What would I call it?

[ihavenothingprofoundtosay]

So a typical tenor guitar is tuned the same as a cello: 4 strings in fifths, CGDA (in the same register, right?)  A typical baritone guitar is down a 4th from standard guitar tuning.

What would it be called if one put the cello tuning on a baritone scale neck, tuned GDAE?  Is there a proper name for such a tuning

A baritenor?  Tenortone?  A baritone-tenor?  An acoustic bass guitar tuned weird?

I need a knock-around-the-house acoustic, and I kinda miss having not just a mandolin, but an ABG.  I'll probably do a regular tenor w/ a conversion neck (+ Hofner-esque hollow body) when I actually get around to it, but something between a mandolin & ABG is intriguing.

 

[Jumble Jumble]

I think it's just be called a tenor guitar.

 

[twitchylizard]

Call it Rick..or Steve

 

[drewfx]

Mandobass?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mando-bass

 

[ihavenothingprofoundtosay]

Mandobass?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mando-bass

AHA!  I didn't think there'd actually be a term for such a thing, but there we go!

 

[nandrewjackson]

chim-cham. definitely call it chim-cham.

 

[swarfrat]

I've wondered the same thing stringing up a 28.625" scale neck to concert pitch. I've seen "piccolo bass" used for basses strung an octave up (ie guitar region).

 

[Jet-Jaguar]

Call it Rick..or Steve

No, we gotta name it Nick!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSQvI02rec

 

[ihavenothingprofoundtosay]

I've seen "piccolo bass" used for basses strung an octave up (ie guitar region).

Those are pretty darn trippy to play - I tried it once with a Fender Precision Pro (er something like that; the late 80s one with the skinny neck & 24 frets) and it was a ton of fun.  A friend & I worked out an arrangement of Duelin' Banjos for bass & piccolo bass.  I was in college at the time & eventully had to sell it for ramen, so I never got the chance to plug it into a Marshall Stack, but I imagine it would be a load of fun.

Call it Rick..or Steve

No, we gotta name it Nick!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSQvI02rec

HAW!  :icon_thumright: