Baritone Shmaritone...

Creed_Clicks

I have a Squeir Jazzmaster baritone and tyre kicking at upgrading / changing guitar.

I had toyed with the idea of upgrading the nut and pickups etc, but the money I’d spend on the upgrades, I’d be best off selling and getting another one.
There doesn’t seem to be a huge amount of options on the lower end of things, no pun intended.

There’s the ESP Ltd Viper baritone, which looks tempting, the Chapman, which is too rawk for my liking. Danos have the same bridge as the Jazzmaster.

After that there’s a jump in price up to the likes of Reverends, Hagstroms and so on.
I am surprised Fender have not come out with mid range models seeing as they have loads of variations of other models.
I have no idea what the Schecters are like.
Heard mixed reports on the Gretsch baritone as well.

Funkfingers

Shoot HarrySeven a PM. He has owned baritone instruments from the forum bicycle Harley-Benton Mosrite-alike to Squiers similar to yours to the Burns Barracuda and, very probably, yer actual Fender Bass VI.

Sporky

If you can find an Ibanez MMM1, they're superb.

If your can't find one they're still superb  

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Sporky said:

If you can find an Ibanez MMM1, they're superb.

If your can't find one they're still superb  

They look great ! There’s a current Ibanez baritone too but not sure if it’s pure metal focused !

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Funkfingers said:

Shoot HarrySeven a PM. He has owned baritone instruments from the forum bicycle Harley-Benton Mosrite-alike to Squiers similar to yours to the Burns Barracuda and, very probably, yer actual Fender Bass VI.

I will do. Thanks !

ChuckManual

If you want to go a bit deeper...

Ibanez SRC6

Creed_Clicks

There's also an Ibanez RG / Iron Label one, which looks geared towards the metal heads, but no doubting it would play well. (I'd stick humbucker sized P90s into it anyhow if I had one) 

Trotter

I have a Japanese Jaguar Baritone ala: https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-jaguar-baritone-special-hh/34966

If you can find one, they are great. 

earwighoney

If you're looking for a Baritone there's only one model 

BOTTOM MASTER.

https://reverb.com/uk/item/3205371-fender-japan-jaguar-bottom-master-jgb-95sfz-3-tone-sunburst

Who knows if it's the best Baritone out there but what it does have is that it's called BOTTOM MASTER. 

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Trotter said:

I have a Japanese Jaguar Baritone ala: https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-jaguar-baritone-special-hh/34966

If you can find one, they are great. 

A beauty!

paganskins

earwighoney said:

Who knows if it's the best Baritone out there but what it does have is that it's called BOTTOM MASTER. 

That must have got lost in translation somewhere along the line.

Funkfingers

No Treble.

DPC

I have a Mexican Baritone Telecaster and it is superb - build quality is exceptional. They don't make them anymore but if one pops up second-hand they're well worth the money. I changed the bridge pup to a Bareknuckle Impulse though, because the stock pickups are fairly mediocre 

Creed_Clicks

The blacktop? Yeah, they look pretty good too. 
The only other option I have is to pick up a MIM tele and get a conversion neck, but would I be that different to what I have currently. I'm not so sure...

A friend of a friend built me a tele baritone a few years ago based on the specs of the blacktop tele but I sold it on, as there were one or two design flaws, down to the fact it was his first guitar.

The scale length was lovely, and much better/comfortable than the longer Jazzmaster baritone I have now.

27 inch I think. (I wonder would a conversion neck work on a regular tele, with scale length etc...)

Anyone ever played the Viper baritones? Passive pickups, looks ideal for p90 replacements! 27 inch scale as well.

AuldReekie

I have one of these.  Great guitars and build; p/ups a bit weak and were replaced with SD Jaguar hot (Bridge) SD Jaguar regular (neck)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Jaguar_Baritone_Custom

Creed_Clicks

You have the Jaguar or Tele?