janmaat Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Has anyone ever used one? How are they tuned? Like a 5er but an octave higher? Did you find a way to use them in a musical setting? How do they compare to Irish bouzouki? Not so sure if this is the right forum though apologies (there's no baritonechat.co.uk afaik) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueslemac Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think they're tuned the same as a guitar (E A D G B E) but an octave lower. From what I understand they tend to be used for rhythm guitar duties but to give a heavier sound. I've always quite fancied one, but have never held one or even seen one in the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Baritone guitars are tuned the same as a normal guitar but usually either a perfect fourth or perfect fifth lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I had a go on a Baritone Danelectro when my band were recording recently, the studio owner had it kicking about. It was lovely actually, ideal for sparse picking, but sounded a little muddy for chordal stuff. We ended up using it for some ambient swells on a recording (with an ebow and a memory man) - it sounded great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmaat Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1325781244' post='1487601'] Baritone guitars are tuned the same as a normal guitar but usually either a perfect fourth or perfect fifth lower. [/quote] So that'll be BEADFB am I right? - Suppose, you could do as you please, but somehow a low B like a 7-string guitar? That should fit quite nicely with a 5string bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Gus makes two different versions of the Baritone guitar. The [url=http://www.gusguitars.com/product.php?model_id=4]G1 Baritone[/url] is based on the G1 Guitar but with a 28½" scale length and tuned B-B. The [url=http://www.gusguitars.com/product.php?model_id=10]G3 Baritone[/url] has the same body shape as the G3 bass with a 30" scale length and is tuned A-A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 There's a bit of discussion about them on [url="http://www.shortscale.org/"]http://www.shortscale.org[/url]. You can get varying scale lengths and tunings, from E-E (same lowest E as a 4 string bass) up to B-B (low B being an octave higher than a 5'er). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Didn't Duane Eddy use a baritone guitar? Technically, you would think of it more as a guitar variant than a bass variant. All the chord shapes and scale patterns would be the same, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 [quote name='janmaat' timestamp='1325788397' post='1487799'] So that'll be BEADFB am I right? - Suppose, you could do as you please, but somehow a low B like a 7-string guitar? That should fit quite nicely with a 5string bass? [/quote] B-E-A-D-F#-B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Baritone guitars were often used in country music to play so-called tic-tac bass - doubling the upright bass or bass guitar line an octave or maybe a fifth above with muting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Spencer Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I've just been looking at video of the Fender Bass VI, which turned out to be a stupid idea as now I really want one. Dammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Also popular with the 60s instrumental groups like the Shadows etc, so my BIL tells me. Shameless plug for his Gretsch baritone/regular 6er double neck for sale here. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/150586-gretsch-g5566-jettm-double-neck-price-drop-18th-feb-l375/page__p__1564557__hl__gretsch__fromsearch__1#entry1564557"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/150586-gretsch-g5566-jettm-double-neck-price-drop-18th-feb-l375/page__p__1564557__hl__gretsch__fromsearch__1#entry1564557[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 All over the latest Foo Fighters album too, Pat Smear used one for the majority of his parts - using it live too,really thickens the sound out, guess it helps keep the three guitars out of each others way too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1325802726' post='1488166'] Didn't Duane Eddy use a baritone guitar? Technically, you would think of it more as a guitar variant than a bass variant. All the chord shapes and scale patterns would be the same, for example. [/quote] Yes he did, well a six string bass (E to E) and Glen Campbell used one for the solo on Wichita Lineman too. Edited March 12, 2012 by henry norton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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