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Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Inexpensive Baritone guitars for surf?

John Brownlow (pinkheadedbug) - 26 Jul 2005 08:19:23

whoah, those Eastwood guitars ROCK.
and the guy's here in Toronto!
On 26-Jul-05, at 8:09 AM, Klas Fjellgren wrote:
> There's also the Eastwood Sidejack Baritone in the lower price range:
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> / Klas
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> --- In , John Brownlow <lists@j...>
> wrote:
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>> Since the 12-string discussion threw up a terrific bargain which
>> several of us apparently were able to get hold of, as well as a
>>
> bunch
>
>> of recommendations for other guitars, how about baritones?
>>
>> The obvious (new) choices at the top end of affordable are the
>>
> Fender
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>> Jag Baritone ($700 most places), and the Jerry Jones Baritone
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> ($900
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>> list). Then there's the Burns Barracuda ($700 from music123...
>>
> less
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>> in a few places that don't have it in stock)... moving down the
>>
> price
>
>> scale there's the Gretsch Jet Baritone which MusiciansFriend has
>>
> for
>
>> $380 c/w dings and scratches or about $450 fresh and minty. Moving
>> down further there's the Danelectro Hodad Baritone and the vanilla
>> Danny baritone which go for around $250-300 on eBay.
>>
>> Heading downtown is the Jay Turser for around $230...
>>
>> Are these guitars really useful for (not necessarily trad) surf...
>> I'd imagine so. I've never played any of them. Some seem to be
>> designed to be tuned an octave below standard EADGBE tuning, some
>>
> a
>
>> fifth to ADGBEA, and some A fourth to BEADF#B which seems the most
>> attractive to me since it gives you nice open E A and D strings
>>
> along
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>> with a low B.
>>
>> TAFKAJD
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