Baritone guitar

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{{Short description|Variation on the standard guitar}}
{{About|guitars tuned B-b|the Fender Jaguar six-string bass tuned E-e|Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2008}}
{{Infobox instrument
|name=Baritone guitar
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|image=CliftonHydeMustapickBaritone.jpg
|image_capt=[[Clifton Hyde]] with Mustapick Acoustic Baritone Guitar; [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]] 2007
|background=string
|classification=[[String instrument]]
|hornbostel_sachs=321.322
|hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite [[chordophone]]
|range= [[Image:Range guitar.svg|130px|center]]<div class="center">(a standard tuned guitar)</div>
|related=*[[Bowed string instrument|Bowed]] and [[plucked string instrument|plucked]] string instruments
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The '''baritone guitar''' is a [[guitar]] with a longer [[scale (string instruments)|scale length]], typically a larger body, and heavier internal bracing. Due to this, it can be tuned to a lower [[Pitch (music)|pitch]]. [[Gretsch]], [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]], [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]], [[Ibanez]], [[ESP Guitars]], [[PRS Guitars]], [[Music Man (company)|Music Man]], [[Danelectro]], [[Schecter Guitar Research|Schecter]], [[Burns London]] and many other companies have produced electric baritone guitars since the 1960s, although always in small numbers due to low popularity.<ref name=Gerken>{{cite journal
|author=Gerken, Teja.
|title=Acoustic Longnecks
|journal=Acoustic Guitar
|pages=94–97
|date=June 2003
}}</ref> [[Tacoma Guitars|Tacoma]], [[Santa Cruz Guitar Company|Santa Cruz]], [[Taylor Guitars|Taylor]], [[C.F. Martin & Company|Martin]], [[Alvarez Guitars]], [[Ovation Guitar Company]] and others have made acoustic baritone guitars.

==Use==
The baritone-tuned guitar was uncommon until the [[Danelectro]] Company introduced an electric baritone guitar in 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Thomas V. |date=March 4, 2014 |title=Deep 6: A Brief History of the Tragically Underused Electric Baritone Guitar |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/deep-6-a-brief-history-of-the-tragically-underused-electric-baritone-guitar |website=Premiere Guitar}}</ref> The electric baritone found some popularity in [[surf music]] and [[film score]]s, particularly "[[spaghetti Western]]s."{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} "Tic-tac bass" is a method of playing, in which a muted baritone guitar doubles the part played by the [[bass guitar]] or [[double bass]]. The method is commonly used in [[country music]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bassplayer.com/article/1962-supro-pocket/feb-07/25446 |title=1962 Supro Pocket Bass |access-date=2008-01-07 |last=Pomeroy |first=Dave |date=February 2007 |work=Bass Player}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerryjonesguitars.com/NLHbass6.htm |title=Neptune Longhorn Bass6 |access-date=2008-01-07 |work=Jerry Jones guitars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214151220/http://www.jerryjonesguitars.com/NLHbass6.htm |archive-date=2007-12-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Tuning and string gauges==
A standard guitar's standard tuning (from lowest–pitched string to highest) is E2–A2–D3–G3–B3–E4. While no standard tuning has been established for baritone guitars, popular tunings for the instrument are: a [[perfect fourth]] lower than a standard guitar (B1–E2–A2–D3–F{{sharp}}3–B3), a [[perfect fifth]] lower (A1–D2–G2–C3–E3–A3), or a [[major third]] lower (C2–F2–B{{flat}}2–E{{flat}}3–G3–C4). Typically strung with 13 gauge (.013–.062), or 14 gauge (.014–.068) baritone guitar strings. 12 gauge (.012–.060) guitar strings can also be used.

