baritone
hey guys, im thinking of getting a baritone guitar of some sort, but i was wondering if i need to learn anything new for it, such as the way its played or new chord shapes
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nah its the same tuning just a tone (or somethin similar) lower so need to learn nothin new just have a lower sounding guitar.
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# 2
A baritone is essentially a long-scale 6 string electric guitar. A standard guitar scale is in the 25" range. Most baritone models are in the 28" range. This gives them two more frets. This allows you to tune your guitar down a whole step. Making the tones deeper, but not as deep as a bass. The extended length allows you to use larger guage strings and tune the guitar lower without compensating action. Since you have to use the same string tension as a standard guitar. I'm not sure of a lot of famous guitarists that use them... but I know Mike Mushok from Staind uses one. I have been curious about getting a baritone axe as well... just for recording and experimental purposes. Like the last guy said though, you shouldn't have to learn anything new... it's just a guitar with a longer neck. You may have to adjust a little bit but as long as you have a good understanding of how to play, you should be alright. Just don't expect a baritone to be a shred machine... they're usually used for chugging rythym riffs or hard metal type of playing. Not fast solos and such.
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AFAIK most baritone guitars are tuned down by a fifth compared to a regular guitar. so infact you have the tonal range of the lower 6 strings of a regular 7-string guitar. sound is WAY fatter though because of the longer scale.
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# 5
A Baritone is typically tuned from low to high B-E-A-D-F#-B
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