Tuning my Baritone down to Db [VIDEO]

[soundbase]

So I had a bit of fun, and wanted to see how low I could tune my Squier Jazzmaster Baritone with its 30-inch scale. Seeing as most 9 strings have a 30-inch scale I thought why not, and let's see if I can get down to a low C#. So I chucked on some heavier gauges (20-90), and tuned it down to Double Drop Db. It sort of worked. Strings were a little loose, but it held up quite nicely on this long neck.

Check out my video on it here, and let me know what you thick. Does it work?



I might even go lower and try a 105 on the 6th string and see how that goes and if can go even lower with a 105

 

[GunpointMetal]

I'd say at 30" you could probably do an alright B/Bb with a 105. My 30" guitars are in A with a 118. Still wanna get one of those and throw some super hot pickups in it.

 

[soundbase]

Yeah they great versatile guitar. Super stoked with it. And the stock pickups are really cool and gnarly. But yeah next I wanna get a 105 and also get a hot humbucker in there and see what it can do. I’ve already got the Jazzmaster humbucker ring mounts. Just need to decide on a pickup to put in there. I’m getting some Iron gear Hot Slags for my tele. And if I like them I might chuck one into the Jazzmaster as well

 

[soundbase]

I'd say at 30" you could probably do an alright B/Bb with a 105. My 30" guitars are in A with a 118. Still wanna get one of those and throw some super hot pickups in it.

What guitars have you put the 118 on? And did you have to mod it quite a bit? Like file down the bit quite a bit?

 

[GunpointMetal]

What guitars have you put the 118 on? And did you have to mod it quite a bit? Like file down the bit quite a bit?

I have a pair of Agile Interceptor Pro 930. I did have to file the nut slot quite a bit to widen it, which is pain because they have locking nuts, luckily the bridge saddles are top-loading and Kalium dual-tapers their big strings, so no issues on the bridge end.

 

[soundbase]

Yeah guess if you don’t file it properly you gonna have some buzzing on those lower strings. Good to know about Kalium and it’s dual tapering.