Baritone acoustic guitars typically have larger bodies than standard guitars, and have longer scale lengths so the strings can be tuned lower while remaining at normal tension. On a standard guitar, the scale length (the distance from the nut to the saddle on the bridge) is typically {{convert|24.75|to|25.5|in|mm}}. The most common scale lengths on a baritone range from {{convert|27|to|30.5|in|mm}}.<ref name=Gerken/>

==Baritone guitarists==
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===Early adopters (1960s)===
In the 1960s, it was often tuned an octave down from standard guitar tuning; therefore, these recordings used a retuned baritone guitar as a [[six-string bass]].
The Danelectro baritone was used by guitarist [[Duane Eddy]] in numerous recordings, including "[[My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean|Bonnie Came Back]]", "[[Because They're Young (song)|Because They're Young]]", "[[Kommotion (song)|Kommotion]]", "My Blue Heaven", "[[Deep in the Heart of Texas]]", and "The Son of Rebel Rouser". The instrument was used almost exclusively on his best-selling 1960 album "The Twang's the Thang" and appears regularly on singles and albums throughout his career. The "twangy" sound of his guitars (which include Duane Eddy custom-builts by Guild, Gretsch and Gibson) augmented the even deeper twangy sound made by the Danelectro baritone. Eddy used the familiar black model and an unusual gray "Longhorn" model.

[[Brian Wilson]] occasionally included baritone guitars in his arrangements for [[The Beach Boys]] records, such as in "[[Don't Hurt My Little Sister]]" (recorded 1964 and released 1965; played by [[Ray Pohlman]])<ref name="Slowinski">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tiptopwebsite.com/custommusic2/craigslowinskicom.pdf|title=The Beach Boys- The Beach Boys Today!|last=Slowinski|first=Craig|date=2007|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> and "[[Surf's Up (song)|Surf's Up]]" (recorded 1966 and 1971, released 1967; played by [[Al Casey (rock guitarist)|Al Casey]]).<ref name="Slowinski2021">{{cite magazine |last=Slowinski|first=Craig |date=Summer 2021 |title=Surf's Up: 50th Anniversary Edition|issue=134|volume=34|magazine=Endless Summer Quarterly Magazine |location=Charlotte, North Carolina|editor-first=David|editor-last=Beard}}</ref>

Singer [[Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]] also favored the baritone guitar, which can be heard in the opening bars of his recording of "Woman from Liberia" (1960).

Singer [[Glen Campbell]] used a baritone electric guitar on several of his big hit songs, most notably "[[Wichita Lineman]]" and "[[Galveston (song)|Galveston]]", where he played a distinctive baritone solo following the melody in both songs.

=== In country music ===
Although they have never been as popular as their standard counterparts, baritone guitars have always had a presence in country music, often utilized for their deep, warm resonance and the body they provide to an otherwise bright mix. The following artists have played and recorded with a baritone and guitar:

* [[Sara Evans]] utilizes a baritone guitar in her song [[Suds in the Bucket|Suds In The Bucket]].
* [[Merle Haggard]]
* [[Chris Hillman]], singer and guitarist for the [[The Desert Rose Band|Desert Rose Band]] plays one on the band's song [[The Desert Rose Band (album)|Desert Rose]].
* [[Alan Jackson]] A baritone guitar can be heard playing the lead parts in the song [[Alan Jackson singles discography|Life Keeps Bringing Me Down]]
* [[Willie Nelson]]
* [[Brad Paisley]] can be heard playing one on the song [[Whiskey Lullaby]] with [[Alison Krauss]]
* [[Luther Perkins]] played a baritone guitar on several recordings for [[Johnny Cash]]
* Bobby Randall of [[Sawyer Brown]] has used a baritone guitar on several songs including the solo to their cover of [[The Race Is On]].
* [[Sturgill Simpson]] has always incorporated the baritone guitar into his outlaw style. The instrument can be heard on the song [[Brace for Impact (Live a Little)|Brace For Impact (Live a Little)]]
* [[Chris Stapleton]] consistently utilizes the baritone guitar in his music. The instrument can be heard on the album ''[[Traveller (Chris Stapleton album)|Traveller]]'', in particular on the songs Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore and [[Parachute (Chris Stapleton song)|Parachute]].
* [[Aaron Tippin]] plays a baritone guitar on his song The Sound of Your Goodbye
* [[Dwight Yoakam]] utilizes a baritone guitar on the song [[Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)|Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)]]

