I
made this baritone guitar out of a very nice brand new Maestro resonator bass
and it is the fourth resonator baritone I have made. I use one regular .013 guitar string
and strings out of a set of D’Addario EXL170-12 Regular Light Gauge bass
strings for the rest of the guitar. The guitar is strung .013, .018, .025w,
.035, .045, and .080 and it works remarkably well. I have it tuned A – A at the
moment but have tested it with the following open tunings:
G-C-G-D-E-G – Plays like open G but is really open C
G-D-G-E-D-G – Plays like open D but is really open G
A-E-A-C#-E-A – Plays like open E but is really open A
The top and back are tobacco sunburst and the sides are black. The
resonator is a spider cone and the saddle is the original hardwood – ash I believe.
The pickup is a regular under saddle type and not particularly made for
resonator guitars but it works well. The down side of that type of pickup is
that you cannot adjust the spider without taking the cover off. In later
guitars I may change this but this is how it came with the bass. It sounds
great as it is but it would probably “honk” more with a National or Quarterman
cone. I have the action set pretty high at the moment for easy open tuning
slide play. If you are new to slide I would recommend you keep it there but I
would be glad to lower it before shipping if you would like. I am selling it without a case on eBay for $625.
For an additional $10 I will include a nut extender that allows the guitar to
be played lap style with a tone bar that you will need to get – there are many
styles. For regular slide play you will need to find the one that you like the
best, personally I prefer brass but glass, stainless steel, and copper are also
popular. Sold - Thanks William!
Specifications:
Scale Length:
34 inches
Nut Width:
1 11/16 inches
Total Length:
49 inches
Body Length: 19
¾ inches
Upper Bout Width: 11 ¼
inches
Lower Bout Width 15 ¾
inches
Body Depth:
3 ¼ inches
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