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

DP (noetical1) - 26 Jul 2005 20:58:33

...yeah, I agree...the Fender Bass VI is way expensive...
I think Jacob might be refering to the Danelectro
Six-String Bass...
-dp
--- Eric <> wrote:
> do you mean consider the dano? any fender bass six, even
> the japaneses
> reissues, any very expensive.
>
> --- In , "Jacob Dobner"
> <jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> > You should consider a Bass VI. Listen to Sixty Second
> to What by Brent
> > C. Cooper off of the For A Few Guitars More
> compilation. Amazing sound
> > he gets out of that guitbass.
> >
> > --- In , DP
> <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > > You might consider the Danelectro Bass VI and string
> it
> > > with light guage strings...tuned E A D G B E'...
> > >
> > > -dp
> > >
> > > --- John Brownlow <lists@j...> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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
> > > > Jag Baritone ($700 most places), and the Jerry
> Jones
> > > > Baritone ($900
> > > > list). Then there's the Burns Barracuda ($700 from
> > > > music123... less
> > > > 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
> > > > with a low B.
> > > >
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