Fender jaguar baritone??

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FENDER JAGUAR BARITONE SPECIAL HH RW


Man. baritones are few and far apart.

I'm in the market for a baritone guitar for some stoner/metal stuff, and looking for my alternatives run into that.. Looks cool, Fender can't be absolut shit?..

..but reviews aren't great..more of a bass than a guitar, uncapable of chords?.. and too thin for a bass... someone said it's a total mistake.

Anyone played that thing??

..don't even know what HH and RW stands for..

I've been gearing up all winter and cash is getting a tad low (for a gibson lp baritone), locally I can find nothing, and Thomann offers few options.. :(
 
I played one, and yes, with the strings that it's meant for, it's more of a bass. However, slap some 13s on and I'm sure it'd be great. It is pretty hard to do stretches unless you have big hands though.
 
Also be on the lookout for a Fender Bass VI. I found my used MIJ Bass VI a couple of months ago, at Sam Ash in Indianapolis for the same price as the recent new Fender Jaguar Baritone offerings, and have crossed 'baritone guitar' off my to buy list. Some of the bands you're looking to emulate actually used a Bass VI, rather than a baritone, although a true baritone guitar could be tuned E - E in the same octave as a bass, which is where the Bass VI is tuned.

Matt
 
For that big twanky bari sound you need to get the strings right....The Danelectro bari is a classic and half the price of a Fender. A bit more spank to its sound right off the bat....but for the classic bari sound its always going to be the Fender Bass VI. Properly strung.....of course.
 
Bass VI??... this shit is getting more confusing by the second.. :eek:

I AM looking a guitar... for sure.

A particular that I can string with .12 or .13 strings and tune to
b e a d g f# b. and possibly pick some clean notes or open chords too, and ofcourse, the massive, fat crunch.

..no prob bending I'm gonna play it rhythm.. and can do bends with a bass if push comes to shove. :cool: :D

I know the Danelectro is a classic, but something a little more high-end than plywood is on my focus... Yes I must be a snob!!... :o
 
The Bass VI is the original Baritone Guitar. Simply Google Fender Bass VI and all your questions will become answers. Strung as you indicated and tuned as well. There are Japanese reissues of this one available and are as nice as any of the originals I've played. The Danelectro is more on the order of pressboard...Plywood would be a step up. There are, however, few baris that sound as distinct as the Dane....And there is something about those lipstick pickups that makes chords sound all that much better.

Each to his own and as always....YMMV.
 
Jouni said:
Bass VI??... this shit is getting more confusing by the second.. :eek:

I AM looking a guitar... for sure.

A particular that I can string with .12 or .13 strings and tune to
b e a d g f# b. and possibly pick some clean notes or open chords too, and ofcourse, the massive, fat crunch.

..no prob bending I'm gonna play it rhythm.. and can do bends with a bass if push comes to shove. :cool: :D

I know the Danelectro is a classic, but something a little more high-end than plywood is on my focus... Yes I must be a snob!!... :o
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I play with 13s on my LP and SG. It's just a matter of getting the nut and bridge set up correctly for it. My action is as low as it was with standard strings and I get no buzz anywhere on the fretboard and the neck is straight as it can be. If you're not going much under B, there's not a huge need for baritone scale.
 
ESP are/were doing at least one baritone model but I cant think of the model name/number. There was a Jackson signature model too but sorry I cant think of its model name either. These models were aimed at the metal players. Try their websites. If you ever want to go acoustic baritone, Tacoma make one thats very nice.
 
Try looking at the Warmoth site,They have 28 5/8" bolt on neck for use with strats.Some cool stuff in there.

This is my 50 something Kent bass.Got it in a box all tore to shreds,had to rebind the neck.Made my own Baritone"E" by pegging the tuning key holes and drilling for 6,Filed a new bone nut with a welders torch cleaning file set.
https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i205/chromaticus/kentbari2.jpg
 
incase you were stil wondering....

im pretty sure the HH stands for humbucker/humbucker. not sure about the RW....maybe something to do with right handed?

Adam
 
marshall409 said:
im pretty sure the HH stands for humbucker/humbucker. not sure about the RW....maybe something to do with right handed?

Adam
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Yes, HH means humbucker/humbucker. RW is Reverse Wound, which is more often seen with single coil configurations, such as SS with a Tele, and SSS with a Strat. On a Tele, the neck p'up would be reverse wound (RW) which, when both p'ups are used together (middle switching position), creates a humbucking effect. On a Strat, the middle p'up is both reverse wound, and reverse polarity (RW/RP), which creates the humbucking effect in the 2nd (bridge & middle) and 4th (middle & neck) switching positions. I don't know why an HH guitar would have a reverse wound p'up. Perhaps someone else can enlighten me.

Matt
 
Unsprung said:
Yes, HH means humbucker/humbucker. RW is Reverse Wound, which is more often seen with single coil configurations, such as SS with a Tele, and SSS with a Strat. On a Tele, the neck p'up would be reverse wound (RW) which, when both p'ups are used together (middle switching position), creates a humbucking effect. On a Strat, the middle p'up is both reverse wound, and reverse polarity (RW/RP), which creates the humbucking effect in the 2nd (bridge & middle) and 4th (middle & neck) switching positions. I don't know why an HH guitar would have a reverse wound p'up. Perhaps someone else can enlighten me.

Matt
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thanks! learned something new today. off to bed...

Adam
 
Okay, I did a bit of looking, and I do believe that in the case of the Fender Jaguar Special HH RW, the RW could mean rosewood, as in it has a rosewood fretboard. I guess I'm too used to seeing RW used to mean reverse wound pickup.

Matt
 
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