top of page
Search

I planned to 'build'/assemble a baritone and it turned into two guitars :)

Updated: Feb 4

I planned on building a baritone guitar, mainly to use for down tuned song writing in order (among other things) to get the riffs sounding sharper and less muddy. I've written a fair amount of drop tuned songs in the past always using a standard scale guitar with the heaviest gauge strings I could find, which helped a bit but is not ideal.


So I did some reading (a lot actually) and the general consensus was the least hassle would be to use a Fender Stratocaster body for the baritone build and a whole lot of blah blah, well that did not work out for me, I ended up using a tele body and adjusting the bridge position, I used a 30" neck and it worked out very nicely. I ended up getting a genuine Fender neck of the Mexican body and it worked out great too. Check them out below.


Parts used for the strat:


EMG HZ FH 2 (Bridge)

G&L USA Legacy SD Bridge Pickup (Middle)

RAILHAMMER NEUVO 90 (Neck)

VT1 VegaTrem Ultra Trem standard

Genuine Fender Mexican Body & Neck



Parts used for the Baritone Tele:


Seymour Duncan TB-5 Duncan Custom Trembucker (Bridge)

Fenix Single Coil (Neck)

ABM 3250 3D Guitar Bridge

Fenix Tele Body (1989)

Baritone Neck (China)

Sperzel Locking Tuners


49 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

In this captivating podcast episode, Brian engages in a lively conversation with metal veterans Marq Vas and Deangersmith, the talented members of the heavy metal band, Philistine. The spotlight is on

bottom of page