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Has anyone ever turned a normal Rick into a baritone?

I'm thinking of doing it to a 650S. A gorgeous guitar but with a 24 and 3/4" scale length.

Also I will have to drill the bridge and maybe even the lowest tuning peg to acommodate a .68 gauge string.

Anyone have tips or photos or stories of making a baritone?

Yuanjia wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:20 pm Has anyone ever turned a normal Rick into a baritone?

I'm thinking of doing it to a 650S. A gorgeous guitar but with a 24 and 3/4" scale length.

Also I will have to drill the bridge and maybe even the lowest tuning peg to acommodate a .68 gauge string.

Anyone have tips or photos or stories of making a baritone?

Hey Kyle, not sure if you're still considering this, but I just spotted the thread.

My 330 wears 0.012-0.054 strings, so it's no big deal to tune it down to B-B on a blue moon. Based on my crude measurements, you could probably fit a 0.060" low string without drilling out a tuner capstan. And you may be able to get enough backward movement on the lowest string saddle by removing its spring, rather than needing to relocate the whole bridge.

Good luck, and keep us posted if you go ahead with it!

Davis Guitar Works in Florida did one. Probably has it up on his site or fb page. I think the donor was a 330 or something similar.