Baritone Guitars - who's playing them?

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Baritone Guitars - who's playing them?

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Who out there in NZ Guitars has/plays a baritone?

I really liked the sound of the PRS P90 Semi-hollow one when Anderton's reviewed it... and I see Taylor at some point did a 300 and 700 series Baritone with some nice looking woods on it (a P&W Singer Jonathan Helser used one in a recent video, and I thought, hey, that looks like a Baritone, and a Taylor... and I'm Googling to see more about that... )

But also, thought I would ask on here... as I haven't been around ina while, thought I would post something. :thumbup:

And feel free to post links to good YT vids too - am just wanting to explore what it might mean musically.
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Dabbled a fair bit-although im not sure if our styles are close enough for my 2c being of any use to you!!

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There is (unless it just closed) a Taylor baritone for sale on TM. Mighty spendy though.

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olegmcnoleg wrote:There is (unless it just closed) a Taylor baritone for sale on TM. Mighty spendy though.
It is quite spendy for a used one - but the 8 is a very specific beast. I'd be after the 6, and pref mahogany.
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And I imagine it's not this model either.

http://www.rockshop.co.nz/shop/taylor-3 ... y-b-s.html
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I do, really enjoy my baritone, use it all the time.

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Have tuned a fender scale 6 string down to B and drop A before, a baritone certainly makes those tunings easier to stay in tune... have you got any music in B you want to play?
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Walden made a nice baritone acoustic, I've played one of those a number of times. Very nice, but you need to man up to play finger style. Worth it though. Keen to hear if you get one.

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played a PRS 277 at the RS just now-really nice and comfy.Would def consider over other offerings on the market at present

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I really like my baritone as the frets are where I expect them, as a bass player.

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jeremyb wrote:Have tuned a fender scale 6 string down to B and drop A before, a baritone certainly makes those tunings easier to stay in tune... have you got any music in B you want to play?
I'm in A more than I'm in B, but I often wonder what it might be like to experiment playing alongside another instrument; do you transpose everything so you're playing effectively a 4th higher, or, do you play the same shapes and go with a 5th down harmony?
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Kris wrote:played a PRS 277 at the RS just now-really nice and comfy.Would def consider over other offerings on the market at present
Really like the look of those with the Soap bars in 'em...
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KentNZ wrote:
jeremyb wrote:Have tuned a fender scale 6 string down to B and drop A before, a baritone certainly makes those tunings easier to stay in tune... have you got any music in B you want to play?
I'm in A more than I'm in B, but I often wonder what it might be like to experiment playing alongside another instrument; do you transpose everything so you're playing effectively a 4th higher, or, do you play the same shapes and go with a 5th down harmony?
Have you thought about getting a tenor guitar? They are tuned to A usually. Give you some great textures, and not as tricky to finger as a mandolin.
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