(No longer a) Secret baritone?

[wdinc01]

Sorry for the weird title.

Anyway, I've been itching badly to get a baritone guitar (thanks ILF) and I've been looking around for some cheap choices. I was looking on Rondo music and noticed that this guitar:

http://www.rondomusic.com/corvis627p90nat1.html

is at 27 something" scale length. So, that's basically like a baritone, right? I could essentially just slap some heavier strings on it and tune it down and boom, I got a baritone, right?

If the answer is yes, is there a easy way to un-tremelo the bridge? I just don't like tremolos. I'm sorry, everyone.

[Chankgeez]

That is a baritone, it even says it in the description.

I don't know if there's a way to block those Jazzmaster-style vibratos, but there may be.

(I have a "Douglas" branded Japanese banjo from the Seventies.)

[odontophobia]

Stupid fucking headstock. It just seems so ugly.

On the other hand I really like the extended scale Harm 1 that they do.

[wdinc01]

Oh, duh. I didn't really read the description, I just saw the scale length.

Its not a huge deal, I just don't use a lot of tremolo, and I find it kind of a pain in the ass to tune a guitar that has one (in my experience, anyway). Now to find money.

And yeah, its an ugly headstock, but ash body offset baritone guitar with P90s for $200 (which literally hits every mark but maple fretboard)? Not gonna complain

[Chankgeez]

You may be able to lock it or take the arm off. Either way, should be fine. Shouldn't really present any tuning problems.

[Holy Schnikes]

Like Chank mentioned you could always lock the trem for more stability (trem sports that feature in the pics) tho I've never had tuning problems with my offset trems after a proper setup. That said, when you're talking $200 guitars there's other factors that may affect tuning beyond that trem. I'd budget for some simple hardware upgrades with this one if you plan to buy it.

[Chankgeez]

ha ha, yeah, you could easily spend more on replacement tuners than you're originally gonna be paying for the guitar itself.

[Holy Schnikes]

I guess but you could also spend like $30-$40 on a gotoh set and call it a day. Tonepros/Kluson can be had for around $45 on eBay as well. Regardless, upgrades start to defeat the purpose of an inexpensive guitar but I've found them necessary over the years if it's a keeper.

[greyscales]

From the pic it looks like there is a trem lock already on it. That's one of the great things about those trems.

[colin]

There are hardtail conversion plates for Jazzmaster/Jag style trems out there.


According to this sold reverb listing, https://reverb.com/item/19831-rhoney-ja ... sion-plate they're not being made anymore (at least not by Paul Rhoney) but I imagine you could track one down if you hunt for it, especially on offsetguitar.

[spacelordmother]

Stupid fucking headstock. It just seems so ugly.

On the other hand I really like the extended scale Harm 1 that they do.

Oh so ugly. Still...

[Fuzz_Pi]

Wish this had humbuckers

[Achtane]

I feel like you could rout the headstock into a sort-of-Tele shape.

[spacelordmother]

Wish this had humbuckers

http://www.rondomusic.com/corvis627natash.html

If you want to see all of their offerings, just search "627!"

[IEatCats]

I'd love to get my hands on a baritone/27" scale guitar. I feel like the string spacings on my strat are too tiny for my fat borderline-arthritic hands.

Also, are Agile Baritones worth the money? I've never played one myself.