WHY I STOPPED PLAYING MY BALAGUER BARITONE

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  • Опубліковано 19 лис 2024
  • #guitar #guitarplayer #baritoneguitar
    In this video, we talk about my 30" baritone guitar and why I don't play too much!
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  • @BrandonGlasgowMusic
    @BrandonGlasgowMusic 11 місяців тому +6

    I love watching that low string wobble like a cable on a suspension bridge flapping in the winds of a hurricane 💜

    • @leonard_spunky
      @leonard_spunky 11 місяців тому

      Built to last, made in perfection in the U. S. A

    • @Davix-tt9sh
      @Davix-tt9sh 11 місяців тому

      @@leonard_spunky The Customs are made in South kore then they do QC in the US, it's written on their site

  • @metalfreak4791
    @metalfreak4791 11 місяців тому +3

    I've held that guitar when I met Ray in San Antonio Texas. It's a great guitar!!! I love how it felt and it sounds badass!. Great memories with Ray!! Thanks Brother!!

  • @hunybadgerbill
    @hunybadgerbill 11 місяців тому +4

    DIY bro. Take a file to it and carve yourself an arm contour. If you can repair a Gibson headstock, you can definitely do that.
    Get the contour nice and smooth with some oil finish on the bare wood. Done.

  • @B_dubbs_7
    @B_dubbs_7 11 місяців тому +2

    I remember when that original video came out, such a sweet looking guitar

  • @KeepTheGates
    @KeepTheGates 11 місяців тому

    I've not spent enough time behind a flat top electric to have ever experienced this issue. That's something I've never even considered, actually. Thanks for figuring that out for me. Saves me the time, money, and disappointment.

  • @ShallieDragon
    @ShallieDragon 11 місяців тому +1

    Very much agree about the importance of ergonomics. I have a couple guitars that I just don't play much at all, because they're so uncomfortable. Shame about the guitar, but it sounds like it was a good way to learn what you needed.

  • @vissetstein7420
    @vissetstein7420 11 місяців тому +4

    Still sounds just as killer as it did before

  • @jww732
    @jww732 11 місяців тому

    We haven't forgotten !

  • @TheSoul1man
    @TheSoul1man 11 місяців тому

    You should get someone to do that forearm contour on it. Make it even more your own.Also look into new pickups for the Squier if they are not to your liking. Great options everywhere.

  • @mikesimz1993
    @mikesimz1993 11 місяців тому

    that baritone is my dream baritone. it's beautiful and sound fucking legit. hey ray

  • @jasoncrump1886
    @jasoncrump1886 11 місяців тому

    I've been looking at those guitars lately and was just checking out the Diablo 7 string last night then you post this vid . I really like your guitar too.

  • @adamdevirgilio9491
    @adamdevirgilio9491 11 місяців тому

    Just turned onto your channel..I'm a bass player who wants to learn guitar..I LOVE metal..you make it simple..like I just found out 5min ago that they make a detune pedal..nice..I went out and bought like 4 electric guitars and now I'm like okay..now what to do..love collecting basses and guitars..thanks man

  • @jamesosterberg2510
    @jamesosterberg2510 11 місяців тому

    Your next Cerberus "Sig" is so cool !! Can't wait to see that !!
    I'm not a Baritone player, but I would definitely play that same guitar in 25,5 ....!!!! It looks so nice !!

  • @brandonmitchell1056
    @brandonmitchell1056 11 місяців тому

    I totally get it. I came to a similar conclusion of wanting that contour for comfortably playing an extended amount of time.

  • @jonnybroomhead
    @jonnybroomhead 11 місяців тому

    You let me play that guitar when you came to Salt Lake City, and IMO it was the best feeling baritone I've ever played.

  • @LukeCandelaria
    @LukeCandelaria 11 місяців тому +1

    The ever bright embraces the fish eye hooks mr Charles

    • @xanderraymondcharles
      @xanderraymondcharles  11 місяців тому +1

      i didn't choose the eye hook life, the eye hook life chose me

  • @MetalGuitarGuy
    @MetalGuitarGuy 11 місяців тому

    The Forearm countor/Sculpting really does make a huge difference on superstrat body shaped guitars. I wish all of my susperstrat shaped guitars had it...