===In heavy metal===
Baritone guitars became popular in [[heavy metal music]] during the late 1980s, as it became increasingly popular to employ lower guitar tunings and dropped tunings. Early examples include [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]] (using B standard) and [[Bolt Thrower]] (using A standard on ''[[Realm of Chaos (album)|Realm of Chaos]]'').
*[[Pat O'Brien (guitarist)|Pat O'Brien]] formerly of the band [[Cannibal Corpse]] has a baritone guitar to allow him to use the tuning G{{music|sharp}} without experiencing tuning problems because of his use of a [[Floyd Rose]] tremolo.
*[[Dylan Carlson (musician)|Dylan Carlson]] of [[drone metal]] band [[Earth (American band)|Earth]] played a baritone guitar on ''[[Hex (Or Printing in the Infernal Method)]]''.
*[[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] uses baritone guitars tuned to drop B and C{{music|sharp}} standard (tuned 40 cents sharp (roughly A450)). [[Robb Flynn]], singer and guitarist from the band, has a signature [[Epiphone]] Baritone Flying V model called "Love Death".
*[[Brian Welch|Brian "Head" Welch]] of [[Korn]] uses [[Ibanez]] baritone guitars on his solo album [[Save Me From Myself (album)|''Save Me From Myself'']].
*[[Dino Cazares]] of [[Fear Factory]] used both seven-string and eight-string [[Ibanez]] baritone guitars on [[Genexus (album)|''Genexus'']].
*[[John Petrucci]] of the band [[Dream Theater]] has used [[Music Man (company)|Music Man]] baritone guitars on several songs, in the tunings A and B{{music|flat}}.
*[[James Hetfield]] of [[Metallica]] uses his signature ESP baritone guitar "The Grynch" on the song "Invisible Kid" from the 2003 Metallica album ''[[St. Anger]]'', and occasionally uses it when the band plays songs from the album. Hetfield also used a Danelectro 58 Longhorn Baritone guitar on a blues arrangement of Metallica's "Fuel" first performed at a 2024 benefit concert for the All Within My Hands foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jonathan Horsley |date=2024-12-17 |title="On Load and ReLoad we tried to get a little looser, a little bluesier. Greasy is the word": Watch James Hetfield lead Metallica in a swampy blues version of Fuel with a Danelectro 58 Longhorn Baritone |url=https://www.musicradar.com/artists/metallica-james-hetfield-danelectro-baritone-fuel-all-helping-hands |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=MusicRadar |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Claudio Sanchez]] of [[Coheed and Cambria]] uses a [[Gibson Explorer]] baritone for "Key Entity Extraction II: Hollywood The Cracked" from the band's album ''[[The Afterman: Ascension]]'' and "Key Entity Extraction V: Sentry The Defiant" from the album ''[[The Afterman: Descension]]''.
*[[Devin Townsend]] of the [[Devin Townsend Project]] and [[Strapping Young Lad]] often uses baritone guitars due to his preference for open B and C tunings. His specific instruments are [[ESP Guitars|ESP]] Custom 7 string used in Strapping Young Lad, his [[Peavey Electronics|Peavey]] signature Flying V, and the "Ziltoid" Flying V built by [[Framus]].
*[[Stephen Carpenter]] of [[Deftones]] began using baritone 7-strings in 2002, due to his constant exploration in down-tuning. While previous albums were recorded with standard-scaled 6-strings tuned to as low as drop C, their 2003 [[Deftones (album)|self-titled album]] was recorded with a baritone 7-string tuned to G{{music|sharp}}.
*Other baritone 7-string artists include [[Jeff Loomis]] of [[Nevermore]], who has used baritone Schecters since 2002 and currently has several signature models. The [[deathcore]] band [[Whitechapel (band)|Whitechapel]] has recently made use of baritone guitars, and have released signature models with ESP that feature baritone scale lengths.
*Josh Middleton and Adam Christianson of progressive metalcore band [[Architects (British band)|Architects]] use baritone 6 string ESP, [[Ibanez]], LSL and [[Mayones Guitars & Basses|Mayones]] guitars, tuned to a variation of C{{music|sharp}} standard, where the bottom string is tuned to either G{{music|sharp}} or F{{music|sharp}}. This tuning was first utilized by late guitarist and co-founder of the band, Tom Searle, with the G{{music|sharp}} tuning making its first appearance on the 2009 album ''[[Hollow Crown]]'', and the F{{music|sharp}} tuning first appearing on the 2014 album ''[[Lost Forever // Lost Together]]''. Both tunings are still used by the band in their newer music.
*[[Tracy G]] Used a custom-made baritone guitar on [[Dio (band)|Dio]]'s 1996 release ''[[Angry Machines]]''. He continues to use the baritone guitar on all his releases.
*Roman Ibramkhalilov of [[Jinjer]] use custom OD baritone guitars since 2015, with the album "King of Everything" and in their most famous track and internet react phenomenon, "Pisces".
*Erik Bickerstaffe of Experimental Metalcore band [[Loathe (band)|Loathe]] uses a Gretsch G5260 Baritone guitar and Squier Vintage Modified Baritone Jazzmaster tuned to an octave below E standard

