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Logical Frank

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  1. Logical Frank
    A 25 1/2 inch scale length is fine for detuning that low. In fact, my main guitar is an ASAT special detuned a half step down from that to B standard. I use DR 12's on it now (12-52, I think). I had to raise the saddles and loosen the truss to add some relief in order to get rid of the last bit of buzz but it sounds and plays great now. I know a ton of people who have 24 3/4 scale-length guits tuned down that low (and lower) w/o incident. Hell, I personally have an SG tuned like that w/ Ernie Ball Beefy Slinkies. My other guitarist has his SG detuned to B w/ Ernie Ball light top/heavy bottoms and even that works fine. So, anyway, I have yet to meet a regular scale length (25 1/2 or 24 3/4 inch) guitar that can't be detuned quite low. The only reason to get a baritone, is because you want a baritone.
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    Thanks guys, good info. So, w/ the example of the Squire bodies, would that affect playability at all? I'm just getting started so something that I can mess around w/ refinish, reneck and have stay in tune is about all I need. I can probably tweak the sound w/ pickups. How would the thinner body affect tone anyway?
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    This was my first thought as well. Crank those mids up and add some treble. Bass just doesn't cut. It tends to sound a little boomy and flubby when you have it that high as well. What's always hard is that what sounds good while you're tweaking your amp and playing by yourself is often too bass-heavy for playing in a band. Let your bassist and drummer get those low frequencies and keep the mids for yourself.
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    Sorry. That was unclear. By brand I meant the company that manufactured it not the people who distributed the wood or whatever. And I really meant to ask specifically about bodies. It seems the problems I have w/ most budget guitars is that the necks aren't dressed well and the electronics are crappy but I've never really felt there was anything to complain about when it comes to cheap guitars' bodies. I guess my experience is such that even I'm not fully sure what question I'm trying to get across here. I look at eBay a lot (I'm sure you all do too) and there'll be two, say, unfinished solid swamp ash tele bodies and one will cost seventy bucks and another will cost a hundred seventy. What is it exactly that would make one of these worth more, if anything?
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    I've been lurking for a bit but decided it's time to post before I start thinking about my next project. At the minute, I'm getting started on this whole project guitar thing by assembling bits and pieces of bolt-neck guitars from eBay, Warmoth and whatnot. I'm wondering, beyond what type of wood is used in a manufactured guitar body what should I be looking for? Like, is the build quality/quality of wood pretty similar between brands? Really, ultimately, what I want to know is, am I gonna end up w/ something better if I buy an American-made guitar body rather than just getting a cheapo Squire body and refinishing it provided they are both solid wood all else (neck, pickups, etc.) is equal? Thanks!
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