Guild 8 String Baritone Update.

Taylor Martin Guild

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It's been a few month sense I got my replacement Baritone from Guild.
Had to send mine back for bridge issues.
Guild choose to replace rather than repair.

The good news is that the replacement guitar sounds wonderful
and the bridge is holding up, so far. LOL

I really enjoy the sound of a baritone guitar and this one shines when capoed at the second or third fret.
It has that 12 string shimmer but with a much more mellow tone.
I like this sound a lot more than when I would lower the tuning on my 12 string.
That always gave the 12 string a floppy and muddy sound to me.

I just hope that this one will not wind up with bridge problems.
Only time will tell.
 

West R Lee

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That's cool TMG. I've never played a baritone, but love the sound and have always wanted to play one for sure. Glad that worked out for you.

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Good to hear that everything is going well and it fills the bill. :)
 

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It's been a few month sense I got my replacement Baritone from Guild.
Had to send mine back for bridge issues.
Guild choose to replace rather than repair.

The good news is that the replacement guitar sounds wonderful
and the bridge is holding up, so far. LOL

I really enjoy the sound of a baritone guitar and this one shines when capoed at the second or third fret.
It has that 12 string shimmer but with a much more mellow tone.
I like this sound a lot more than when I would lower the tuning on my 12 string.
That always gave the 12 string a floppy and muddy sound to me.

I just hope that this one will not wind up with bridge problems.
Only time will tell.
So when you capo the baritone at 2nd/3rd fret, does it feel like a 25.5" scale with no capo, or does it still feel noticeably bigger?
 
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