===In other rock music===
Rock guitarists also use baritone guitars. [[Benjamin Burnley]], the guitarist/singer from [[Breaking Benjamin]], uses custom-built PRS<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben Burnley Talks About His Baritone Guitar And Low Tunings|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfKDYNR7uY|publisher=Fret 12|access-date=2 June 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> and ESP baritone guitars for their songs in Drop A{{music|sharp}} tuning. [[Ko Melina]] of [[The Dirtbombs]] plays a [[Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom]]. [[Teppei Teranishi]] of [[Thrice]] plays a baritone on the "Fire" disc of ''[[The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II|The Alchemy Index]]'' and ''[[Major/Minor (album)|Major/Minor]]''. [[Ian Mackaye]] plays a baritone guitar when playing with his band [[The Evens]]. [[Aerosmith]]'s [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] plays a six-string Fender VI bass tuned in G (which was later stolen) on "Back in the Saddle" on the 1976 ''[[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|Rocks]]'' album, and currently uses a Music Man Silo Baritone.

[[Eddie Van Halen]] used a baritone guitar on the songs "Spanked" And "Runaround" from [[Van Halen]]'s 1991 album ''[[For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge]]''. His specific guitar was a double-necked [[Ernie Ball]] EVH [[Music Man (company)|Music Man]] (the top neck being the baritone), which can be seen in music videos and live performances.

[[Pete Loeffler]], the guitarist/singer from [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], uses a custom built PRS baritone and Fender Sub-Sonic baritone guitar for their songs in drop B tuning.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

[[Mike Mushok]] of the band [[Staind]] has a signature model baritone guitar manufactured by [[PRS Guitars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prsguitars.com/artists/profile/mike_mushok/ |title=Mike Mushok }}{{cite web|url=http://www.prsguitars.com/semikemushokbaritone/ |title=SE Mike Mushok Baritone |publisher=PRS Guitars |access-date=21 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806192116/http://prsguitars.com/semikemushokbaritone/ |archive-date=6 August 2013 }}</ref> Prior to his PRS signature model, Mushok had a signature baritone guitar produced by [[Ibanez]] called the MMM1, and had a custom built fanned-fret baritone made by Novax called the Expression.

[[Dave Matthews]] plays a baritone on certain songs such as "[[The Space Between]]" and "[[Some Devil]]". [[Parker Lauzon]] of [[Evans Blue]] uses an [[Ibanez]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Irish blues rock artist [[Hozier (musician)|Hozier]] utilizes a baritone guitar on the song 'Jackie and Wilson' and has used one in some live performances of his hit single '[[Take Me to Church|Take Me To Church]]'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rundown|first=Rig|title=Hozier Rig Rundown interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2J2kp4gf9Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/x2J2kp4gf9Y |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|website=youtube|date=16 April 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Alex Turner (musician)|Alex Turner]], Nick O'Malley and Jamie Cook of the band [[Arctic Monkeys]] have used baritone guitar on the songs 'Star Treatment', 'Science Fiction' and 'Batphone' from the band's sixth album ''[[Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino]]'' respectively.<ref>Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (booklet). Arctic Monkeys. London: Domino Recording Company. 2018. WIGLP339.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tranquility-base-hotel-casino-mw0003169723/credits | title=Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino - Arctic Monkeys | Credits | AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>

