BUY A BARITONE. HERE'S WHY!

Ray, you’ve got to try an aluminum neck guitar at some point. Aluminum baritone even. There’s just something about it that’s so different and distinct in a way similar to how you talk about baritones. I personally play an acrylic bodied aluminum neck 25.11” scale guitar down in Ab Standard. Even with it not being a baritone, it can just handle the low tuning so well. Clarity and sustain for days. Peace!

I just picked up Ibanez axion label baritone with fishman fluence pickups and I love it.

I have a Reverend Descent too. I felt it didn't work all that well as a baritone, so I set it up for drop-B. I was really not a fan of the SIT strings that were originally designed for it.

For me... 6 string baritone feel weird. It feels as if I am playing a bass. However, I do play a 7string baritone and to me it comes very natural to play.

I don't know why that is the case but I'm glad that Ray is bringing this to the table.

I love my Schecter c-1 apocalypse baritone. It’s allowed me to play drop tunings without losing clarity. I’m not a fan of 7 strings just because their necks are really thick and awkward, my baritone lets me keep the 6 stings and go into drop G and drop F. So I say for me, it’s my best guitar.

Can I tune a baritone to e standard?

Get one! Got my first one 15 years ago. Still love to switch it up

I accidentally bought a baritone (Harley Benton Amarok and I put the wrong SKU in the cart). Anyway, I'm glad I got it. The strings feel great (12's) tuned down two whole steps (I'm going to go further to try it out). You also don't get that weird "sag" immediately after you hit a string. Even though the 12's are kind of "heavy" for normal guitar players, they don't feel any different than 10's on the baritone. Baritones are a ton of fun to play - they do have that clarity and they're very inspiring.

I have never played a baritone. They seem really interesting . I'm in a rock and Roll band and they seem fun to play and an interesting song writing tool .

Become a covert bass player today! Play bass without the ridicule from the fans and the rest of the band! Convince people you are still a guitarist while poaching from the actual bass player all the butt-ugly chicks you're too embarrassed to admit secretly turn you on!

Ray have you heard of the builder from Fender that went out on his own and is doing primarily baritones named Carlos Lopez?

Well, that's why i have a multiscale guitar :)

It's true, I get excited any time I pick up my baritones to play!!

I’d say get a baritone simply because it’s more familiar feeling rather than playing an 8 or 9 string but you still get that heavy down tuning,
I just got my first one not too long ago and I’ve been tracking with it almost exclusively

And if someone wants one for cheap just to get a feel I would recommend the subzero paradigm 27 inch scale, I got mine for 300 bucks and it was worth every penny

Awesome clip and guitar, ray 😎🤘🏻🎸 the silver burst finish looks pretty cool. And I see what you mean. I’ve been playing 5-string basses and 7-string guitars exclusively for a long time. Especially since it is inspiring for me to play songs in a drop B tuning. And yeah baritone guitars aren’t oftenly seen a lot, but I can easily see how inspiring they can be. And I’m all about being different and creative. Be as creative as you want to be. Even if it’s with a different instrument.

Only real reason to buy that Reverend you got there is to cover The Devil Wears Prada ✌🏽🥹

Tho here in Peru 🇵🇪 we will have problems with baritones cuz there’s very few string gauge variety and stores don’t sell singles :(

You have less strings to worry about??? Wait, What??

You gotta try a 29” baritone from Element guitars. They’re a fairly new brand and offer some cool shapes.

weed face strikes again😶

I have an LTD Viper baritone. The 201B. I installed some sperzels and a het set. I was basically going for a Grynch copy minus the graphics. It’s actually a really solid guitar for the price, but when I got it new whoever set it up at the factory tried to tune it to standard with 12’s. The G string was broken out of the box. Apparently even the people that make them aren’t too familiar with baritones lol.

You definitely don't need to tell me twice

Someone should buy my baritone guitar...
Squire vintage modified jazzmaster...

Heavy picking hand? I play like a gorilla. Maybe I should get one, bigger strings and string spacing too should be nice.

already have one, PRS SE 277 baritone. Love it.

What is the "standard" tuning for a baritone guitar?

Baritone guitars are really inspiring, not only for metal. There is something in tuning a Standard scale guitar down to B Standard or drop A. The works of Tom gabriel Fischer (celtic frost, tryptikon and hellhammer) are build on an iceman tuned to B and the guy has a huge guitar tone.

The only downside for people like myself is the limitation to those low frequencies. I gravitated towards eight string guitars, not because i want to Show off my skills or be some sort of guitar god but because i just need one guitar for everything. For Sure, i love my 6 string guitar but if i had to choose in terms of practical use for modern styles of music the 8 string baritone is my go to guitar.

What a nice Video ray! I hope you had the Chance to recover a bit from your traumatic experiences. Whish you all the best for your future brother !

I just got mine a few days ago. I like it so much, I've been thinking of getting one of those Fender Subsonic necks and converting Sancho the Stratocaster to a bari as well.

Once I tried a 7 string, 27 scale I've been hooked. I don't think I can let go of the high string coz I need my weedily weedily shreds, but I still think 27-28 scale length guitars are the best! That low tuning clarity and growl are addicting.

