Today, Lawman Guitars is presenting....

A mid 1960's Blackstone by Conrad Baritone Guitar that is in very good shape. We find two and three pickup models all the time. Rarely do we find a four Pickup Model... Check those pics !! My customers love them!

This is not the same baritone I sold last year...these are getting harder to come by. That one was sold in about a minute..lol.... This is one just like it.

Check out the Video Demo....The attached demo is not of this guitar but just like it...Although this one is also in very good shape...This will be the 16th Conrad or Blackstone Baritone I have brought for my customers here on Reverb.com in the last few years. My customers love them and I will keep searching for more.

I have sold about two dozen of these now and everyone is happy when they get them..They are much higher quality than the typical Teisco's...check out the Rosewood fingerboard.......This Guitar is ready to go.....It is truly a magical guitar....It plays great and it sounds even better... Both Conrad and Blackstone are made my Matsomoku of Japan. Not only do they make these fine guitars but also made Crown, Greco, Kingston, Lindell, Mystro, Maxitone, Univox and Ventura guitars back in the 1960's and into the 1970's. Great finish and parts on these guitars.

Lets review whats original on this one....

It has the original Neck, Blackstone Raised Logo, Head Stock, Tuners, Tuner grommets, nut, body, 4 Original Alnico Magnet Hot Pickups, Fully adjustable bridge, tailpiece, knobs, Switches, Tone Switch, Whammy Tailpiece , Whammy Bar, Tailpiece Cover and Pickguard ......Whoa!!

Now lets see whats not original...

Nothing!! This guitar is completely original and everything is here and working as it should! Jeff the Tech did a great job on this guitar. He worked to get all four switches working again. It was a chore. They work fine now, but know, they are glitchy. If you are going to play this guitar professionally, I would change them to toggle switches. Its just how they are... Jeff also worked on the neck to give it great easy playing action and it intonates all the way up the 21 frets... The neck is great...a full 1 5/8 inch at the nut.. the scale length as I said is 26 3/4 inch and its really easy to play...its lots of fun..it looks great.......This guitar is ready to rock for another 50 Years!! ..

The guitar is in fine shape but for some very few dings and scratches. Its vintage! There is a little piece of the finish coming loose on the treble bout, see pic 11 and there are a few numbers on the neck block area that don't belong there. See pic 12. The frets are in great shape.. Check those pics!

Conrads and Blackstones are the Cadillacs of the Made in Japan Guitars...very high quality parts and finishes.....the guitar is in great shape but still has dings and scratches..this one is in great shape! Just cosmetic dings and scratches as expected on 1960's vintage guitars. See pics....

Heres some info I found regarding Baritone Guitars on the web...

Baritone Guitar

The baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm. The Danelectro Company was the first to introduce the electric baritone guitar in the late 1950s, and the instrument began to appear in surf music as well as background music for many movie soundtracks, especially spaghetti westerns. In more recent history, the baritone guitar has found use within styles like rock, metal and improvised music. Some Baritone guitars may also have the capacity to be used as a bass guitar if strung correctly.

A standard guitar's standard tuning (from lowest string to highest) is E A D G B E. Baritone guitars are usually tuned a perfect fifth lower (A D G C E A), a perfect fourth lower (B E A D F♯ B), or a major third lower (C F B♭ E♭ G C). Gretsch, Fender, Gibson (EB-6), PRS Guitars, Music Man, Danelectro, Jerry Jones, Burns London and many other companies have produced baritone guitars since the 1960s, although always in small numbers due to low popularity.

Baritone guitars have larger bodies than standard guitars, especially in the case of acoustic instruments, and have longer scale lengths which allow the strings to be tuned lower while remaining close to or at normal tension. On a standard, steel-string, acoustic guitar, the scale length (the distance from the nut or string guide to the saddle on the bridge) is typically 24.9" to 25.7", and the strings range in diameter from .012" to .054". The scale lengths of various baritone designs range from 27" to 30.5", and the string gauges range from the normal .012 - .054" set to sets as thick as .017 - .095". Shorter-scale baritone guitars are more like long-scale guitars, having more midrange volume, whereas the longer scale lengths and heavier string sets give more bass to the instrument's timbre. Shorter scale baritones tend to be tuned C-C or B-B whereas longer ones are typically tuned A-A.

"Tic-tac bass" is a method of playing, in which a muted baritone guitar doubles the part played by the bass guitar, or double bass. This method is commonly used in country music.

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This guitar is tuned to a B which is lower than the standard tuning of E on a 6 string guitar...you can put regular strings and tune this one standard..no problem, but it is meant to be played as a Baritone..Very cool sounding and playing guitar.

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I am shipping it in the shown original Soft Shell Case... Its in great shape, for its age; and fits this baritone like it was made for it! Accessory box and lid are still there. Its getting a little feeble however. We reinforced one area with a little cardboard and we are tying a leather cord around the neck area to insure it stay closed. You get the leather cord included. LOL.. Great to have this original case for this guitar in any kind of shape. They are impossible to find! Check those pics!

Now this guitar is beautiful but its used and sold as-is no returns. Thanks for respecting that!

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