This has been my dream guitar since I was 15/16. About 2 years ago my wife got it for me as a Father’s Day gift and I love it! Definitely the one I would grab if the house was on fire
Sorry read your comment as "...consider _buying_ a Ben Burley..." And if they already made them and I didn't know about it I would try have my hands on one in no time xD
A guitar is tuned to E and a bass is tuned to E an entire octave down from the guitar. A baritone typically is tuned to B which is 2-1/2 steps down from a guitar and 2-1/2 steps up from a bass making it exactly between a guitar and a bass. A 7 string is also usually tuned to B. The only difference between a 7 string and a baritone is that a 7 string has a high e string.
Why does everyone hate on this guy? Just appreciate the fact that someone took the time out to review a piece of equipment for the public with nice recording equipment instead of some awful cellphone camera+mic
It's interesting that he sums up every review with "And if I had to pick a guitar, it would be this one" or "If you're looking for such and such, look no further" These aren't reviews; they are advertisements. That's disappointing.
people over complicate this. A Baritone 6 string is the result of removing the high e string from a 7 string. Not that complicated. There is more to it but that's the easiest way to describe it
Paul is rad. He plays a bunch of styles pretty alright, knows what he speaks, and has what seems to be a pretty fun job. I bought this guitar. Thanks Paul-dog!
Lots of popular bands use these. I've seen Pete Loeffler (Chevelle) using one at a live gig, although I think it generally serves as his backup. I've also seen both Anthony Armstrong of RED and J.R. Bareis of Love and Death (Brian Head Welch's band) playing these. These guitars are definitely between a guitar and a bass, both in terms of length and tuning. I own one. They are built for heavier strings and can't handle higher tunings (like standard) or the neck would bow. It ships in B standard
The Mushok Baritone goes for $600-700 bucks, I just got one from a friend that owns a music store for $500, and it's fantastic. I'm a touring musician and this guitar is going with me wherever I go now! In fact, I'll probably buy at least another one, it just kicks so much ass!
According to Guitar Center, it's factory tuned to A. This guitar seems perfect, and isn't extremely expensive. I've been looking for a 22 fret baritone for a while.
I remember watching this video a year after it came out this guitar became my dream guitar. I own one now and I must say it’s the best guitar I own! Absolutely fantastic instrument!
I got one today and am pretty excited. I own four U.S. PRS's and have to say that in terms of quality their imports are probably the most consistent, and the most likely to be a guitar you'll still hang onto when you get a little more money or graduate to a more expensive guitar.
I own this guitar since day one, still the best 6 String I have for lower tuning. I recently bought the Marc Holcomb 7 String Baritone, it’s an amazing addition to my six string. The Mike Mushok I use for drop b to drop g , the Marc Holcomb i use for even lower tuning. Perfect if u can’t handle an 8String
@MustGroove76 Depends on your preference. If you rather a narrower (Dunno if thats a word) neck, then go for the baritone. If you want more availability, such as the high E string, get the 7 string.
Played this guitar yesterday, i didn't buy it, but i want it. The new Torrero PRS SE's are very sweet as well.. still, i don't have a baritone yet...wish i could get both.
I'm not trying to argue, I'm just saying that it's actually got nothing to do with string configuration or anything like that. What Paul is talking about when he says it's between the two is scale length. And by the way, there is a reason a bass guitar and a guitar are called what they are. Baritone is the area of notes between bass and tenor (or something). The reason a baritone guitar is called a baritone guitar is because it "sits somewhere between a guitar and a bass"
@AHMADF93 Baritone tuning is BEADG#B. So yes, any guitar can be tuned to baritone tuning, but here baritone guitar means that the guitar is especially made for this tuning, because of its longer scale, which means that the tension of the strings is higher and helps keep the tension needed for such a low tuning with less thick string gauge.
actually it does if you look at it in terms of a choir the baritone singers are between the treble singers and the bass singers. Its the same in terms of guitars
A baritone is made with a longer scale length so that you can tune to B standard (which is the standard tuning for a Baritone) while using standard strings and having the strings at the same tension as a normal guitar in standard. Drop C is higher than B standard.
I'd really say B and below. You can comfortably tune any stand-scale neck guitar to drop C, as long as you don't use really light strings. I've done this for years with no problems.
Two weeks I ago I wished it... Today I bought it! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!! and Guitar World Paul and Paul (Reed Smith) both kickass in my book! But, hater's gonna hate.
You can listen to a Blues band I saw at the Montreal Jazz Fest 09 where the frontman uses a Baritone guitar as a mean for rhythm guitar and bass; the band is MONKEYJUNK, they're on Myspace. Sorry for the spam, it's for the sake of baritone blues sampling.
yeah thats exactly what i meant! infact, if u watch the video of paul, in which he reviewed prs mira, he played an octaves riff , as i call it in that video. my word u sould check that video out and listen to that riff. man thats the best of pauls riffs!
I played one at Guitar Center last night for about an hour. I loved it & I want one. You could do some cool, dark doom metal with an axe like this through a fuzzed out Orange amp.
While that is a valid point, guitars and voices are different instruments. My only argument with that is in a mix, guitars are supposed to be part of the mid-range and not treble, so the guitar would be more like a baritone anyway and not a tenor and (or) alto.