[[Pat Smear]] has played baritone guitar with the [[Foo Fighters]] on their album [[Wasting Light]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wasting-light-mw0002115022/credits|title=Wasting Light – Foo Fighters – Credits|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113055305/https://www.allmusic.com/album/wasting-light-mw0002115022/credits|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Andy Moor (The Ex)|Andy Moor]] and Terrie Hessels of [[The Ex (band)|The Ex]] have traded off between baritone guitar and guitar since 2005, when the last bass player left their band.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=https://www.theex.nl/history.html#y2005
|title=The Ex: An Extended Exography - 2005
|publisher=The Ex
|access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref>

[[Emma Ruth Rundle]] uses a [[Fender Jaguar]] Baritone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx06PlQWyBs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Fx06PlQWyBs |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Rig Rundown - Emma Ruth Rundle|date=22 January 2019 |access-date=19 April 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Blink-182]] guitarist and vocalist [[Tom DeLonge]] has occasionally used the baritone guitar for darker tones. Two notable examples are the band's songs "[[Adam's Song]]" from ''[[Enema of the State]]'' (1999),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CFEzuODAhcR/?igsh=MXI3ZjdxOTN5ZDVmZA== | title=Instagram }}</ref> and "Obvious" from ''[[Blink-182 (album)|Blink-182]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Axzpa9cRsFI | title=Blink-182 - Obvious | website=[[YouTube]] | date=16 June 2009 }}</ref>

[[Jesse Hughes (musician)|Jesse Hughes]] of [[Eagles of Death Metal]] opted for a baritone guitar on many of the songs on their 2015 album ''[[Zipper Down]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Rig Rundown - Eagles of Death Metal| date=13 October 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88vqY618SUk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/88vqY618SUk |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2020-06-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Brian Jones]] played a baritone guitar on the riff in the [[Rolling Stones]]'s 1964 song "[[Heart of Stone (Rolling Stones song)|Heart of Stone]]".

[[Bucky Pizzarelli]] played a 6 string Danelectro baritone with [[Billy Mure]] on the 1957 Album Supersonic Guitars.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vintageguitar.com/18646/billy-mure/ | title=Billy Mure | Vintage Guitar® magazine | date=29 February 2016 }}</ref>

[[Spider Murphy Gang]] lead singer [[Günther Sigl]] plays a baritone guitar through many of his solo concerts.

Daniela Villarreal played a Fender baritone guitar in drop A in [[The Warning (band)|The Warning]]'s 2024 song "Automatic Sun ".

Caleb Bird of the two piece band Tweak Bird from Los Angeles exclusively uses a baritone guitar.

[[Geordie Greep]], former vocalist and guitarist of [[Black Midi (band)|Black Midi]], used a Reverend Descent RA baritone guitar during his tenure with the group.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/black-midi-we-played-for-two-hours-the-first-hour-and-20-minutes-was-all-improvised | title=Black Midi “We played for two hours; the first hour and 20 minutes was all improvised” | website=[[Guitar World]] | date=9 October 2019}}</ref>

===In jazz===
Jazz guitarist [[Pat Metheny]] used baritone guitars made by [[Linda Manzer]] on his 2003 solo album ''[[One Quiet Night]]'', his 2011 solo album ''What's It All About'' and his 2024 album ''MoonDial''. [[Ani DiFranco]] often plays a baritone guitar, including those by [[Alvarez Guitars|Alvarez]], frequently employing alternate tunings. [[Clifton Hyde]] has had his acoustic baritone guitar featured in the music of [[Sigur Rós]], Gato Loco, and Pape Armond Boye. Bob Lanzetti, guitarist for the modern fusion band [[Snarky Puppy]], frequently employs an electric baritone guitar as well. [[Allan Holdsworth]] used baritone guitars built by luthier Bill DeLap.

