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SC Custom III Baritone
I am a beginner / intermediate player, this is my 5th guitar from Thomann, I just received it today, it was the first time I played a baritone. I had previously bought the SC Custom III (purple burst) which is an excellent instrument with great features! Well, the baritone version is simply amazing! Beautiful finish, beautiful color, comfortable to play, the pick ups are great to my taste. Locking tuners would have been great and I personally think that the headstock could look nicer with something else instead of the “Custom III” label. A version with active pick ups would be amazing!
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The value is absolutely insane!
To start off, the transport packaging was very premium, all padded inside the box and double-bagged and that left a really good unboxing impression.
The guitar is definitely a looker! The Army Burst matt finish looks very good IRL. I was coming in expecting imperfections here and there for this price point, but this exceeded all of my expectations! The only issue from my first impression was the neck volume pot's knob basically falling off, but that is an easy fix to make it stick again ;)
The biggest positive surprise was definitely how thin the neck is for a baritone of this scale and that there is no heel for the set neck! The comfort and playability is truly immaculate. Stainless steel frets and a graphite nut at this price point also show that these (along with the premium-feling neck) are not features that should be paywalled by a four-digit price point. Eat your heart out, *insert any popular guitar brand*!
These Tesla pickups also sound quite crisp for heavier music with distortion, but as they are a bit more on the medium overall output side, with coil-split the signal get's very noticeably weaker.
Overall my quality rating is a 4,5* due to the knob falling off, 4,5* due to the low output coil-split and a full 5* for features as as a whole this guitar is a great package with an awesome neck that's tough to beat even at 2x the price.
The guitar is definitely a looker! The Army Burst matt finish looks very good IRL. I was coming in expecting imperfections here and there for this price point, but this exceeded all of my expectations! The only issue from my first impression was the neck volume pot's knob basically falling off, but that is an easy fix to make it stick again ;)
The biggest positive surprise was definitely how thin the neck is for a baritone of this scale and that there is no heel for the set neck! The comfort and playability is truly immaculate. Stainless steel frets and a graphite nut at this price point also show that these (along with the premium-feling neck) are not features that should be paywalled by a four-digit price point. Eat your heart out, *insert any popular guitar brand*!
These Tesla pickups also sound quite crisp for heavier music with distortion, but as they are a bit more on the medium overall output side, with coil-split the signal get's very noticeably weaker.
Overall my quality rating is a 4,5* due to the knob falling off, 4,5* due to the low output coil-split and a full 5* for features as as a whole this guitar is a great package with an awesome neck that's tough to beat even at 2x the price.
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Great guitar
The condition this guitar came to me is AMAZING, I emailed Thomann beforehand but I doubt they set it up for me but I asked only for a physical QA inspection so I don't get dinged up and broken guitar which did not happen this time I really hope they inspected it for me carefully.
Neck shape is pretty slim, I prefer thick neck like SC 450 P90 model but this is pretty playable for a longer scale neck which fitsperfectly.
Body is pretty light but not too light which I like since I prefer heavier guitars this one is medium heavy I would say.
Guitar finish is matt and is pretty easy to maintain just wipe it down after playing.
Overall I see no issues with this guitar, tuners are pretty good for the price but I will be putting some locking tuners just in case.
Surprisingly this guitar came pretty damn playable out of the box, only thing I will do is open up guitar and check soldered joints but I think my cable is dying so it is not a guitar issue.
Overall I do recommend this ESPECIALLY if this is your first baritone I would rather buy this and give €150 more than go with HB JA baritone since I prefer tuneomatic bridge and this scale lenght is 28" which makes it super playable.
10/10 guitar!
Neck shape is pretty slim, I prefer thick neck like SC 450 P90 model but this is pretty playable for a longer scale neck which fitsperfectly.
Body is pretty light but not too light which I like since I prefer heavier guitars this one is medium heavy I would say.
Guitar finish is matt and is pretty easy to maintain just wipe it down after playing.
Overall I see no issues with this guitar, tuners are pretty good for the price but I will be putting some locking tuners just in case.
Surprisingly this guitar came pretty damn playable out of the box, only thing I will do is open up guitar and check soldered joints but I think my cable is dying so it is not a guitar issue.
Overall I do recommend this ESPECIALLY if this is your first baritone I would rather buy this and give €150 more than go with HB JA baritone since I prefer tuneomatic bridge and this scale lenght is 28" which makes it super playable.
10/10 guitar!
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Absolute beast of a baritone
Absolutely brilliant guitar for the price. The features list speaks for itself (locking tuners would have made it perfect, but that's not a huge issue), but what really blew me away was the fit and finish. This isn't just a bunch of boxes being ticked off and hastily assembled into something resembling an instrument. The finish is flawless, the fretwork is top notch, the nut is cleanly cut, I mean seriously, I live in Australia so it had quite the journey, and when I took it out of the box it was in tune.
If you're looking for not only an entry point into baritone guitars, but an overall great instrument, I strongly recommend the SC Custom 3.
It chugs hard.
If you're looking for not only an entry point into baritone guitars, but an overall great instrument, I strongly recommend the SC Custom 3.
It chugs hard.
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OK instrument, but still missing peaces
I really wanted to try out LP shaped guitar, since I never had one. Missed timeframe to get Agufish baritone and this was second best option. In my opinion:
Good
- it's lighter, than I anticipated, maybe even lighter than Ibanez baritone I have right now.
- ugly, greenish color hue was a turnoff, but IRL it is not visible, so it is a bonus in my books
- comes with strap locks
Bad:
- fret ends are not cut properly, cuts into fingers , I don't have this issue in any guitars, even cheaper HB models I have
- Due to wood material, guitar is quite slippery, it slips off my lap, when playing sitting down. Maybe it's the shape of LP...
Good
- it's lighter, than I anticipated, maybe even lighter than Ibanez baritone I have right now.
- ugly, greenish color hue was a turnoff, but IRL it is not visible, so it is a bonus in my books
- comes with strap locks
Bad:
- fret ends are not cut properly, cuts into fingers , I don't have this issue in any guitars, even cheaper HB models I have
- Due to wood material, guitar is quite slippery, it slips off my lap, when playing sitting down. Maybe it's the shape of LP...
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baritone les paul perfection
if your looking for a baritone les paul like i was this is itz guitar was perfect, the pickups are good. i was really worried about the pickups but they are great and it was packaged well. if your thinking about it, pull that trigger i love this axe
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