Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst

Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst
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Grez Mendocino DCAF Baritone Dark Burst

Regular price $3,300.00
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Weight

lbs oz
Scale Length
28 1/2"
Pickups
Lollar
Case
Reunion Blues Gig Bag

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If you're looking for something new that's both beautiful, alive, a blast to play - and - made by a luthier with an eye towards sustainability? You need to check out the award-winning Mendocino.

California-based Barry Grzebik is a bit of a modern renaissance man. Prior to guitar building, Barry was Director of Engineering for Apogee Sound where he designed, and oversaw the design, of everything from rack-mount digital signal processors to power amplifiers and critically acclaimed professional loudspeakers. His guitar company also partners with the Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc. which replants Redwood trees for each guitar sold. Suffice it to say, the man knows a thing or two about quality, sustainability, resonance, and sound.

Fortunately for us, Barry's lifelong love of guitars, woodworking, and product design led him to guitar making and the creation of the Mendocino model - and in this case, a double cutaway baritone version. The basic idea was to create a guitar that fits in the ES-335 world, but is lighter and has more depth of tone - somewhat between a great ES-335 and an archtop.

To help achieve this goal, a 1-piece Honduran mahogany body is hollowed out (with the exception of a narrow center block) and topped with a 500-700 year old piece reclaimed Redwood, also 1-piece.

For this build, we asked Barry to make a double cutaway baritone, and the results are spectacular. Like the 6-string Mendocino, the baritone model is incredibly lightweight, balanced, and very alive and resonant (no surprise here given Barry's background). It's beautifully made - and finished in a beautiful Dark Burst - has a slightly chunky, late-50's Gibson-esq carve with a slinky overall feel, and sounds amazing.

Speaking of tones, the Lollar Goldfoils are a perfect match for this guitar. Open, airy, killer chime...clean tones are a no-brainer. There's both an articulation and fatness to the sound that reminds us of a Jerry Jones or vintage Danelectro baritone, but with a slightly more open/chimey tone. With some gain? Classic low-fi, deep bass swampiness that's incredibly fun and inspiring.


Body

Type
Semi-Hollow
Top
1-piece old-growth Redwood
Body
1-piece Honduran mahogany
Measurements
14" wide x 1.8" depth
Finish
Nitro

Hardware

Pickups
Lollar Goldfoil
Bridge
TonePros AVR2
Tailpiece
Grez
Tuners
Gotoh

Neck

Neck
1-piece Honduran mahogany
Fretboard
Macassar Ebony
Scale Length
28.5"
Frets
EVO Gold jumbo

Other

Case
Reunion Blues Gig Bag
Serial Number
2402D

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