converting a bass guitar to electric guitar? possible??

[ciki]

was cleaning up an old vintage bass and this tot comes to mind...yes it will be a diff. scale length, frets and stuff... but still, is it possible?? if so, that might be the end of this vintage bass...

 

[lightice]

Doubt so, considering the work involved, you can buy a cheap guitar for the price.

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

6 strings baritone

 

[lightice]

lol, 34" baritone?

You'll need a new bridge though, new tuners, a new nut, pickup swap might be a possibility.

 

[Everdying]

is there a difference between a baritone guitar and piccolo bass apart from their tuning?
cos both have pretty similar scale lengths.

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

lol, 34" baritone?

heh, the suggestion was a bit of tongue in cheek.

Was wondering at the same time if budget aint a problem, functionality wise aside, but just converting it to a baritone, will it actually make the instrument interesting enough for making sound in general and making some listenable music, without looking at the usual tone

on another note, i have compared side by side, a mij jaguar baritone and yamaha bb1500 bass neck, from nut(of both instrument) to about 15/16 fret of the bass neck, the baritone neck width is comparable/similar to the bass neck width. I supposed if with the bass neck scale length, the string spacing will become much wider as it approach the bridge. Usual guitar bridge most likely wont work well.

 

[lightice]

Good point pathein, the string spacing would be too wide.

You could always play it like a uke

 

[Ratboy]

Good point pathein, the string spacing would be too wide.

You could always play it like a uke

making it a 7 string baritone will solve the wide string spacing prob

 

[shinobi]

are guitar strings long enough?

 

[ciki]

are guitar strings long enough?

haha now tat u mention it....

 

[Breen]

get some super light bass strings, alternatively heavy guitar ones, string it up baritone tuning, capo high up. low end rhythm guitar-in-a-bass?

 

[re_unknown]

get some super light bass strings, alternatively heavy guitar ones, string it up baritone tuning, capo high up. low end rhythm guitar-in-a-bass?

Notice the "rhythm guitar"?