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Here we have an Applegate Baritone in Madagascar Rosewood and European Spruce. Brian has achieved a clarity of voice on this baritone that is truly inspiring. Often enough Baritones can have a muddy tone with no real distinction between strings, that is not the case here. From the gigantic gut rumbling bass strings to the present and clear trebles this baritone has the articulation and distinction to make any song you play thunder and shimmer. One of the great benefits of owning a Baritone is the sense of newness and inspiration you get in your playing, with this Applegate you are sure to have heaps of new ideas and songs flowing from your fingertips.

We have searched the world round for a baritone guitar that would both be affordable to players of all means and have a voice that would inspire anyone who encountered it. We tried various sources, but they seemed to always be low-priced with low quality or high in quality and priced accordingly. None of them quite hit that sweet spot we were looking for until we test drove the Avian Falcon, a 27.9" scale baritone guitar that fit every quality we were looking for. With a private staff fully trained by Luthiers Michael Bashkin and Harry Fleishman, Avian has achieved incredible results in their first years of making instruments. We have been excited about stocking their baritone guitars ever since we first tried them out, and the Mahagony model has a sublime voice that keeps the player wrapped up in its smooth enticing sounds for hours at a time. Add to that package a stellar B-Band pickup and you're ready to plug in and jam out no matter where you are!

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We have searched the world round for a baritone guitar that would both be affordable to players of all means and have a voice that would inspire anyone who encountered it. We tried various sources, but they seemed to always be low-priced with low quality or high in quality and priced accordingly. None of them quite hit that sweet spot we were looking for until we test drove the Avian Falcon, a 27.9" scale baritone guitar that fit every quality we were looking for. With a private staff fully trained by Luthiers Michael Bashkin and Harry Fleishman, Avian has achieved incredible results in their first years of making instruments. We have been excited about stocking their baritone guitars ever since we first tried them out, and the Mahogany model has a sublime voice that keeps the player wrapped up in its smooth enticing sounds for hours at a time.

One of our lucky customers is receiving this beautiful custom Baritone from Jeff Bamburg. Crafted with a shorter Baritone scale of 27" it's design for easy play and deep resonance. This guitar has a contoured Bevel on the trebleside shoulder making for great feel when you play the upper register. There is also an armrest Bevel to make the large body easier to hold. Jeff Bamburg built this one as a double top with an elevated fingerboard as well. In this Golden Age of Luthery, the possibilities seem endless...

This Baritone is the guitar equivalent of a 20oz porterhouse steak: at first glance it seems like too much, but after the first bite you know it’s a perfect fit. We don’t know what Marc Beneteau’s been feeding his regular guitars to make them grow up to be such impressive baritones, but the results are hard to miss. Juicy, fat trebles. Bass response with some meat on its bones. Sustain so prolonged you have to chase it away with a stick.
Marc put together this 2007 powerhouse with a shorter (in Baritone land) 27” scale and his M body (16 1/8” lower bout) in a Macassar Ebony and Sitka Spruce package—the Ebony and scale warm up the voice and keep it articulate, while the Sitka makes sure all those beefy overtones project well beyond the soundhole. There’s also a Laskin-style Arm Bevel and a soundport in the upper bout, and a McIntyre Feather pickup with which to make a splash into amplified territory. Played in nicely but in like new condition, this Beneteau Baritone is a delicious pièce de résistance you won’t want to miss out on.

Marc Beneteau is known for his great baritone guitars with players like Don Ross and Dream Guitars owner Paul Heumiller playing them. They have amazing power, clarity and tons of tone. In fact Paul Heumiller provided the specs for this custom Baritone from Marc based on many he has played and enjoyed. First there is very rare Andaman Padauk for the body which always produces a clarity and presence that is sublime for the low baritone register. For the top Paul requested master grade Sitka for it's power and overtones, this top is especially tight grained and silky. For versatility we made it a multiscale with a 28" scale on the bass and 27" on the treble. This setup allows for movement between many tunings and keeps the bass low and big while maintaining sweet and easy to play treble strings. To make it complete Paul added front and back BEVELS so it's very comfortable and lovely touches such as the bound fingerboard with extension and the custom Spalted Elm Rosette. This is what we call a Baritone, an incredible Baritone!

