Members SerpentyneXIII Posted May 8, 2010 Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 I've been wanting a baritone for some time now and since I got a job for the summer I decided to treat myself with this: Build quality is very good, no flaws in the finish or nothing. The Bigsby is great although it is the cheaper B50 model instead of the B5. The tuning stabilty is ok but it's new out of the box so the strings may just have to stabilize a bit. The intonation is fine but tha action is on the high side. When I get back home I'll be lowering the action and the strings won't hit the back of the TOM anymore. Through my Tiny Terror the sound was a bit muffled but that could be because I couldn't turn it up. I've been playing it through my POD 2 on the Bassman setting and the sound is heavenly. The pickups are well balanced and quiet and I love the sound. I have been working in the Twin Peaks theme and it totally nails it! It's a blast to play and to look at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SerpentyneXIII Posted May 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 I forgot to mention, It's tuned E-E an octave lower than a regular guitar. I'm going to keep it this way for a while and maybe switch to A-A or B-B later and see how that works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted May 8, 2010 Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 congratulations on the new Gretsch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SerpentyneXIII Posted May 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 Thank you, I'm ecstatic about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members faberbz Posted May 8, 2010 Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 Congrats! Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeftyTom Posted May 8, 2010 Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 Happy New Gretsch Day!! But you better get to the dentist...something has turned your tongue yellow! :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackCat Posted May 8, 2010 Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted May 8, 2010 Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 My homebuilt baritone Corvette is tuned C to C: [YOUTUBE]4k4nZDqGKbQ[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members tiltsta Posted May 8, 2010 Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 Wow, that is a cool looking baritone. Black sparkle and a bigsby look awesome on those single cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted May 8, 2010 Members Share Posted May 8, 2010 I forgot to mention, It's tuned E-E an octave lower than a regular guitar. I'm going to keep it this way for a while and maybe switch to A-A or B-B later and see how that works out. Oh, so you're actually running it as a Bass VI rather than a baritone? Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted May 9, 2010 Members Share Posted May 9, 2010 I like it. 3 paws and a tail up from Lamb Chop my White German Shepard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blood5150 Posted May 9, 2010 Members Share Posted May 9, 2010 how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SerpentyneXIII Posted May 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 9, 2010 Woody, I completely approve of Lamb Chop! Blood, I paid 74.000 Icelandic crowns which is about $570 A pretty good price seeing how it went from China to the USA and then to Iceland and with the exchange rate {censored}ed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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