Danelectro Baritone Electric Guitar Bottle Headstock

Danelectro Baritone Electric Guitar Bottle Headstock – The Baritone is tuned a fourth lower than a standard guitar. The open strings are B-E-A-D-F#-B. The Baritone lets you play “tic-tac” bass or chords. This lower tuning can also be used to play many songs from bands that use lower tunings. However, there’s no general consensus on how a baritone should be tuned.

On the low end, the tuning can be A-D-G-C-E-A five notes below the guitar. Most aficionados of the baritone tune it to B E A D F# B. Other tunings exist too, notably C#-F#-B-E-G#-C# (a tone and a half below standard), which can also be achieved on a standard-scale guitar with heavier gauge strings. This tuning condemns the baritone player to play in 3 more flats, or 3 less sharps than the other guitars in the ensemble, something which sends shivers down the spine of most novice and intermediate players.

The low notes resonate in your chest and you’ll groove on playing open chords and single note lines near the metal nut. When you plug this instrument into an amp you really see what a tone-chameleon it is. Just by altering the picking position you can get a wide variety of tone. You can go from clacky bass at the bridge or add some warmth by moving towards the front pickup. This is true with all guitars of course, but with the baritone it’s even more pronounced. When you add in the pickup and tone control variations you really get a great tonal palette.

Features:

• Comfortable 29.75″-scale maple neck — an easy transition between guitar and bass
• Lightweight hardboard/plywood body is resonant and responsive
• Pau ferro fingerboard offers great playability
• High-output lipstick single-coils provide a classic tone with modern convenience — sounds sweet clean or driven!
• 3-way pickup selector with master volume and master tone
• Adjustable saddle bridge lets you set intonation to your liking

Tech Specs

• General
• Number of Strings 6
• Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
• Body
• Body Type Solidbody, Chambered
• Body Shape Baritone Singlecut
• Body Material Spruce
• Top Material Hardboard
• Body Finish Gloss Polyester
• Color Black
• Neck
• Neck Material Maple
• Neck Shape C
• Neck Joint 5-way Bolt-on
• Radius 14″
• Fingerboard Material Pau Ferro
• Fingerboard Inlay Dots
• Number of Frets 24
• Scale Length 29.75″
• Nut Width 1.64″
• Nut Material Aluminum
• Hardware
• Bridge/Tailpiece Adjustable
• Tuners Die-cast Chrome
• Electronics
• Neck Pickup Lipstick Single-coil
• Bridge Pickup Lipstick Single-coil
• Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
• Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
• Miscellaneous
• Strings D’Addario, .013-.062
• Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
• Model #: SW BAR BLK

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