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"Baker Guitars are worth the dough."

Art Thompson ,"Guitar Player Magazine"
"A Baker proves that when it comes to building a Les Paul style guitar, the devil is in the details."

 Baker Guitars Start at $999.00 Call for Details
You Can Buy A loaded one for as low as $1,295.00
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Hi Rich,

That is very surprising, I know the Bakers are a great deal, but no one ever put it over a Quicksilver or a Maximus or a JET at 2 to 5 times the price.  That is probably the best complement the import Baker will ever get. Thank-you very much.  Send me a photo of you and your guitar I will post it. Thanks again

Ed

Hi Joanne
I'm the guy who bought that blue flametop Baker last weekend for my son, As I said to you, I had been put off by some negative press on the guitar from none other than Gene Baker himself. I must confess that when I first tried the guitar out,  I was only doing it to be polite, I wasn't expecting much. In fact I was contemptuous of the price. I mean how was this guitar going to be better than my PRS, My custom made Timtone & my Les Paul.
The guitar that I first picked up was the one that I bought.  If you recall I tried about 6 others, I was trying to see if the one I had picked up was just a fluke.   It wasn't !!!!

I have never been a collector, I'm a player and I work in 2 different bands back home in Niagara Falls. I rarely buy guitars, I am a bit cynical to say the least about many of the newer brands.  I was blown away by the selection of awesome guitars that I had never seen before. I will probably buy another guitar in the not too distant future. Ed is really doing a service for musicians. Some of those guitars I saw were unparalleled. It makes me want to start collecting guitars.

I started playing the guitar back at my hotel and by Sunday I had fallen in love with it. I am seriously considering giving my son my beloved 1971 Les Paul & keeping the Baker. My dad bought me the Les Paul brand new for my high school graduation. I am sure my son will love it and never sell it. His friends will be impressed with the Les Paul but I'll have the better playing & sounding guitar. 

Anyone who downmouth's the Baker should have his head examined to be sure. The action is awesome, the wood is beautiful, the hardware is solid, the guitar is stable as a rock and the tone is smooth & creamy.  I did not swap out the pickups yet,  Instead I will put them in my PRS, it needs the help and the Baker sounds great just the way it is.

I really like the clean tone, I can get a great crisp tone through my Fender Super Reverb. When I use my Marshall Combo it sounds like Clapton's  Bluesbreaker * Cream tone. Plus no horrible distorted muddy tone when I play chords. I love this Guitar !

I was hoping to meet Ed "The Self Proclaimed Guitar King" I wasn't sure of what to expect, I will make it a point to check ahead next time so that I don't miss him again.

Thanks again for recommending this guitar!  I was thinking that the price was too good to be true. From now on I'm checking with you guys before I buy another guitar.

Jim Petock

Hi Ed,
 
I purchased a Baker from you last July. I was really pleased with the quality of this guitar. In fact, I think the neck on this instrument far exceeds my PRS and LP.
 
I would like to know which Seymour Duncan pickup was installed in the Neck position.
The only gripe I have about this guitar is that the neck pickup is a little bright and edgy and want to change it out for something else. I love the the bridge pickup. If would appreciate any data on this. I purchased in July 2006.
 
Thanks
Rex Goble

Hello Rex

Try turning down the tone knob on the front pickup, Those pickups are a special matched pair of Seymour Duncan Blackback pickups that are designed to be real creamy, brown and smooth on the neck position. The secret is to turn the tone all the way down.

If you try that and you aren't totally happy, I will swap out for any pickup you like for no charge.

Ed

Baker Bushwacker Quilt Top (Amber Finish)
Loaded Model
Ebony Board, Gold Hardware, Seymour Duncan Pickups, Grover Tuners, Push Pull Pots,
Matching Headstock, Super Quilted Top, Bound Body & Neck,  Tone Pros Bridge
$1,295.00   I defy any other company to come close

 Baker Guitars Start at $999.00 Call for Details
You Can Buy A loaded one for as low as $1,295.00
702-597-0147    702-875-4552   

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in 2006 Ed Roman decided to offer an American made neck thru body Baker guitar. This guitar had to be worthy of using his own name on it.
Ed built 8 prototypes over  a 3 year period before he got the final formula exact & perfected.
Ed consulted with a number of other luthiers before the project was ready to proceed.
The Architectural Specifications Were

1, It had to look like the original Baker design.
2, It must not be a set neck like the original.
3, Tonal & sustain capabilities must exceed the original.
4,  There Must be a large choice of Tone Woods
5,  The bridge design had to exceed the original Generic Les Paul Bridge