Thanks for the very informative review! I have been looking at this one for a bit. Interested in adding a baritone and I am not a metal guy, personally. So, this was very helpful to me. Well done and much appreciated!
I wonder how you are able to play this beast with such a slim guitar strap. My 66BT is such a neck diver, not even a big fat leather strap helps. My fretting hand is more busy with fighting gravity than with actually playing this unbalanced guitar.
@@jason.pilling Maybe. I've been playing my 66BT since 2019 and although it's the best sounding guitar I've ever played, I just can't bond with it. My other baritones are so well balanced, it's a pleasure to play them in every position. But the 66BT always feels like a battle against gravity. I still love it for the looks and overwhelmingly gorgeous tone. Today, I mainly play the Gretsch 5260 baritone. It's not as versatile as the 66BT, but it plays like butter and the balance is perfect. The Aria Jet B'Tone is even more comfortable to play and it has a crystal clear neck pickup. It's my cheapest baritone, but a very nice one.
@@jasonpillingmusic Thanks a lot for your answer! I appreciate it. My 66BT is at 2 mm (low B) and 1.75 mm (high B). I'm getting quite some string buzz on the B and E string, though. Anyway, I love this guitar! The sound is otherworldly and every time I pick the 66BT up, it feels like this guitar was made for me. The only baritone that comes close is the Squier bass VI with a brass nut and tuned to B-b or A-a. I love that percussive and snappy sound. And it plays so well! Smooth as butter. In terms of build quality, the 66BT and my Squier are on par, despite the relatively huge price difference. Thanks for your review and kind reply.
When playing sitting on a chair everything is fine. But when standing on stage with a strap, the neck/head constantly tilts down and you have to correct with your left hand. What a bad design!
Thx man, all my questions answered already after 2 Minutes :)
Thanks for the very informative review! I have been looking at this one for a bit. Interested in adding a baritone and I am not a metal guy, personally. So, this was very helpful to me. Well done and much appreciated!
You're welcome!
Very good review of a very good guitar. I've been using my 66BT since early 2020 and I don't regret the purchase.
Nice review with Tonemaster as well, I have Dano traditional baritone solid body without tremolo
Do they make any US made guitars?
I wonder how you are able to play this beast with such a slim guitar strap. My 66BT is such a neck diver, not even a big fat leather strap helps. My fretting hand is more busy with fighting gravity than with actually playing this unbalanced guitar.
I agree there's a neck dive problem. I guess I just got used to it?
@@jason.pilling Maybe. I've been playing my 66BT since 2019 and although it's the best sounding guitar I've ever played, I just can't bond with it. My other baritones are so well balanced, it's a pleasure to play them in every position. But the 66BT always feels like a battle against gravity. I still love it for the looks and overwhelmingly gorgeous tone.
Today, I mainly play the Gretsch 5260 baritone. It's not as versatile as the 66BT, but it plays like butter and the balance is perfect. The Aria Jet B'Tone is even more comfortable to play and it has a crystal clear neck pickup. It's my cheapest baritone, but a very nice one.
May I ask you about the string height on this particular guitar? Is it below or above 2 mm at the 12th fret?
I'm at 2.8mm=0.11" on the low-B, 2.3mm=0.09" on the high-B. I'm using 13-62 gauge strings
@@jasonpillingmusic Thanks a lot for your answer! I appreciate it. My 66BT is at 2 mm (low B) and 1.75 mm (high B). I'm getting quite some string buzz on the B and E string, though.
Anyway, I love this guitar! The sound is otherworldly and every time I pick the 66BT up, it feels like this guitar was made for me. The only baritone that comes close is the Squier bass VI with a brass nut and tuned to B-b or A-a. I love that percussive and snappy sound. And it plays so well! Smooth as butter. In terms of build quality, the 66BT and my Squier are on par, despite the relatively huge price difference.
Thanks for your review and kind reply.
@@danielleinad6019 sounds like some adjustment required...good luck with it!
When playing sitting on a chair everything is fine. But when standing on stage with a strap, the neck/head constantly tilts down and you have to correct with your left hand.
What a bad design!
I agree...there are definitely other design choices that could have improved the neck dive.