If you want Drop C use Ernie Ball Heavy Top,, a yellow packaging, but i wouldn`t use Drop C, C# is where it`s at ;) Just so you know, this guitar is Baritone, it`s tuned from E Standard to B which is two semitones from C, and your guitar in Drop C is 2 semitones on the lowest string and 4 semitones on the rest, that`s no use, if you buy a Baritone guitar, play it`s orignal tuning..
It took me FOREVER to track one of these bad boys down, I finally got one off Amazon. Its great for Breaking Benjamin/Skillet/RED type music. Gotta have the .14-.70 strings though
As he said, that guitar is a Mike Mushok signature model. So his riffs are more sounding like Mushok's riffs, more sounding like Staind to demonstrate the capabilities of that guitar.
@olivermichael88 no problem. the ONLY reason that he said you cant tune it to standard is because it comes with .14-.68 gauge strings haha and hes right, strings that thick cant do it. but if you put thinner strings on .09-.42 itll be great! by the way, you dont need the octave4plus strings. ernie ball super slinky's (.09-.42) are long enough to fit the guitar. if you want a bit more tension, you could go with the regular slinky's (.10-.46)
I've seen people complain that the guitar is too muddy. Its probably the pickups. PRS gets a lot of shit about their SE pickups when used in a high-gain setting. Your best bet is to replace the pickups, if you don't like them. I've also heard some bad things about their tuners, so might want to get those changed if you don't like 'em.
@overoath123 actually it's all of their RADIO songs that sound alike, if you listen to their other music, it's different. Their RADIO songs have to fit a certain RADIO mold because it's on the RADIO and everybody is programmed to listen to certain things on the RADIO. Listen to "Ya'll want a single" from Korn and you'll understand.
@Niamorg1007 Dude, you can tune a 25.5 in scale to AEADGB all the way up to EADGBE or even higher and have no problems, as long as you buy the right kind of strings and set it up correctly. This can be proven by Schecter 7/8 string (26.5in scale), ibanez 7string (25.5), and gibson explorer 7 string (24.75). They all have the same BEADGBE tuning. With a baritone, the BEADGB has better tension due to the scale length, but it can be done on other guitars.
IDK how much clean I would use since I'd jam Death Metal like Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse and my own stuff ect. Wish there were more baritone guitars, but this one reminds me of the Mayones guitar model I want so bad but WAY cheaper.
True that about 7 and 8 strings. Although I actually play a 7 string, and I would say it's closer to a regular guitar than an 8 string. As a matter of fact, i would say that an 8 string is some sort of psychotic extended range bass almost. I mean, the main reason I say that is because most people who use them focus WAAAAY to much on the lowermost f# string and often tune it down to E, making it essentially a bass, and use the lowest part more than the highest.
@0AllForNaught0 The longer scale helps with the bending of the string when fretting, yes; that is the whole point. Pointing the finger is pretty mature as well. It's not childish, multi-platinum artists and guitar makers do it all the time, it's called 7 strings and bands like disturbed. Just look at about half the 7 strings made, hell even the schecter and ibanez 8 strings (that are tuned like a bass) are 26.5 (schecter) and 27 (ibanez) and 24.75 for gibson 7 string explorer. Look it up.
Oh & for anyone who cares, when I was playing it I had it tuned to CGCFAD & it didn't sound muddy or anything like that. In fact it sounded great distorted & clean.
this is one of the PRS models im looking to buy, although i like the other Mushok guitar color better personally, the other im looking at is the Paul Allender model with the active pick ups. But from what Ive heard on this video, Im liking this model very much. Cant afford the Mira model but you cant go wrong with PRS either way.
@Aurelius27x I'm not talking about neck length, it needs some dirtier pickups. Obviously you can change that yourself, but for something of this price and quality, shouldn't have to spend 50-150 bucks on pickups.
@MustGroove76 ive heard of guitarist replacing 7 strings with a mike musok baritone. chris from decyfer down uses this guitar live instead of a 7 string
@devvilboyy676767 That is because both share similar tunings, generally B. I only asked if you were a beginner because most beginners don't know that and some think a baritone 7 string is tuned to as bass E when it's actually tuned like most 7s.
It's funny to watch him actually figure out how to play the guitar through the demo. Like when he's playing it distorted the first time, he's playing it too light handed and then he figures it out and starts slamming on the strings like you're supposed to with this guitar.
@KingofPho75 It would be very difficult to tune this guitar to E standard. Not only would you need very very thin strings, but a super high tension and intonation problems would be found at every corner. From experience I know that most PRS guitars come standard with 10-48 strings. you would need something as thin as 8's or even 7's to achieve the tuning you would want. Now a nice alternative if you wanted the same basic sound would be a SE Paul Allender model.
@Themethalmaster If you want to play in "D", just tune a regular guitar to "D". That is what I do, I also have a lowboy baritone guitar that is "B"....don't get a baritone if you are not going to play it in D, that is what they are scaled for
not the first prs baritone guitar... it's the first one available as a mass production model. benjamin burnley has been playing a custom prs baritone for a while now.
Yeah, I know. But it's a shame that PRS don't make a guitar with this finish on the SE line. I would probably buy it and use it for A Standard. Thanks for the info :D