Bro your recommending a baritone one minute then in an earlier video you where saying why you shouldn't buy a baritone, you are very lucky you have your own signature model & congratulations ......but man you seem to be trying to sell your model, to the discerning listener as I only watch good guitarists, you know the type they can play anything you can do but better & they can actually play guitar, some tune down , some use a 7 string & drop that down , Also ARE YOU READY ? some play riffs as heavy as F%ck & they tune to concert pitch . I do all the above & would never if I had time for a channel never try & sell my own guitar but acting like I wasn't . You have very limited knowledge of music, you are not a real guitarist like slipknots fake crap guitarists, granted they're better than you but that isn't saying much, you have a big thing in common though, you all have no idea how to play single notes, no reel bends , you all cant sweep pick, speed pick , economy pick, you all cant fret tap, string skip , no real if any legato. I know your going to whine ( I see through that oh so friendly act you put on ) & say including slipknots moronic cos play guitarists ' we dont want to learn that we just play riffs " okay cool but to be a true guitarist you have to know all these techniques even if you dont use them, because its a huge part of guitar , therefore Slipknot & people like you will never be complete musicians .I know why , because you cant do it. Oh you'd be fun with nylon string trying classical . Think about what ive said before you label me as a troll, Im just letting influential kids know that what you do isn't real guitar playing, you havent the ability because your hero's cant play guitar. Thats a brilliant idea to not even trying to be complete guitarist......again, you have to know this stuff even if you dont use the above techniques & with those techniques you start to understand music theory, your chordal & harmonic range are so limited & you will always play the way you play, never understanding the true nature of music itself . Me ive played 100's of pubs clubs festivals & now I mainly do session work, I dont get any credit but it pays extremely well, just letting you know. So will you try the above techniques ? I dont think so you've tried early on in your " playing " I say that loosely & it was with that false Im the sweetest guy on earth attitude I can say you found it too hard & gave up & started tuning your guitar down & just play riffs & you say your hurt but you jump around like a 16 year old on meth with anger issues. You look ridiculous dude. So prove me wrong & try to play guitar properly & completely, I would love it if you'd even try it...... but you wont. Take care & stay safe, I truly mean that. P.S. you know deep in your heart im 100% correct


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Why did Ray say there’s less strings to worry about when a Baritone still has 6 strings? Am I missing something?

yes sir, organize a giveaway with some ;)

Quick question for you man: Why do so many baritone guitars come with single coil or any kind of "non-metal" pickups?

I love my baritone! I have an LTD model George Lynch flame baritone. 27 inch scale in G standard.
I have two seven string guitars and I usually go for the baritone first.

I need a guitar with p90s first no time for a baritone right now

SPEAKING OF BARITONE, SOLAR RELEASED A 29 INCH SCALE 6 STRINGER

Solar just announced a 29in baritone with evertune (6 string) . Very tempting for my situation

Aye all my Baritone Boiz in the crowd.

Personally I live for my Baritone at this point. In my band we use Baritones for Rythmn, in Drop A. But every lead guitar is a regular scale guitar in the same tuning

Great video man! Did you happen to see that 29" Solar that Ola was playing? Saw it was a flame top silver burst as well....

Can anyone tell me the brand of the guitar in this video ?

Honestly idk how I really feel about baritones. I love the sound of them, but I really don't have much use for one. Whenever I need a lower tuning I just use a pitch shifter, however I would like to invest in a baritone 7 string further down the road because i feel like it would be pretty cool to play. I've only played 2 7-strings, and I've never played a baritone, but I love the feel of a 7 string and the sound of a baritone, so I feel like it would be cool to have a baritone 7 string.

Love my 8 string

I have one word on why you SHOULD get a baritone guitar... Whitechapel. Go listen to the tone on Our Endless War.

Just found you out man. Love this. I am now looking for my first baritone guitar. By the way what guitar is that?

Itd be cool if epiphone put out more baritones

I’m sure you’ve mentioned somewhere but what model is this? Plus, what are your fave makes of baritone?

I use 10-52’s with my guitar now (drop C), if I were to try a baritone, would you recommend a different gauge?

That guitar looks amazing. I appreciate your videos a lot. I want to have a gutiar set up for A Standard tuning. I play primarily metal. I'm not a shredder. I just love heavy and sometimes thrashy riffs. Would you suggest a baritone guitar, or getting a guitar with a 25.5" scale and having it set up for A standard? Thank you.

I got the esp ec 1000 baritone and have had nothing but issues with it in drop A# even after set up.
It’s buzz city.
13-62 should be fine for that tuning and I even tried a 64 on top string.

I might be returning it to replace it with a Jackson pro plus baritone but I dunno. Always been an esp guy.
Thing with those are tho I can’t change tunings as easily as the ec 1000 has the same style of bridge the one in this video does.

Random question what’s the highest you’ve ever tried to tune a baritone and it sound OK.

I know you don’t have to do this on a baritone and I used to do it all the time with standard guitars, but have you ever tried to tune a baritone up to drop C?
I was just wondering if I could get away with that since I have a few songs in that tune and do not want to have to go buy another guitar or borrow one lmao

Love the sales pitch in the beginning lol. Are you high? LOL