[[Mark Lettieri]], solo artist and guitarist with [[Snarky Puppy]], released two funk/fusion albums centered around the baritone guitar: ''Deep: The Baritone Sessions'' and ''Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2'' in 2019 and 2021, respectively, the latter of which also received a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album|Best Contemporary Instrumental Album]] at the [[64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/28920-mark-lettieris-fearless-funk |title = Mark Lettieri's Fearless Funk|website=Premierguitar.com|date = 23 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://marklettieri.bandcamp.com/album/deep-the-baritone-sessions | title=Deep: The Baritone Sessions, by Mark Lettieri|publisher=Bandcomp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://marklettieri.bandcamp.com/album/deep-the-baritone-sessions-vol-2| title=Deep: The Baritone Sessions Vol. 2, by Mark Lettieri|publisher=Bandcomp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-23|title=2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list|access-date=2021-12-12|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en}}</ref> Lettieri also utilizes a baritone guitar with [[Vulfpeck]] side project, The Fearless Flyers.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://vulf.bandcamp.com/ |title = Vulf Records|website=Vulf.bandcamp.com}}</ref>

=== Fingerstyle players and others ===
Numerous [[Fingerstyle guitar|fingerstyle]] guitarists use baritone guitars, including [[Andy McKee]], [[Don Ross (guitarist)|Don Ross]], [[Martin Simpson]], Sergio Altamura, [[Iain Micah Weigert]], and [[Dave Amato]]. Don Ross plays a baritone by Canadian Luthier Marc Beneteau, and Simpson has played baritones made by English luthier Ralph Bown. Andy McKee plays a baritone guitar made by another Canadian Luthier Michael Greenfield. [[Brian Setzer]] played the Gretsch/TV Jones Spectra-Sonic baritone on the song "Mystery Train" during the [[Brian Setzer Orchestra]] tour.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Blues band [[MonkeyJunk]] features a baritone guitar instead of a bass guitar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MonkeyJunk - BIO |url=https://monkeyjunkband.com/bio |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=monkeyjunkband.com}}</ref>

Australian musician [[Stu Thomas]] plays a Barracuda<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.burnsguitars.com/barracuda.php | title=Barracuda Guitars London|website=Burnsguitars.com}}</ref> baritone guitar by [[Burns London]], tuned an octave lower than a regular guitar. He uses it as a bass when playing with [[Dave Graney]] & The mistLY, and as a "regular" guitar when he accompanies himself solo as [[The Stu Thomas Paradox]].

[[Dave Gonzalez (guitarist)|Dave Gonzalez]] started playing a baritone with [[The Hacienda Brothers]], consisting of a [[Fender Bass VI]] neck on a [[Fender Jazzmaster]].<ref name=marx>
{{cite magazine
| last = Marx Jr.
| first = Wally
| title = Dave Gonzalez: Western Soul Brother
| magazine= [[Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar]]
| volume = 22
| issue = 8
| page= 28
| date = June 2008
}}
</ref>

YouTube guitarist [[Sungha Jung]] plays original and cover instrumentals on Lakewood Acoustic Baritone Guitars.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Guitarist Brian Patrick Carroll aka [[Buckethead]] played a baritone signature model [[Gibson Les Paul]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

[[Phoebe Bridgers]] plays a [[Danelectro]] baritone model.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://guitar.com/features/interviews/the-guitar-interview-phoebe-bridgers-punisher |title=The Guitar Interview - Phoebe Bridgers |last=Gardner |first=Josh |date=June 2020 |website=Guitar.com |access-date=26 October 2021 |quote=From the first ringing note of a Danelectro baritone on her new album 'Punisher', it's clear that Phoebe Bridgers has evolved into a songwriter, guitarist and producer of her own}}</ref>

Producer and multi-instrumentalist [[Bibio]] has utilized baritone guitars.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==See also==
*[[Bass guitar]]
*[[Chiterra sarda]]
*[[Eight-string guitar]]
*[[Extended-range bass]]
*[[Seven-string guitar]]
*[[Tenor guitar]]

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