Sitka Spruce/Honduran Mahogany | Adirondack Spruce/Zebrawood
German Spruce/Cocobolo | Redwood/Ziricote
Adirondack Spruce/Walnut | Cedar/Koa
Sitka Spruce/Sapele | Adirondack Spruce/Khaya
Sitka Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

This Baritone features several options; the Ryan armrest bevel, the Manzer wedge, the side soundport, multi-scale geometry (sometimes referred to as fanned frets), and a cutaway. Its woods are as follows; Sitka spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, koa binding, rosette and headplates, and cocobolo fingerboard and bridge.

Scale length: 28.25" - 29", Lower bout: 16", Upper bout: 12", Depth at heel: 4", Depth at tailblock 4.625"

I set up all my baritones twice with two sets of nuts and saddles, one set for normal gauge strings and one for extra heavy gauge strings (.070-.016). With these heavy strings this Mustapick baritone is ideally suited to be tuned anywhere from a fourth lower from B to B, or a fifth lower from A to A, with either standard tuning intervals between strings, or in accord with any alternative tunings you may be familiar with, but lowered down into the baritone range. For example, DADGAD players could can tune down to AEADEA and use the same chord forms they are familiar with. With normal (light or medium) gauge strings it can be tuned down anywhere from a whole step to a major third. Your Baritone/Deep Baritone guitar can be delivered in either configuration. Custom configurations are also available. This instrument features longer strings (28.9" scale length), and so its design does not rely on looser-than-normal string tension to play in lower frequency ranges. Unlike acoustic basses, which generally sound thin without amplification, the slightly higher range of the baritone guitar can be fully supported by a guitar-sized body, projecting a deep, rich resonance. This instrument is very comfortable as it is somewhat smaller than the largest jumbo guitars. While the baritone's deep resonance sounds fantastic when strummed with the open chords all guitarists are familiar with, it opens up new challenges for more sophisticated players, inviting them to rethink their playing, and to discover new voicings and approaches for a new frequency register.