Video Review - Taylor Baritone 8-String

[MOSKII58]

thank you for boring us to death and not letting us hear what the guitar sounds like.

[TheCrystalyne]

Once I listen ot this, I dont want to buy one....

[ocdist]

too much talk play

[speck444]

wish i had money id have them all not in this life time maybe theyll give you a break on it gayle you were haveing fun with it the singing drop for the road singer is a very good feature dont seem right but sounds right thanks gayle

[001ewhite]

i think bob should give you the guitar....you obviously deserve it....you make it sound the what its supposed too....play on giri!!!!

[salm37]

d and g strings get doubled

[taviswardlaw]

@salm37 actually A and D as it's strung BEADGB but yes if you're thinking about a normal EADGBE acoustic it would be D and G.

[salm37]

@taviswardlaw run all 8 stringgs down to me...top to bottom

[wewj51]

those elixir strings sound like crap - as usual - I play an Alvarez Yairi YB-1 Baritone and it sounds ten times better for half the price. The Taylor would probably sound better w/ the John Pearse medium baritone set(a wound F#) w/ a couple of single strings for the extra two, that and some ageing and it might sound pretty good......

[Beemerboy324]

You can buy a baritone and capo it to the 4th fret? Isn't that sort of like bashing the back window out of your station wagon so you can haul lumber.

I wish she would have played something.

[ChuckAllaway]

@Beemerboy324 funny! exept for in this case, the truck has 4 wheel drive ( two extra stings)

[Twoosy]

That is such a fantastic, deeply expressive fretted instrument. They are probably worth more in terms of musical satisfaction than the $3k plus pricetag.

[Zuhzuhzombie]

Are the first two strings tuned in thirds like normally?

[cathode1]

she needs to play more, talk less.

[groovydjs]

@cathode1 It's a review, not a jam. A review is about REVIEWING it and talking about it so we know what the hell it is. If she didn't talk about it, the it wouldn't be a REVIEW. Get over yourself.

[captbanjo1]

Here is what the official Shubb page says:

"Capo for 12-string guitar, or any steel string guitar with a wide fretboard.

2.25" wide, curved for a radiused fretboard. All the capo styles on this page will fit the same neck shape."

It would seem to be an issue of width of neck based on this.

[BLACKMAGICMETALMAN12]

In case you wanna play Meshuggah unplugged. LOL

[BowDownAndPray614]

fuck same thing i thought LOLOLOL

[johlu515]

@BLACKMAGICMETALMAN12 I was actually thinking of get a cheap 40 box acoustic, drill the headstock, add two machines, drill the bridge and nut to make a cheap 8 string guitar, low tunned to F so I could be available to play Meshuggah's stuff in school, without having to alternate electric/acoustic and downtune when I play with the class. But I'm short of money now, may in a few months I can make it ;D

[TurkeyTuck]

@BLACKMAGICMETALMAN12

Not even close you retard.

[captbanjo1]

I can see a using capo on a baritone in some instances, like at the second fret to play E in G position. What I don't understand is why she advocates using a 12 string capo when Taylor lists the width at the nut as 1 & 3/4, the same as many of their models. Wouldn't a regular capo do?

[raze203]

Close, but different. The regular 6-capo does not have the strength to press down all 12 strings. What you'll end up with is the core strings capo'd and the high 6 'smaller' strings muted. they will not ring correctly.

All this is assuming you're using a clip on capo, and not a strap down.

The 12-string capo simply has more power to mute ALL strings, even the smaller, higher ones.

Hope it helps.

[Philmacrakken]

What am i missing...did she put a capo on a baritone???

[Indieguitarist85]

I would love to play it!!

[surfmusicjamweedgirl]

the talk is good, but more play too please!

[captbanjo1]

Great! Been waiting for a review. Mine's been on back-order and is coming next month... can't wait!

[WannaBeatle]

I'm sold...all ya had to say was the magic phrase: PEANUT BUTTER!!!

sounds cool, too. Even though I'm used to a bari guitar being strung just as a regular guitar, just an octave lower..much like the Fender VI of years past.

[MistahhB]

Ahhhhhh. Thought is was a REAL 8-string, not just octave strings. Someone should make one.

[veers0r]

Yeah, that would be great to play acoustic deathmetal.

[justafase]

Thanks for reviewing this, I just read about it. I'd like to hear played a little more though. This guitar interests me to play blues on it.