  • @waynefaircloth3423
    @waynefaircloth3423 11 місяців тому

    Question about this build. Knowing that you love Les Paul's, what if the body had a carved top on it along with the bridge and stop tail piece like a Les Paul? That way, you hand wouldn't have been straight against the body because of the low profile bridge and your forearm would have been hitting the body at a different angle? Your main reason why you stopped playing this guitar is my own as well but I favor Les Paul Custom bodies and thickness and I don't struggle with the forearm fatigue that you speak of because of the carved top and the Les Paul bridge.

  • @arrakeen20
    @arrakeen20 11 місяців тому

    I fucking love this dude

  • @MuffDiver71
    @MuffDiver71 11 місяців тому +1

    You cant send it back to Balaguer and have them add the contour and refinish it?

  • @MASTERRIFFS
    @MASTERRIFFS 11 місяців тому +1

    🎸cool guitar🎸

  • @VaderLaw
    @VaderLaw 11 місяців тому

    I can't wait for my BALAGUER custom

  • @vexxiv
    @vexxiv 11 місяців тому

    this is the issue i have with my harley benton fusion 3 with the emgs in it. its a flat top and i do not enjoy it at all. tried getting over it and try and be comfortable with it, but i just cant get it to be comfortable. im looking at the harley benton baritone but its like 4-5 weeks until its in stock

  • @WholeLottaBulldog
    @WholeLottaBulldog 11 місяців тому +3

    Thats why I always prefer tunomatics. I don't like the feeling of virtually playing the surface of the guitar

    • @xanderraymondcharles
      @xanderraymondcharles  11 місяців тому +2

      ah yeah i hear ya on that one

    • @ilikeheavymuzic135
      @ilikeheavymuzic135 11 місяців тому

      Tuneomatics can be problematic on bass VI’s though, especially if it’s string though. The subzero rouge has a ton of issues because of that design, can’t fit certain gauges though the body, hard to intonate etc. single saddle hardtails just work better

    • @WholeLottaBulldog
      @WholeLottaBulldog 11 місяців тому

      @ilikeheavymuzic135 yeah I can imagine mate. But let's be real, that's practically a bass (Bass VI), and you never see basses with tunomatics, likely for the reasons you've stated.

  • @prestonbowden1008
    @prestonbowden1008 11 місяців тому

    Man that sucks. I get it. I have an Ltd super strat style body that one of the ‘horns’ makes playing leads past the 15th fret or so super awkward and I hate it because I love the guitar even though it’s a cheapy. I can’t imagine having a custom guitar like that and finding a feature that just didn’t work with you

  • @nalvarado2001
    @nalvarado2001 11 місяців тому

    I gotta have a bevel. I really get it.
    I struggle with a lot the ESP EC models because of that.

  • @austinjamesweimer3388
    @austinjamesweimer3388 11 місяців тому

    The 29" 7 string Solar is really right on the edge of being too big for me. My 27" Agile 8 was my reference before that, and now that guitar feels small. I guess it's just kinda what you're accustomed to.

  • @didtoknan8128
    @didtoknan8128 11 місяців тому +2

    You like a bit of relic, right ? Go crazy and create the forearm contour !

    • @didtoknan8128
      @didtoknan8128 11 місяців тому

      I should have watched the video until the end before posting a comment !

  • @ZiggyDerp
    @ZiggyDerp 11 місяців тому +1

    hey just wanted to tell you your song Neck Brace is fantastic. That album all 8 string?

    • @xanderraymondcharles
      @xanderraymondcharles  11 місяців тому +1

      hey thanks i appreciate that! nope, the whole first album is all 6 string

    • @ZiggyDerp
      @ZiggyDerp 11 місяців тому +1

      @@xanderraymondcharles oh okay cool!

