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Here`s one, Dragonfly Guitars from Osaka. 26.2 inch scale length-I`ve played one they are a lot of fun:

 

Standard tuning, not baritone? That's long. Does it feel substantially longer than a Fender neck? I'll bet ease of playing upper frets is great, but wonder about certain 1st position chord voicings being more of a stretch.

 

Standard tuning and it feels like the longest neck ever.

Lower position chords take a bit of getting used to but I didn`t find it too difficult, in fact what I mostly thought about was strings. It leaves less of the string at the end, no need to clip them and for those used to a lot of winds, can`t do it. But it`s fun, extended runs and drop tune songs, without an extra string.

Same old surprises, brand new cliches-

 

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Not a baritone.

I absolutely loved playing this guitar. They are not cheap, otherwise I would very likely have one.

 

Wait a minute, what am I saying-what I`m trying to say is, it uses the same strings as a regular guitar. But it`s not in standard tuning because of the extra frets. The lowest note on the low string is a B.

Same old surprises, brand new cliches-

 

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I'm not sure I could get used to the fret spacing especially using open chords in the first 3 frets. It looks like you have a pretty good finger stretch in the picture Skip. I have trouble playing with long finger stretches as my hands get older with tendon problems...but if it feels good to you, sell something and go for it!
Take care, Larryz
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Not a baritone.

I absolutely loved playing this guitar. They are not cheap, otherwise I would very likely have one.

Wait a minute, what am I saying-what I`m trying to say is, it uses the same strings as a regular guitar. But it`s not in standard tuning because of the extra frets. The lowest note on the low string is a B.

 

B, E, A, D, F#, B, low to high?

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Yup-capo at the 5th fret and you`re in standard.

my two main questions were, whether regular strings would be long enough, and what do you put it in. I haven`t seen any case for it.

Ya, the length gives it a feel like a banjo or shamisen, like the fretboard is narrower than it actually is.

Definitely at the head of my `next guitar` list. One thing is, if anything happens to it-cost of replacement plus airfare.

One thing about a lot of Japanese companies is, they are indifferent about expanding. I could see a demand for these, but they don`t even have a website.

Same old surprises, brand new cliches-

 

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www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491

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Have a buddy building a Tele Baritone tuned B E A D F# B. It has a humbucker at the bridge and two Tele chrome pickups center and neck (Nashville style). I noticed Fender has a Fender VI baritone out now with a Jazzmaster at the bridge and two Jaguar pickups center and neck with whammy! very cool... :cool:

 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender-pawn-shop-bass-vi-electric-baritone-guitar <---- here's the Fender VI.

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Fender made a bajo sexto Tele years ago:

 

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bajo sextos are tuned a fifth below standard and they're generally twelve-strings. this one was made for Richie Sambora, but I think you can still get one through the custom shop; at least you could a few years ago.

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Yup-capo at the 5th fret and you`re in standard.

 

OK, that IS a baritone then. Always wanted one of those. At various times Fender has made Tele or Strat baritones, but never at a point that I had an excess of cash on hand.

 

This one would require an excess-the cheapest one is about $2,500 new and that one is standard 22 frets:

 

http://www.harrysjp.com/guitar/zone-bn.htm

 

However this one is actually listed as a baritone-hence the name Zone-B.

 

Also a headzup-there is a U.S. builder also using the name Dragonfly, not the same guitars at all:

 

http://dragonflyguitars.com/wp/

 

 

 

Same old surprises, brand new cliches-

 

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www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491

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This one is a bit more subtle, the Gottschall Funnelbody:

 

http://www.bass-aholic.com/basses/G/gottschall/gottschall.shtml

 

And their more obviously odd double-sided guitar:

http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2008/09/gottschall-guitars.html

Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ

 

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Why is this guitar weird?

 

http://www.nicole-instruments.com/product/chessmaster-nicole/

 

Because it is made of Corian and it glows in the dark.

 

I don't par-le-vou and may even use the incorrect Americanized term wah-lah now and then! It is a cool looking lit up axe though! Not sure why they would put a kill switch on the guitar? I would prefer it on the floor or on the end of my guitar chord (for which I have both). Not sure what that divit lighted thingy is? I'm guessing it's some kind of touch sensitive tape switch like I have on my keyboard for frequency wobbling maybe? or, is it just for looks? :cool:

Take care, Larryz
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Check these out:

http://www.spaltinstruments.com/instruments/hybrids/

Scroll to the bottom and look for the Q 727 Baritone and the Thuya bass.

http://www.spaltinstruments.com/currently-for-sale/

 

 

And:

http://www.ricktoone.com/

 

 

Also:

http://www.rolfspuler.com/site/

Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ

 

My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx

 

http://murphysmusictx.com/

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