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.
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:21 pm
by lorez
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
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:35 pm
by benecol
It's not confirmed yet, but lots of the big stores have listings...
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:58 am
by ekwatts
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.
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:16 am
by benecol
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
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:56 am
by robroe
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:13 am
by Rox
Um.... Musician's Friend is already selling them....
MANTELE.
Could this be the new guitar of Shortscale?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:41 pm
by robroe
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:19 pm
by aen
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.
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:38 pm
by endsjustifymeans
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:54 am
by benecol
Now with completely unconfirmed image:
Wrong bridge and pickup configuration for me, but still good for the money.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:16 am
by lorez
what price the asking for it tim? any other details?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:26 am
by benecol
Not heard anything this side of the pond. $549 in the US.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:40 am
by lorez
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
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:30 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
daaaaaaaamn, hate SSH tele's, but i imagine you could swap it to a tele bridge/pup in no time.
two lipsticks? naaaaah.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:34 pm
by aen
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:42 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
go ahead and buy one, and demo it into BBT for meh. thx.