  • @BallisticKnifeJesus
    @BallisticKnifeJesus 11 місяців тому +1

    Why don't you have Balaguer just edit the guitar?

  • @Seven7Pain1
    @Seven7Pain1 11 місяців тому

    of all your guitars i want to see rewind of your Dean V 7 string but Balaguer makes killer guitars I really like Kyle Bulls explorer style one

  • @TheDeedeeFiles
    @TheDeedeeFiles 11 місяців тому

    Good stuff man

  • @ledthrax
    @ledthrax 11 місяців тому +2

    This is just like my Aerodyne jazz bass. It looks awesome, but there is no forearm contour, which makes it uncomfortable to play.

    • @xanderraymondcharles
      @xanderraymondcharles  11 місяців тому +2

      do you have any power tools by chance?

    • @ledthrax
      @ledthrax 11 місяців тому +1

      @@xanderraymondcharles what a silly question!😂

  • @sk8125
    @sk8125 11 місяців тому

    I have a balaguer with binding and a forearm contour. You just have to ask nicely lol.

  • @BillyTheKidsGhost
    @BillyTheKidsGhost 11 місяців тому

    Flying V and Explorer sitting down are the best options...

  • @allenmitchell09
    @allenmitchell09 11 місяців тому

    Ray its jus a little bit of wood that bothers you about the guitar, take a side grinder to it.

  • @alexdegiovanni1598
    @alexdegiovanni1598 11 місяців тому +1

    I'll buy it...

  • @dannyboyblue1111
    @dannyboyblue1111 11 місяців тому

    If it’s a keeper just modify it, it’s not ruining it, it’s personalising it!

  • @Bat_Dad_116
    @Bat_Dad_116 11 місяців тому +1

    Bro, do it yourself! Remember your gold top? Not hard to get a sanding block, then re paint the contour in black.

  • @ryryshredder148
    @ryryshredder148 11 місяців тому +36

    Ah yes, the baritone. The guitar for bass players in denial

    • @leonard_spunky
      @leonard_spunky 11 місяців тому +16

      Ah yes, the Baritone. The guitar that steals bass players girlfriends.

    • @theshillpill6937
      @theshillpill6937 11 місяців тому

      Bass players in denial that bass is obsolete?

    • @camdero3294
      @camdero3294 11 місяців тому +1

      Thats why mines a 27" and in B😂

    • @sepiarain
      @sepiarain 11 місяців тому +2

      A piccolo bass.

    • @KaddysJamKave
      @KaddysJamKave 11 місяців тому

      This OC needs 1k+ likes!

  • @TWendo0311
    @TWendo0311 11 місяців тому

    Who dey!

  • @humperdidoo
    @humperdidoo 11 місяців тому +1

    Get a good luthier to put a contour on it and make it look nicely relic’d in.

  • @Manic_Mitch.official
    @Manic_Mitch.official 11 місяців тому

    Respect name dropping munky 🐒

  • @ocdanthony
    @ocdanthony 11 місяців тому

    All you had to do was ask them for the contour with the binding 😂😂

    • @xanderraymondcharles
      @xanderraymondcharles  11 місяців тому

      It’s almost like I said that wasn’t an option

    • @ocdanthony
      @ocdanthony 11 місяців тому

      @@xanderraymondcharles yeahhhhhh but it is tho lol. Just gotta ask!

  • @troyaturner1979
    @troyaturner1979 11 місяців тому

    Carhartt overall rash😂

  • @carlhibdon7150
    @carlhibdon7150 11 місяців тому

    Can't hear the guitar??Put that thing up

  • @FuzzDuke
    @FuzzDuke 4 місяці тому

    For a guy who served you sure never heard of the word loyalt 😂 but I guess you could open up a pawn shop and sell all your wares with all your expertise right. Because your opinion matters so much, it’s not like you’re a generic rip off of 2,000 other channels exactly identical to you.
    And you’re right you def don’t have to practice because all you ever do is run your mouth.
    run your mouth ray new channel name haha