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Comment by Where's Uranus? on May 22, 2013 at 6:06am

Huh, just realised that comment is over a year old.

Bob, piccolo's are often tuned to A, or sometimes G so it's like the top 3 strings of a bass plus a C or sometimes B, so ADGC

I have a bass tuned in regular, with regular sized bass strings, so starting at .110 or so, but it's a 24" scale, smaller than your average Stratocaster, and the strings are a bit loose but still very playable. Tuning it to A would probably tighten them right up.

Probably be pretty easy to convert a cheap strat or something, fill the pegholes and redrill for bass tuners, replace the nut, add a bass bridge. I'd leave the pickups as is, with luck the bass strings will fall nicely between the pole pieces, a la a P-Bass pickup.

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on April 9, 2012 at 7:04am

Any one know what a "Piccalo (sp?) Bass is? While searching for some bass strings I ran across this term. Looked like the E,A,D,G strings of a baritone or a heavy acoustic guitar set.

 I'm wanting to build a mini bass (for lack of a better name) Something between a baritone & short scale bass, 4 string (60 - 20) , 28" or so scale & tuned an octive higher than a regular bass. Any ideas?

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on April 9, 2012 at 4:06am

Getting parts together for my first one of these. Be back soon!

Comment by Wichita Sam on May 26, 2011 at 4:08pm

 

 

In the Spring I built a 3 string, fretless Baritone CBG for Shane and I liked it so much that I had to do one for myself. Between being down for surgery, building for soldiers/sailors and getting ready to move, I've done it.  But, to be "Wichita-sized" it had to be 4 strings and fretted.

 

Here's the basic stats. 28 inch scale length, mahogany neck, maple fretboard, P-Bass pups, tone/volume control, Padron CB and a tailpiece from a vintage parlor guitar

Headstock is a totally "one off" shape to accomodate 4 black gotoch tuners. The mahogany neck is mostly hidden under birch headstock medallions and a highly figured fretboard

More of that highly figured maple fretboard, with guitar pic position markers...

 

 Building on the box bottom gave me an expanse of beautiful wood, so why cut it up? Holes for the pups and the bolt on neck. A painted black bolt bridge and the vintage tailpiece finishes off an understated Baritone CBG.

 

Strings? 65, 56, 44 and 32 Tuning either BEAD or low "Open B".... It gives the low sexy sound that Barry White would appreciate.... it also makes the ex Bass player in me very comfortable...

 

More pics and descriptions in the slide show, but I gotta tell you, this Baritone CBG is comfortable on red velvet under blue light.

 

Thanks for looking,

the best,

Wichita Sam

Comment by Two Dog Guitars on May 15, 2011 at 1:14am

Well done Sam! I have built two baritones, 28" and some change. I really like the sound! Cool instruments.
Nice build man!

Comment by Wichita Sam on May 15, 2011 at 12:18am

Here is a slide show of Wichita Sam # 263.  It is a custom build for Shane Speal.  According to his specifications, it is a three string fretless baritone CBG.  I chose one bass tuner and two guitar tuners.  With a 28 inch scale length, Shane has reported satisfaction with the low tones and "guts" of this CBG.  Materials include Mahogany/oak/mahogany laminated neck, cherry fretboard, corian nut, bass bolt bridge, tail strap/jack, squire 51 control plate, tone/volume controls, a bolt on neck and a bone crushing humbucker that drives this CBG.

 

 

Enjoy... and thanks,

the best,

 

Wichita Sam

Comment by Tim Norman on March 7, 2011 at 4:42am

Well, I joined the tenor guitar group yesterday and the baritone guitar group today.  Not sure which I should build, but what I'm needing is to build something I can sing along with.  I have a baritone voice and most songs are written to be sung at a higher range than I can usually sing.  I end up using a kapo which raises the tuning but I end up having to raise it so much that I have very little neck left to play on though I can sing with it just fine.  I'm wondering if a tenor guitar which might be higher in pitch would work better for me or whether I should instead go with a baritone guitar which might be tuned lower.  Anyone else run into this problem?

Comment by Pilgrim on November 6, 2010 at 7:01am

I wanted a baritone so on my second CBG I used Power Slinky's using strings 3-6. It took a couple days tweeking my amp to get it to roar using peizo pup and Vox ad15. The result is a 24.5" scale simulation of one. It has great '60's style fuzz bass sound on the low e and b strings, tuned open e.

Comment by Two Dog Guitars on August 5, 2010 at 8:40am

Finished a 28 1/4" scale guitar today, what a guitar! This thing will really rattle your innards! medium set, 4-5-6 tuned A-E-A. sounds cool! Oliva Torpedo box, slotted head.

Comment by Robert Edwin Keable on April 6, 2010 at 9:38am

I have built a baritone guitar on a small Cohiba box but by mistake,layed out the neck cut the rebates for top of box already did the kerf cut on the headstock and before you know it one 29 1/5" scale baritone cbg....still have know idea how (thank goodness for fret calculators or this was going to be kindling).

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