The July '05 AG Magazine has a blurb about the new Larrivee Baritone.  Nothing on the Larrivee site that I could find.

What's the scoop?  Scale length?  Wood choices?  Nut width?

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What's the scoop?  Scale length?  Wood choices?  Nut width?

How about price? Try $3700  :blink: Your into Some serious high end small shops at that price...  Scale is 27inch.  I believe all other dimensions are the same as the SD-60.  

High end small shops don't discount 30%-40% like Larrivee dealers do.  Plus, there are not that many custom builder making baritones.


27" is nice.  I like that.  A friend of mine who plays baritone says a 27" real isn't a baritone yet.  28" or so is needed to get the real feel sonically.

kinda short in the scale.   I think it would make dadgad and other tunings floppy.

would like to see it and hear what others think of the sound.

QuoteHigh end small shops don't discount 30%-40% like Larrivee dealers do.  Plus, there are not that many custom builder making baritones.


27" is nice.  I like that.  A friend of mine who plays baritone says a 27" real isn't a baritone yet.  28" or so is needed to get the real feel sonically.

Agreed, but it doesn't take much to get SOME of us to make that jump to higher end.  "See Honey, they almost cost the same!" :D

I have played baritones of different scales, but I've never lived with one for any amount of time.  Longer scale would give you more tuning options, but 27 inch with heavy strings is definitely a different creature than a standard guitar.  Different enough for me, maybe not for someone else.

From Brian at Larrivee:

Quote12 fret/sloped shoulder slothead
27" scale
Rosewood back and sides
Spruce top
Retail $3398US delivery July.

Still too rich for my blood, unless they come out with an -03 version (yeah, right).