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Custom / DIY Multiscale Baritone Guitar

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Inlaid pickguard - The more I thought about adding a pickguard, the more the traditional way of slapping a piece of plastic over the top and screwing it down started to feel sort of crude and archaic. Held in place via small magnets (away from pickups and strings) to keep the aesthetic clean.

Laminated neck - I was given a somewhat crude piece of birdseye maple and decided to rip it down, flip the pieces on end to make them quartersawn and glue them back up. The neck feels ultra stable.

Mortise and tenon neck joint - This joint has always struck me as a more elegant way of doing a set neck than the other way of essentially gluing in what would be a bolt on joint (not that I have a problem with that at all). Plus, it seemed challenging and I felt like giving it a go.

Oh and magnetic cavity plates…I wish I had enough wood left to grain match but I made do with what I had. Again, just a cleaner aesthetic in my opinion.

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Custom necks may need bridge adjustments; individual string bridges or Hipshot's multiscale fixed bridges offer flexibility for correct scale length alignment.
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Several owners report the need for fret reseating and truss rod adjustments out of the box to address backbowed necks and intonation issues.
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Using individual saddles instead of a conventional bridge can allow for precise string placement and proper intonation adjustments on multiscale setups.
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The guitar supports tuning down to drop E using a .090 gauge string on the low E, with sufficient intonation adjustment available.
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Not all necks fit universally; similar scale lengths on different models (e.g., Kiesel Aries vs. A2) can still lead to compatibility issues due to neck pocket and fretboard extensions.
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Hybrid Guitars are noted for their multiscale suitability for genres beyond metal, though they can be costly.
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After modifications, the guitar’s playability and sound quality are compared favorably to a Made in Korea Schecter 7-string, indicating significant improvement.
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Building from a body-only kit is more challenging than starting with a neck; experienced builders suggest beginning with a neck and constructing a custom body.
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Owners note the stock tuners lack stability, recommending an upgrade to Hipshot Grip-Lock tuners for improved performance.
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Bareknuckle pickups offers humbucker-sized P90s that can fit into existing metal guitar routings, providing versatile tone options for jazz and blues.
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Hipshot Solo individual bridges require drilling a new hole for installation as the stock bridge is recessed and Hipshots are designed for flat surfaces.
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Fishman Fluence Modern-Steph Carpenter pickups are popular, with specific recommendations for using 7-string soap bars due to cavity size constraints.
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Some metal-oriented guitars excel with clean tones, offering unexpected suitability for jazz, despite their appearance.
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A Rhoads flying V, typically metal-oriented, is praised for its jazz performance, illustrating genre versatility in unexpected models.
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Teppei Teranishi

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Teppei Teranishi confirms in an Instagram post that he uses a Custom / DIY Multiscale Baritone Guitar. In his caption, he states: "Guitar No. 3 is in the books! Multi-scale baritone. Multi-scale guitars are usually miles away from my personal taste but the ergonomics and particularly the string tension make a lot of sense to me. I was curious so I figured why not. Surprisingly intuitive and natural to play. I tried to make it look as non-multi-scale-y as possible. Tried some new things that maybe I can cover in some future posts. It’s been a journey with some steep learning curves (as always) and some ups and downs, but overall, pretty stoked on how it came out. Already scheming the next build…"