed to be more like the NS Stick than a standard 8 string guitar and the extra length definitely helped with the bass tones.

Has anyone here other than me had any experience with acoustic or acoustic electric bari's?

 

[zilla]

Whats it like to play? Whats the lowest youve tuned it to, and what was it like at the low tuning?

I have a prs baritone and i love it.

I've only tuned down to B, but i think you could take it much lower.

I have 13-59 strings on there and for me it's "just right" when I tune to C and a little bit on the loose side when i go to B.

pickups are meh. not great, but not bad. I replaced the bridge pup with an duncan alternative 8 and love it.

I also have the stock tuners and nut on there and I haven't had any tuning issues.

 

[MF_Kitten]

The first three 8 strings that I made were 30 inchers. They were actually designed to be more like the NS Stick than a standard 8 string guitar and the extra length definitely helped with the bass tones.

Has anyone here other than me had any experience with acoustic or acoustic electric bari's?

I have an acoustic tuned with Savarez contra bass nylon strings. Basically made to tune a 25.5" scale acoustic down an octave. The hilarious thing is that it sounds perfect, and has perfect tension, with the only restriction being the size of the body. It could be brighter on the low E, but that would ruin the round smooth double bass tone

It's still not a baritone though, even though it's tuned like one.

 

[abandonist]

The first three 8 strings that I made were 30 inchers. They were actually designed to be more like the NS Stick than a standard 8 string guitar and the extra length definitely helped with the bass tones.

Has anyone here other than me had any experience with acoustic or acoustic electric bari's?

Right here! I have that Ovation Baritone. Out of all my acoustics (3) it gets the most play. It's just sounds HUGE.

 

[SirMyghin]

Seeing as this is the baritone guitar thread. Can someone explain to me why long scale guitars or 'baritone' guitars are always posted in the ERG section. They have the exact same range as a regular guitar, undoubtedly identical. Lower tuning does nothing to augment range (should you choose to apply it).

I expect some good answers from all these long scale enthusiasts.

 

[BoredomKills]

Seeing as this is the baritone guitar thread. Can someone explain to me why long scale guitars or 'baritone' guitars are always posted in the ERG section. They have the exact same range as a regular guitar, undoubtedly identical. Lower tuning does nothing to augment range (should you choose to apply it).

I expect some good answers from all these long scale enthusiasts.

Extended Range Guitars Welcome to everyone from ERG.com. Eight, Nine, Baritone and beyond discussion here.