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Here we have a custom Beneteau Baritone in Brazilian Rosewood and Bearclaw Adirondack(Red) Spruce. This is the cream of the crop in Baritone land and was originally commissioned by Paul Heumiller, owner of Dream Guitars. This Beneteau guitar has it all, beauty, tone, and playability... the Trifecta. It take a great luthier to be able to voice a Baritone guitar properly, they can often be voice to be muddy or to tight sounding. This Beneteau has hit the perfect balance, it has a gut rumbling bass presence and full sonorous trebles. It is a thing of beauty. Playabilty on a Baritone is a big issue, the longer scale can often make it feel like you are doing gymnastics, that is not the case here, the action is set nice and low, making this Bari play like a dream. This really is worth the tittle of 'Dream Guitar."

Mervyn Davis has created a fresh and exciting guitar design that is not only artistic and eye-catching but completely musical and practical. His Smoothtalker design concept features very stiff back and sides, not unlike what many modern makers are doing these days, and a fan braced Spruce top that because of the body design is extremely lively and responsive. Soundports in the waist and near the neck flood the player with the beautiful voice. The result of this design is an instrument with serious projection and extreme clarity. The trebles strings simply soar, with more density and volume than the average guitar. The bass is focused and clear also with profound power. This Smoothtalker Baritone is simply amazing, the even articulation up the entire fingerboard is very useful on a Baritone and allows every note to ring true. It easily goes down to low A and remains clear, not muddy at all. The Smoothtalker also comes outfitted with a Baggs Active Element and a deluxe Cedar Creek case. This is an inspirational new design straight from South Africa.

Mervyn Davis has created a fresh and exciting guitar design that is not only artistic and eye-catching but completely musical and practical. His Smoothtalker design concept features very stiff back and sides, not unlike what many modern makers are doing these days, and a fan braced Spruce top that because of the body design is extremely lively and responsive. Soundports in the waist and near the neck flood the player with the beautiful voice. The result of this design is an instrument with serious projection and extreme clarity. The trebles strings simply soar, with more density and volume than the average guitar. The bass is focused and clear also with profound power. This Smoothtalker Baritone is simply amazing, the even articulation up the entire fingerboard is very useful on a Baritone and allows every note to ring true. It easily goes down to low A and remains clear, not muddy at all. The Smoothtalker also comes ready for a pickup if you wish. This is an inspirational new design straight from South Africa.

Furch Baritone is something every guitar player should have in their stable. Baritones offer a great way to introduce some new inspiration in your playing, or even just spicing up your old repertoire. We fell in love with the first Furch baritone we got in Rosewood and Cedar, and being so confident in their voicing and construction we requested that they custom build two more to our specs. The results are more than we could have even hoped for: now available exclusively through Dream Guitars, we bring to you their 24-style baritone in Padauk with gorgeous flamed Koa accents. The tone is deep and thunderous, hit those base notes and the vibrations can be felt throughout the whole body. Padauk and Spruce combine well here to ensure the notes remain clear and precise. Playing a Baritone is just the same as playing a standard guitar, but with a lower register and a rumbling, throaty bass.

Just when you thought you'd plumbed the depths of expression with steel-string guitars: the Baritone guitar slides into view, and suddenly the creative urge is creeping down your arms, into your fingertips--and there goes the afternoon! We've got an excellent Baritone guitar in the shop right now built for Dream Guitars exclusively by Furch Guitars, decked out with Padauk back and sides, the premiere Baritone tonewood for depth and clear sustain, and a Cedar top for resounding warmth.

Brother, make sure you're sitting on soft pillows when you first play this guitar: when it knocks you flat, you won't want to hit your head (or the guitar) on a pesky table or hardwood floor! In two words, we'd describe this guitar as "summer thunder"--the bass notes are all explosions while the trebles are sweet and warm. If you're inclined toward Funk and Blues, this makes a powerful instrument for snappy bass lines and crisp vamping chords, and if you prefer thumbpicks, you can really dig in and get some electric crackles like Al Petteway gives us in the recording. Take it from us: this Baritone guitar from Furch makes other guitars look and sound, well, tiny.