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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: zipline 7020 on June 29, 2013, 03:32:04 PM

Title: mike mushok baritone
Post by: zipline 7020 on June 29, 2013, 03:32:04 PM

I have a PRS Mike Mushok Baritone
all mahogany, 27" scale, tuned from drop A# to drop G#
I'm looking at either the A-bomb, C-bomb, A-hawk, C-hawk, or Miracle Man.
I want to play things like these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQOwFS7pLhk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQOwFS7pLhk)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ays2-eHNd7g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ays2-eHNd7g)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMgsC8kVOBI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMgsC8kVOBI)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPFlJtUxydk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPFlJtUxydk)


Any thoughts?

Title: Re: mike mushok baritone
Post by: Alex on June 29, 2013, 09:19:16 PM

With that scale and tuning, and bearing in mind that it's a lot mahogany (=dark), I'd go with something like a RiffRaff or Black Dog (depending how bright it sounds).

Title: Re: mike mushok baritone
Post by: Kiichi on June 29, 2013, 09:27:28 PM

Quote from: Alex on June 29, 2013, 09:19:16 PM

With that scale and tuning, and bearing in mind that it's a lot mahogany (=dark), I'd go with something like a RiffRaff or Black Dog (depending how bright it sounds).

The BD is certainly hailed as the king of baritone guitars.

Since they have a lot of mids and baritone scale adds lows and highs it makes for a perfect picture.

Title: Re: mike mushok baritone
Post by: zipline 7020 on June 30, 2013, 01:56:32 AM

can the riff raff produce that low "gonk gonk" and that low growl that those songs have? all of the sound clips/youtube reviews for the riff raff are oldies rock in E standard.

Title: Re: mike mushok baritone
Post by: ericsabbath on June 30, 2013, 04:55:00 AM

Quote from: zipline 7020 on June 30, 2013, 01:56:32 AM

can the riff raff produce that low "gonk gonk" and that low growl that those songs have? all of the sound clips/youtube reviews for the riff raff are oldies rock in E standard.

in downtuning, yes
I tune my '73 les paul custom to drop C# with the band, but earlier today I was experimenting with BF#BGBE (karnivool tuning)
it sounded huge (it already does in drop C#)
if you want a fuller midrange, the black dog wins in that department
for more extreme downtunings, I think the rebel yell might be the winner