Would you use a baritone for drop C tuning if you had one?

skattabrain · 09-13-2006, 11:53 AM

would you use a baritone for drop C tuning if you had one? or do you think it's completely not needed. i play a baritone for my 7 tuned to GCGCFAD and the drop C there feels good ... might be buying a 6 string and wondering if i should bother with a baritone for tuning drop C.

maybe more appropriate for tuning below that?

7StringofAblicK · 09-13-2006, 12:35 PM

i use my viper in drop C...it's a 24 3/4 scale and i use .46 guage strings.

I'm sure i could go up to a 50 or 52 and it'd be a little chunkier...but i think a Baritone for C is not necessary.

LilithXShred · 09-13-2006, 12:54 PM

For drop C i would use a 25,5" Scale and 52-12 strings (maybe 54 or 56). For me a bariton would be too much on drop C, but i never tested it so i can only guess

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eleven59 · 09-13-2006, 01:09 PM

I use 25.5"-scale with 10-52s for drop-C.

Naren · 09-13-2006, 01:10 PM

I used to play in drop B on a 24.75" Gibson Les Paul with a set of 11-52 gauge strings. I never had any problem with it. Drop C is very easily manageable on a 24.75" or 25.5" inch scale. A baritone is not necessary at all. If you want one, get one, but it's not necessary.

If I had a baritone, I wouldn't use drop C. I'd probably go lower. Drop A, maybe... (assuming it's 28" scale or so).

Naren · 09-13-2006, 01:11 PM

I used to play in drop B on a 24.75" Gibson Les Paul with a set of 11-52 gauge strings. I never had any problem with it. Drop C is very easily manageable on a 24.75" or 25.5" inch scale. A baritone is not necessary at all. If you want one, get one, but it's not necessary.

If I had a baritone, I wouldn't use drop C. I'd probably go lower. Drop A, maybe... (assuming it's 28" scale or so).

D-EJ915 · 09-13-2006, 01:42 PM

I've got my V-250 in drop-C with 12-56 and it works great.

urklvt · 09-13-2006, 02:13 PM

My Steinberger is tuned to drop C or B at all times and I use 11-52s. The scale length is standard, 25.5", and it feels great.

JPMDan · 09-13-2006, 02:53 PM

I had a Jackson DK27, 27" scale loaded with Dimebucker and '59 pickups. I used 13-56 strings, very solid guitar I tuned anywhere from Db - Ab

skattabrain · 09-13-2006, 03:36 PM

yeah, i agree on "needing" it ... you could do w/o ... my old RG was 25.5 and it took it perfectly. that said, i do liek the feel of the bottom 6 on my 27" tuned to drop C ... so i'd probably get another baritone just to keep things uniform.

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09-13-2006, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
skattabrain slow and low Join Date: May 2006 Location: Methuen MA Posts: 890 Real Name: Greg Main Seven: RG1077XL Rig: JSX -> Avatar Cab Thanked: 2	Would you use a baritone for drop C tuning if you had one? would you use a baritone for drop C tuning if you had one? or do you think it's completely not needed. i play a baritone for my 7 tuned to GCGCFAD and the drop C there feels good ... might be buying a 6 string and wondering if i should bother with a baritone for tuning drop C. maybe more appropriate for tuning below that?

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09-13-2006, 12:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
7StringofAblicK Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,710 Real Name: Eric Rose Main Seven: Carvin/Hellraiser 7 Rig: VHT Pittbull 100/CL Thanked: 17	i use my viper in drop C...it's a 24 3/4 scale and i use .46 guage strings. I'm sure i could go up to a 50 or 52 and it'd be a little chunkier...but i think a Baritone for C is not necessary.

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LilithXShred Mah Kitteh doez Coke Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Münster, Germany Posts: 220 Real Name: Björn Main Seven: Hellraiser C-7 BCH Rig: Framus Cobra Thanked: 2	For drop C i would use a 25,5" Scale and 52-12 strings (maybe 54 or 56). For me a bariton would be too much on drop C, but i never tested it so i can only guess .

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Naren OldschoolGhettostyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 12,114 Real Name: Eric Main Seven: RG1527-GK, RG7EXFX2-IPT Rig: GNX3000 Thanked: 33	I used to play in drop B on a 24.75" Gibson Les Paul with a set of 11-52 gauge strings. I never had any problem with it. Drop C is very easily manageable on a 24.75" or 25.5" inch scale. A baritone is not necessary at all. If you want one, get one, but it's not necessary. If I had a baritone, I wouldn't use drop C. I'd probably go lower. Drop A, maybe... (assuming it's 28" scale or so).

09-13-2006, 01:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Naren OldschoolGhettostyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 12,114 Real Name: Eric Main Seven: RG1527-GK, RG7EXFX2-IPT Rig: GNX3000 Thanked: 33	I used to play in drop B on a 24.75" Gibson Les Paul with a set of 11-52 gauge strings. I never had any problem with it. Drop C is very easily manageable on a 24.75" or 25.5" inch scale. A baritone is not necessary at all. If you want one, get one, but it's not necessary. If I had a baritone, I wouldn't use drop C. I'd probably go lower. Drop A, maybe... (assuming it's 28" scale or so).

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JPMDan Dis fuckin' guy... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 5,538 Real Name: Dan Main Seven: Conklin GTG-7T Rig: A. Reactor 112+PodXT Thanked: 41	I had a Jackson DK27, 27" scale loaded with Dimebucker and '59 pickups. I used 13-56 strings, very solid guitar I tuned anywhere from Db - Ab

09-13-2006, 03:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
skattabrain slow and low Join Date: May 2006 Location: Methuen MA Posts: 890 Real Name: Greg Main Seven: RG1077XL Rig: JSX -> Avatar Cab Thanked: 2	yeah, i agree on "needing" it ... you could do w/o ... my old RG was 25.5 and it took it perfectly. that said, i do liek the feel of the bottom 6 on my 27" tuned to drop C ... so i'd probably get another baritone just to keep things uniform.

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