Good to know, I've been looking at both but have only tried the Dano so far.
Who's got a Squier Paranormal Baritone Cabronita? And what do you think of it?
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elmicko
Tele-Afflicted
Ok I know this is going to be a really stupid question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Is the body of the baritone the same as the standard, just with a longer neck?
johnnywizzo
Tele-Meister
Fedex delivered my Paranormal baritone today... after they ran the box through with a forklift! The driver pointed out the damage on delivery, but said that it didn't look like it hit anything inside. The only damage is a bent selector switch. So far I really like it, and don't plan on returning it. Sold as "used", but it is really brand-new.
sloppychops
Friend of Leo's
Hey, new Paranormal baritone owners, what do your guitars weigh? I'm just curious, since I have the CV Custom baritone.
And BTW, we're going to need pics.
And BTW, we're going to need pics.
sloppychops
Friend of Leo's
With the CV Custom baritone, I think they're the same. I had a shop put one side by side with a standard CV Tele and it looked like everything lined up in the same spot. It's possible the bridge on the baritone was positioned slightly closer toward the neck, by maybe 1/4", but I couldn't be sure about that.
If you think about it from a manufacturer's cost perspective, why would Fender do anything different with the standard scale Squier and their baritone model if they didn't have to? I'm pretty sure they're the same bodies, but the baritone model has a 27" neck bolted to it.
sloppychops
Friend of Leo's
Looks good. You got one with a good looking fretboard!
it's either:
"Dang it, 27" scale length, if it were 30" I'd have clicked "buy it now" by now"
or
"thank jebus, I can 'sour grapes' about the 27" scale length and not click "buy it now" on something else I don't need"
Because, you see, baritones are supposed to be tuned to A (good country key). I don't know who the BEADF#B "A Perfect Fourth Below Standard" tuning is for, but it's not me. And a 27" string tuned to A (that's the second-lowest string on a regular old bass guitar, even a "short scale" bass guitar), well that 27" string isn't going to fit into the split-shaft "vintage" tuner. By my estimation, I'd be looking at something like .090" for that low A. Definitely not gonna fit.
"Dang it, 27" scale length, if it were 30" I'd have clicked "buy it now" by now"
or
"thank jebus, I can 'sour grapes' about the 27" scale length and not click "buy it now" on something else I don't need"
Because, you see, baritones are supposed to be tuned to A (good country key). I don't know who the BEADF#B "A Perfect Fourth Below Standard" tuning is for, but it's not me. And a 27" string tuned to A (that's the second-lowest string on a regular old bass guitar, even a "short scale" bass guitar), well that 27" string isn't going to fit into the split-shaft "vintage" tuner. By my estimation, I'd be looking at something like .090" for that low A. Definitely not gonna fit.
I'm going with that tuning for now, as it lends itself mentally (configuration-wise) to the "same thing,sorta, just with that low B slapped on, and no high E"
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WOW @blowtorch, that is a nice sound! Very deep and strong. That's the tuning I'd use, if I had me a bari.
Yeah. It's cool!
Still honeymooning with it of course, but I'm tempted to thinking about reworking everything I know guitar-wise to the cabro-tone/barinita
It's 100% the same thing, a capo at the 5th fret would be EADGBE, obviously. (I know you know this, I'm trying to add to the "knowledge base")
The 1st position "cowboy chords" do a little dance (down a 4th, like obvs man) the "C shape" is a G chord now, "D shape" is an A chord, "E shape" is now a thundering open B chord, "G shape" is a D chord and the "A shape" is now an E chord.
Let me take a moment and stump for my preferred 30" scale baritone tuned ADGCEA. That's a perfect fifth below everyone tuned in standard (or the ADG are the same strings as the top three strings on a regular old bass guitar.) It plays nicely with others. And the open A chord (E shape) sounds like the hammer of the gods through a closed-back cabinet.
post us a quick clip when you have a moment, if you would be so kind
BorderRadio
Doctor of Teleocity
Part why I went full 8 multi-scale. I thought a Bass VI would fill that creative space, but it started pushing me to the 'be a bassist or be a guitarist' corner. I sold it, regrettably. Here I am again, checking out what I could do besides the doom/sludge/Meshuggah/Deftones/Duane Eddy/Bass VI thing. Yeah, that's a thing I want! I'll probably end up sounding like a cheap, bargin-bin Tosin Abasi
(I can only hope).I bought the Baritone Cabronita (same color as yours) early this year and loved it right away. For the money you cannot go wrong unless you play Baritone exclusively, then I would get a more polished built one. Irregardless this is a superb deal. I got hooked on Baritone when a friend brought over his original 60's Fender Bass 6. Yjrpugh my Vibrolux Reverb with some reverb and a hint of vibrato it was euphoric. He had a hard time prying it off my hands that night.
I'm thinking of putting a bigsby on it in the future. When I bought it a guitar player friend of mine looked at it and asked me why I bought it as he didn't get the "Baritone" thing. I had to laugh because that was the moment the phrase "if you have to ask then you don't get it". Those that do, do. Those that don't, "fill in your choice of words".
I'm thinking of putting a bigsby on it in the future. When I bought it a guitar player friend of mine looked at it and asked me why I bought it as he didn't get the "Baritone" thing. I had to laugh because that was the moment the phrase "if you have to ask then you don't get it". Those that do, do. Those that don't, "fill in your choice of words".
Miguello
Tele-Meister
LOVE mine. I don't play it super often, but when I do it puts a smile on my face. Extremely nice clean tone! I need to finish the custom tortoise guard. IE: Hand sand the bevel on the edges, and pull the film off. I also want black pickup covers, so it looks like I will have to paint them. The spacing is way different from regular P90's.
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