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Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on May 20 2013 01:40 PM CrazyAces wrote: For something like that....hard to beat those GFS Surf 90's. Keep things in a good cost bracket but good sound. Thanks, Jeff. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on May 20 2013 01:45 PM CrazyAces wrote: For something like that....hard to beat those GFS Surf 90's. Keep things in a good cost bracket but good sound. More surfy than dream 90's, would you say? — IMO. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on May 20 2013 01:49 PM Preston, I would think so, although I have no first hand experience with the Dream 90's so don't quote me. — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
RaistMagus Joined: Mar 30, 2011 Posts: 388 Copenhagen	Posted on May 20 2013 01:50 PM CrazyAces wrote: FWIW, all of the Eastwood P-90's I've encountered in the last few years were pretty bright, much brighter and clearer than a newer Gibson P-90. I agree, Listicks do sound great with Bari's though. Allparts offers conversion necks which work fine for Tele and Strat. That's good to hear! Noel wrote: Boy have I found a guitar for a baritone conversion then. I know where one of these is available for a song. Or is this a terrible idea? What guitar is this!? Could I replace the bridge with a floating strat one? — https://zakandthekrakens.bandcamp.com/ https://www.dirtyfuse.com Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on May 20 2013 01:51 PM CrazyAces wrote: Preston, I would think so, although I have no first hand experience with the Dream 90's so don't quote me. Thanks. Thinking of using hb sized custom wound p90's on my first original, although gfs may suffice for a while. — IMO. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on May 20 2013 01:52 PM What guitar is this!? Could I replace the bridge with a floating strat one? If you don't mind or can do some router work. — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on May 20 2013 01:56 PM LeeVanCleef wrote: RaistMagus wrote: Is it that simple to convert a tele to baritone? Just a longer scale neck? Yes, if said neck is a conversion neck, i.e. it has been made to adapt to a body with normal (25.5") scale bridge placement. Forgot to mention that since the Blacktop bari neck is a Tele style neck (with square end) it will only fit a body with a Tele style neck pocket, like the Squier '51 Noel showed. If you want to put it on a body with a rounded neck pocket (like a regular Strat, a Jazzmaster or most other guitars) you'll have some routing to do. — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on May 20 2013 01:57 PM Preston wrote: "Thanks. Thinking of using hb sized custom wound p90's on my first original, although gfs may suffice for a while." Just keep in mind that when you change the physical size of a pickup's bobbin and magnetic field that it will never sound "exactly" like the original so while HB sized P-90s are cool and can sound quite good they will almost never sound just like P-90's And now I'm out because I need to get back to work and everyone's heard about enough of my opinions. This site is too much fun! LOL — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on May 20 2013 02:10 PM Thanks Jeff! Have fun at work! I don't really expect or even want them to sound like P-90's, hence the custom wound part. I'm hoping for something with less bite, and more jingle and clarity. Not only that, but they look amazing with tort inserts. — IMO. Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on May 20 2013 02:16 PM What guitar is this!? It's a Squier '51. Very unique guitar. No longer made. Comes with a coil splitter on the humbucker for single-coil tones. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: May 20, 2013 14:34:43 Top
bamboozer Joined: Jan 18, 2010 Posts: 672 Delaware	Posted on May 20 2013 02:41 PM Seem to be numerous Bari guitars in the $400-$500 range and more than a few for less than that. I suspect most are sold on the basis of "Hey! That would be cool!" and sold later after sitting around for too long. Suggest you try a few out, if you can find them, as I don't remember seeing any local around here. Top
RaistMagus Joined: Mar 30, 2011 Posts: 388 Copenhagen	Posted on May 20 2013 02:49 PM bamboozer wrote: Seem to be numerous Bari guitars in the $400-$500 range and more than a few for less than that. I suspect most are sold on the basis of "Hey! That would be cool!" and sold later after sitting around for too long. Suggest you try a few out, if you can find them, as I don't remember seeing any local around here. Yep, sounds reasonable. I intend to go to Chicago for a few days and buy one from there. And ofcourse I'll play the heck out of it before I buy. — https://zakandthekrakens.bandcamp.com/ https://www.dirtyfuse.com Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on May 21 2013 02:27 AM Odd that no one mentioned the obvious, prototypical Baritone, Danelectro. I got a used Danoblaster (like a Hodad quasi-Mosrite solidbody) used for $275 in like-new condition, in a hot orange sunburst. It plays great and sounds way more 'alive' than either the Eastwood or the Gretsch (both Chinese-made) that cost more than twice as much. Korean-made Danos are pretty good cheap guitars. This one has the Strat-type whammy bridge and it stays in tune; all the parts are quality and fit well. Sure, it's not a Jerry Jones and doesn't play 'like buttah' but pretty good for less than $300. The other night Trey Spruance played a whole set of John Zorn's 'Masada' with his Secret Chiefs 3, on a Dano single-cut Baritone, playing lead, chords and bass all over the neck with abandon. THe '59 model has the rosewood bridge and I noticed no intonation issues. Trey was ripping it up, using the neck pickup the whole time and only overdrive from his Rivera One Hundred Two Twelve amp. Awesomely aggressive, fat tone when playing leads up the neck. Shop for one of these and play with the best. — Squink Out! Top
heepeejeep Joined: Feb 28, 2013 Posts: 350	Posted on May 23 2013 02:38 AM Couple of months ago I picked up two set's of ECG24-7 Chromes Flat Wound, 7-String, on a resale at my local music store. 0.11-0.65. Last night I re-stringed my Jazzmaster with 0.15 - 0.65 (took out the 0.11), it seems to work very well tuned B-B, even C-C after a minor intonation adjustment. I consider this a very cool and versatile option for baritone. I use a Bass VI PS tuned B-B with D'addarios 0.14-0.68 but will consider using the JM in the future. Last edited: May 23, 2013 02:40:57 Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on May 23 2013 12:07 PM heepeejeep wrote: Couple of months ago I picked up two set's of ECG24-7 Chromes Flat Wound, 7-String, on a resale at my local music store. 0.11-0.65. Last night I re-stringed my Jazzmaster with 0.15 - 0.65 (took out the 0.11), it seems to work very well tuned B-B, even C-C after a minor intonation adjustment. I consider this a very cool and versatile option for baritone. I use a Bass VI PS tuned B-B with D'addarios 0.14-0.68 but will consider using the JM in the future. Thanks heepeejeep! I'm gonna give this a try before doing anything more expensive. But I'll try it on a Strat. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
Aaron Joined: Sep 13, 2011 Posts: 100	Posted on May 24 2013 04:32 AM What's the opposite of a baritone? I want a high-A string. Top
heepeejeep Joined: Feb 28, 2013 Posts: 350	Posted on May 24 2013 04:43 AM Nashville-tuned? Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on May 24 2013 06:55 AM Mando strat? — IMO. Top
sjperry54 Joined: Jun 13, 2012 Posts: 12	Posted on May 24 2013 12:27 PM Aaron wrote: What's the opposite of a baritone? I want a high-A string. Soprano maybe? Nashville tuned is all the high octave strings from a 12 string set on a 6 string tuned E-E. I ran across one of the Mando-Strats about a week ago. They sound more like you're playing up around the 12th fret of a guitar. Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on May 24 2013 12:45 PM I know that the mandos are really high, but they feel way too tight. I like the feel/sound better tuned way down. I got a chance to mess with one a while ago and it was pretty cool. — IMO. Top

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