Conversion Fender Squier bass VI to baritone guitar

I want to leave my experience of the simple reconversion of an old known but not widespread instrument which is the Squier Fender bass VI, an instrument cataloged in the harmonic frequency of the bass with tuning one octave lower than the conventional guitar in EADGBE

The original set has a string gauge that ranges from 90 to 24 gauge, obtaining a very particular sound like the famous Twin Peaks theme.

If you want to explore the world of baritone guitars you can easily convert this well-built and inexpensive instrument into one of these baritone guitars by simply modifying the gauge of the strings to a set for 30" and 14/68 scale (for example Daddario EXL 157 )... and you can easily sing this instrument in the baritone segment in BEADF#B tuning

Attention! No just any set of strings will do, remember that it must have a 30" scale to be able to string this bass or most baritone guitars with a 27" or 30" scale string.

Here you have the sound result, I assure you that it is very interesting outside the domain of its initial objective, low tone guitars for use in heavy rock or metal


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Really nice job Mario!

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Many thanks friend!!

I made this post for those interested in upgrading one of these instruments to baritone guitars without making a financial outlay, just changing the strings is enough and perhaps a minimal adjustment of the truss rod depending on the neck tension, although the stock strings are thicker. The other reason is to demonstrate that it can be used as a jazz guitar outside of the theoretical heavy metal use for these baritone guitars. You only just have to pay attention to the scale length of the string set (30" ;))

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Perhaps an addition to the topic. With Transpositor E Strings you can achieve the same thing for guitars with nylon strings

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I'm researching how to get a baritone tuning on nylon strings, first maybe I should buy a guitar so I don't have to make the necessary string changes... electronically I'm sure I could do it with a detuning in the mix but I prefer the real experience of the string vibrating in your hands!

It would sound something like this if we ignore the fretless... this musician is amazing! If it is already difficult to play the guitar, without frets it is incredible what it does!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRs38FuiQSU&list=RDZRs38FuiQSU&index=1

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