anyone ever try to convert to a baritone guitar

[Niimo]

i have an older les paul i'd like to convert into a baritone guitar. anyone know how?

 

[apl]

i have an older les paul i'd like to convert into a baritone guitar. anyone know how?

I think baritone guitars usually have a longer scale, like a bass. Conversion would therefore be very difficult.

 

[metalhead28]

i have an older les paul i'd like to convert into a baritone guitar. anyone know how?

It simply doesn't work that way, my man.
A baritone is a longer scale, hence a longer neck, different geometry, etc.
I suppose you could with some radical rebuilding and some fine luthier skills, but......

....I'd say you're better off buying a new baritone.

 

[guitar junkie]

my brother tuned his guitar down to that once. he used some really heavy strings and just tuned it down and said it worked fine it was just not what he needed at the time.
just for the record it was a Les Paul also but a cheap epiphone.

 

[espskully]

anyone ever try to convert to a baritone guitar

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into a fully functioning porn midget?

into a eunuch choir boy?

into a pocket pussy?

Well no I haven't, but damn that's a good idea!

 

[metalhead28]

into a fully functioning porn midget?

 

[InTheFire]

I've done it. It's difficult because of the bridge. You need bigger strings which, depending on the frets, could make it impossible to have correct pitch across the board. Also, the bridge has to have enough room to move the low B saddle back. On a Les Paul it might not pan out. I'd go after a strat and cut the spring in half on that saddle.


By the way, we've all seen basses that are short scale so, length has nothing to do with it.

 

[InTheFire]

Also, if you do go large enough(probably not optional) on strings, you will have to drill out the post on the low B. A .056 won't fit through.

 

[metalhead28]

A barritone guitar is a longer scale.....not just tuned down to B with bigger strings. Not that you can't get decent results by simply tuning down to B, people have been doing that for years.

 

[InTheFire]

'Tis true. It's not actually a baritone but, it does the same thing.

 

[Niimo]

i want to go to baritone because i played my buddy's and fell in love with it. i'm really not interested in tuning down to b, but there's something about it that makes it sound different than you normal guitar, say tuned to d. it sounds full and warm. just beautiful imho. i think i'm in love.

 

[jesusmac]

it can be done

i´ve done it with a 25.5 scale, if you analize it, thats the scale of 7strings guitars, you need .12-.56 or .13-.58 strings, good tuners (think sperzel) an adjustable bridge, and some luthier adjusting, you´re ready to go

 

[mshilarious]

By the way, we've all seen basses that are short scale so, length has nothing to do with it.

Length has a lot to do with tone. I have a short-scale bass, and while I love it, the low E simply does not match a full-scale instrument, nevermind a 3/4 upright.