7 String Vs Baritone Guitar... (Harley Benton)

Baritone seems like more trouble than it's worth. It's just a 7 string but missing the highest string. Not sure if regular strings would even fit it. Plus it would be weird to have to reach further than you're used to to play the same frets.

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Really tryna make up my mind whether i want a squier, danelectro, or gretsch baritone vs an 8 string ibanez. i’m trying to play a range of music but is a baritone enough strings to get by on most Meshuggah songs?

Very small difference in the low end but not super noticeable.

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To me it’s a very slight difference in the two you definitely wouldn’t be able to tell with the naked ear 👂 seventh string definitely has a higher output and more Wah.

It's a nice fight something like Harley Benton Ja baritone VS amarok 6!

but without the high string, can you get those screechy dissonant notes. (you know the gwee of the jun jun gwee)

They both have the same Guage strings. Why would they sound any different? Om, I'm sure there are subtle differences because no 2 guitars are exsctly the same. But this like playing your Les Paul, and then somebody else's Les Paul, in the same tuning.

I think it's really only noticable when you're the person playing at least thats my conclusion from doing the same experiment.

Why not get a 7 string baritone? Anyways, wouldn't a 6 string in drop A for example require all the strings to be tuned down, whereas on a 7 string, only the B to A?

The only thing I heard that was so subtle was more low end from the 7 string.

I want to play some Deftones. Steph plays some stuff tuned down to F#, but he's playing an 8 string. Will this scale length baritone go down to F# and if so with what strings and/or modifications and/or sacrifices?

Hi! I have got myself an Amarok-7, but can't normally intonate low B: moved saddle all the way up, 12th fret higher by 5-10 cents, 24th fret by 15-25 cents. Have you tried to intonate on 24th fret?

I tune my baritone to C instead of E....

You forgot to mention they also have stainless steel frets, unbeatable guitars for the money, I have the reg scale 6 and baritone

What would have been better is to show them with clean tones

So an 8 string baritone...gotcha👍

The baritone has a bit more high-mids/definition or you are just playing it slightly better. Nothing that would matter in a mix with that amount of gain (and layering).

If you are only going to play riffs on the lower strings you might as well get a baritone, but if you want to be able to play leads and solos - more strings could be the better choice. Longer strings will always sound tighter compared to thicker and shorter strings, but you will have a wider range of notes to play with more strings. The pickups on a baritone will also be a bit further away from the center of the string, something that will also influence the tone, but I don't think the difference is huge. You could always get a fan-fret 7- or 8-string, and get the best out of both worlds!

What strings do people recommend for a baritone going for a tuning around a standard? I'm after a tighter string.

Baritone definitely sounds a little bit more "tight"

smaller neck

i hear no difference really dang thats crazy

shorter scale 7 string sounds better in my opinon but im a riffer not shredder im sure the tighter tension on baritone would appeal to a shredder

Thumbs up cuz it is useful to hear, but I thinks the difference it’s big, the 27 sounds clearer, I think the comparation would be better with both being same scale

7-strings allow for different chord shapes, right?

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Both sound great, but there is just something special about the sound of a baritone guitar

Didn't hear much difference but my guess is that if you love playing leads you might want the higher notes for a wider tonality. On the other hand a baritone might be more beneficial for six string players that want to play anything that's lower than drop A

Would a 7 string AMAROK handle DROP C? I'd like to tune that low, however it's not extreme low I guess. And still want that extended range of the 7 string. Would that be OK?

In the mix I can't tell. However played solo I can hear a slight bit of lower end growling below the surface. It's either that or more overtones. Not enough of a difference to care though

Can do a comparison of six string guitar tuned down with heavier strings like 10s or 11s on a floyd rose vs baritone?

I cant hear a big difference. But I bet on a clean tone you could tell

the bar chords def sound different on a 7

less floppy feel for me so 27 inch neck for the win. Agree the sound is the same though

My answer is: play what is more comfortable for you. Baritone has longer neck, 7-string got it wider, so I play classic 6 string tuned to Drop C with 10's strings and I'm using Archetype Gojira plugin with whammy pedal to change the tuning. It works really well, even if I want to play Double Drop C.

Intonation sounds better on the baritone.

I have a 7 string and a baritone that I can put in the same tuning and it rly just depends on what I'm playing (is this easier to play on a 6 or a 7).

The only difference I really hear is the sympathetic vibration from the seventh string, The six string is more clarity simply because it doesn’t have that extra string

I have a baritone and a low tuned standard six. the width of the fret board on a 7 didn't jive with me. you dont need a 7 or a baritone if youre not going lower than drop A (G for me been playing downtuned a long time and am very used to lower tension)
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What String gauge did you use on the baritone?

Baritone had the girth definitely can tell the difference 🤘🏻

The 7 string has a little mirror meat in the tone ...... why not a 7 string baritone lol

7 string seems better just because they actually make me play different.

Maybe a little chunkier on the 7 string but only slightly if any

My choice: 7 string baritone ❤

Baritone easier to play and better tension. 7 string more versatile. Depends on what's important to you.

I love my new baritone. It plays drop A with the tension and brightness of drop D from a regular scale. If you haven’t mastered the fretboard of a 7 string, let alone 6, and you want low ass tunings….baritone baby