Baritone Blacktop Telecaster Gossip

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:19 pm

Some of you may have seen elsewhere, but rumours are afoot of a Blacktop Baritone Tele. It's listed on a few American bulk sellers (Guitarcenter and Music 123, if memory serves) but with no images and no availability. Priced at $499. Available in Ghostly Silver or Copper summat. This may amount to nothing, or we may be about to hear of an affordable Fender baritone.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:21 pm

Fuck you tell me this now just as I'm starting to get the money together to plan finding a used classic player thinline tele for around the potential price. Shit, this could be interesting

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:35 pm

It's not confirmed yet, but lots of the big stores have listings...

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:58 am

Question is, will it be a 27" or a proper Bass VI 30"? If it's the latter, I'm totally in. If not, out.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:16 am

I've played 27.78" scales and 30" scales - doesn't make a jot of difference to the feel or sound, in my opinion. Reckon this'll be the former - conversion necks

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:56 am

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Rox · Post by **Rox** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:13 am

Um.... Musician's Friend is already selling them....

$500...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ ... ric-guitar

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:58 pm

Like I mentioned in my first post?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:34 pm

MANTELE.
Could this be the new guitar of Shortscale?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:41 pm

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aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:19 pm

Hey guys don't worry I'll check it out at Namm.
And then I'll fucking get one.
It has my two favorite guitar things. Telecasters and baritones.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:38 pm

aen wrote:Hey guys don't worry I'll check it out at Namm.
And then I'll fucking get one.
It has my two favorite guitar things. Telecasters and baritones.

fight you for it.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:54 am

Now with completely unconfirmed image:

Wrong bridge and pickup configuration for me, but still good for the money.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:16 am

what price the asking for it tim? any other details?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:26 am

Not heard anything this side of the pond. $549 in the US.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:40 am

benecol wrote:Not heard anything this side of the pond. $549 in the US.

certainly looks like it will interest a lot at that price

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:30 pm

daaaaaaaamn, hate SSH tele's, but i imagine you could swap it to a tele bridge/pup in no time.

two lipsticks? naaaaah.

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:34 pm

Welllllllllll.....
I hate to admit it, but a baritone with a humbucker in the bridge into a fuzz and a bass amp sounds pretty fucking good.
At least in my setups, as my amps tend to be "overbassed"
Never liked the sound of a bridge HB clean until I got the 72 deluxe RI. That one's OK. But like I said, with a superbass setup, a bridge humbucker can sound real good, and a neck pickup, single coil or otherwise can get over-woofed.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:42 pm

go ahead and buy one, and demo it into BBT for meh. thx.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:48 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:two lipsticks? naaaaah.

Tele neck pickup ≠ lipstick pickup.

n00b.