Moose

A baritone guitar doesn’t have to be an afterthought.

Not just a bigger guitar, or a smaller bass, a baritone guitar can have a tonal palette all its own, as a solo instrument or effortlessly fitting into a groove with others. And Moose has a few other tricks up its sleeve.

The headless architecture makes it more balanced and compact than even a standard guitar, despite the 690-715mm scale length. And the resonant, stable catalpa body is so light you’ll barely know it’s there.

The pickup system is split in two: one half for the treble strings, one half for the bass. There are two outputs: one keeps signals separate, so it can be treated as a bass/guitar combination instrument. the other combines them into a split-single humbucking pickup with a full range and clean tone. The pickup bobbins are made in-house from laser-cut and stacked Brazilian tulipwood, matching the fretboard and knee-rest.

The neck is a lovely piece of torrefied birdseye maple with a two-way truss rod, with stainless steel frets. The tuners are my own wrap-lock design, with modifications to accommodate the two thickest strings, while the bridge itself is 3d printed stainless steel.