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Hi Baritone gtr people.

Splattercell wrote:
>> kool,
>> don't know how much help thisall will be, but:
>> the danelectro baritones are cheaper than 400-600 USD; i think they're pretty
>> cool.
> I will definitely go check them out now. Thank you very much.

very interesting!

> 
>> ... you can use a heavier gauge string ...
>> raise the action of the instrument slightly,
>> and then de-tune the instrument more deeply into the bass-range;

nice...
I have a Jerry Jones (not Jenny Jones) baritone guitar and it's a nasty
beast that growls when smack it, really amazing. It cost me about $750 at
some small gtr store in L.A. I know the Danelectro ones are way cheaper but
they also feel cheaper to me. This one is made by hand in Nashville and the
company really does a great job being true to the old Dano but it plays in
tune like a mofo, it's got a truss rod, don'cha know (yeehaw). I haven't
tried de-tuning it but I will now. It's so great sounding I can never put it
down once I pick it up. I try to do all my gigs on it now. It is *supposed
to be* tuned from A (second string of bass gtr) to A, same intervals as
*normal* gtr. when play a low A chord (joe blow E shape on *normal gtr*)
it's the most beautiful sound on the planet. It has a very long scale so
bending is a trip. Things bend more than they would on *normal* scale necks.
I also have a Deering six string banjo which is equally trippy in a
different way, I might try tuning that really low and pretending I'm a bass
player some time, hmmmm....
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