r/BaritoneGuitar

John Page Guitars launches the Noah Levine Signature DL Baritone—a hand-built boutique baritone with Fishman or Lollar pickups, $5,995.

Wanted to share this one with y'all. Matt Muehling (Kill Tony) and Chris McQueen (Snarky Puppy) sat down together and played "Choom" (written by Matt and Carter Arrington) on the AJ and DL Baritone. What a cool arrangement!

Both guitars are 27" scale, 23-fret neck, USA-Made - built to feel like the guitar you already play instead of asking you to relearn everything for the extended range.

Curious what you all think of the tone here, especially if you've played other baritones and found the scale length awkward. That's the exact problem these were built to solve.

I've got my 30 inch g4m 638xbut the string it comes with which are the basic 84-24 BassVI set - it definitely doesn't seem enough for e standard/drop D octave below.

Top strings constantly flop and no matter how well I set it up there always a noticeable fret buzz on them.

Im looking for something that feel tight in E standard drop D and potentially even drop D#.

Any suggestions guys would be awesome thanks.

Hey there!

I dont play metal, i like Jakob(the band) which plays ambient music. I used to own a PRS SE 277 a few years ago, but i definitely cant afford anything like that now.

I ordered this one. Is it a good experience for cleans and ambient? I wont go into high gain and that type of crunches. More like jazz, clean, finger picking etc.

I have a 30" baritone, it's not a metal guitar it's like a strat. I never play it, it just doesn't feel and sound right even though the tension and tuning seems right, I think it is Elixer Nonoweb Baritone strings tuned 5 semitones down from a guitar. It just sounds like a mess, there's no tightness to the lows. It's the strings, not just the pickups, at least I'm not changing the pickups for now. I'm open to higher or lower gauge or tuning. The sound I would like is more like Primus, snappy and distorts on playing harder.

If a baritone guitar comes from the factory with:
• 30” scale length
• 24–84 gauge strings
Can I change the string gauge to something more standard, like at least 11s or 12s?
Or does it have to use 24–84 specifically?
Help me out here, I’m new to this. 🎸

Been wanting to get my hands on a baritone guitar after having to sell mine to make ends meet between jobs, but it looks like the budget options like Harley Benton and G4M now cost an arm and a leg to ship to the United States.

Anywho, if anybody is willing to sell a baritone to me and ship to Texas, let me know! It can be any scale length greater or equal to 27”, just as long as it has a humbucker for a bridge pickup.

I have fat fingers, and thinking of experimenting with wider guitars..
Will E standard not work well in this configuration? TY!

I want to get a basic one, preferably for metal to try and experiment with baritones.
I'm thinkin' around 28'-30' cuz I have fat fingers, something around 300$, any suggestions?

Ernie Ball's Baritone Slinky strings are the only ones I've found that can reliably tune down really far without getting floppy but also without having a dull and lifeless sounding bottom string due to inharmonicity. I thought it was because I was using standard scale length guitars before getting my baritone, but when I switched to a lighter set on the bari for easier bends, the bottom string sounded just as bad as all the other sets I've tried on standard length guitars. It's nice to have something, but the Ernie ball strings are so insanely thick (13-72!) that they become uncomfortable to use when tuned above A. Are there any other sets that sound as good as the ernie ball baritone strings but lighter?

(no it is not an intonation issue the open string reads the same on the tuner as the 12th fret do not come in to the comments saying its just bad intonation that's not how it works)

(no its not action either)

Hello. I am 57 years old, and I am losing mobility in my fingers thanks to arthritis. I have been pursuing the guitar since I stepped back from active gigging a few years ago. I really like it, but my ability to form chords is lessening with time.

I have held many roles as a performing musician over the years (drums, trombone, guitar, bass), but my main gig has been as a bass player, mostly upright and acoustic.

Much of the noodling I do these days is on an '86 Alvarez Yairi classical guitar. I can take leads when playing with other people, and play chords, if not always full ones. I also find myself figuring out bass lines on this lovely guitar.

My wife and I have a duo together, I have mostly played guitar, along with her, or by myself for the more complex tunes. Lately, I have been playing the bass, and, as she has progressed as a guitar player, I am finding that the bass is working pretty well for the songs, and is satisfying for me, if a bit taxing, physically - I play a 1995 Alvarez acoustic bass that I bought new. Nothing I've played sounds like it, or plays like it!

My questions are: Would a baritone guitar satisfy this musical niche I'm finding myself in? Are there inexpensive, but playable models out there? Do we need a subreddit for aging musicians?

Thank you for your time.

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your responses. Really great. I think I am inclined towards a Bass VI. This seems to be what I am looking for. The Squier looks like I could lay hands on one, but a Fender would be wonderful. I like the Strangle Switch and whammy bar.

The Baritone guitar would require some rewiring of grey matter, but that's not unusual, and it's healthy. I would happily tool around on one, and I will keep my eyes open for the first of either that I see.

You have all been most helpful. I really appreciate it!

what about: r/fuckimanoldmusician ?

I’ve been playing baritones for a number of years now, and I started to become curious about about the concept of Nashville tuning but on a baritone. I’ve seen the “half-Nashville” tuning from Pat Metheny, but I’m more referring to a b-b recreation of high strung tuning. I’m sure there’s a reason as to why I can’t seem to find reference (string gauge, tension) of people doing that, but I’m curious if any one has tried/the technical reason why not.

Hi all, I'm currently building a 27" baritone guitar. I tried to fit a Les trem style vibrato but it almost completely bottomed out due to the string tension.

My question is, what vibratos are people using? I'm mainly interested in fitting a jazz/Jag style tremolo but I'm worried these might have the same issue. Could I swap out the spring for a stronger one if so?