Baldacci has introduced yet another stunner to the Bighorn range: the “wildly cool” Bighorn ECO.
The new model combines the sleek, offset body style of the Bighorn series and repackages it in a new, vintage-inspired design built with 100-percent American grown lumber.
The new model combines the sleek, offset body style of the Bighorn series and repackages it in a new, vintage-inspired design built with 100-percent American grown lumber.
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00:00What's up? Paul here from Guitar World and today we're going to be checking out another
00:15wildly cool guitar from Baldacci Guitars, the Baldacci Guitars Big Horn Eco. Let's check it out.
00:30The Big Horn Eco combines the sleek offset body style of their popular Big Horn series of guitars
00:34and reimagines it in a new vintage-inspired design, as you see here. And what makes this
00:40guitar inspiring is that it's built with 100% American-grown lumber. If you're familiar with
00:46Baldacci's Big Horn solid body, semi-hollow, and hollow body guitars, you'll know those are
00:52premium handcrafted instruments. But what's noteworthy is the Big Horn Eco is a more approachable
00:58and cost-friendly handcrafted guitar that's made in the USA. Let's talk about some of the key
01:07features of this guitar. The first thing to note is, as I mentioned before, the Big Horn Eco is made
01:14with 100% American lumber that's grown, harvested, and dried all in the USA. Its red alder body
01:22comes from the Pacific Northwest, while the hard maple neck is from the Northeast, and finally,
01:28its sisu rosewood fretboard is grown locally in Arizona.
01:48Baldacci guitars are known for employing Darkmoon pickups, and here for the Eco,
01:51Darkmoon designed an all-new humbucker set with Alnico slug magnets for a clear,
01:57natural sound. In addition, you'll see the guitar has a master volume, a master tone,
02:02three-way blade switch, and a pure tone output jack for a solid connection with your cables.
02:08What's noticeably different compared to Baldacci's other guitars is the Eco features a bolt-on neck
02:14with threaded neck inserts for enhanced stability. The Eco also uses the Baldacci standard of a 25
02:21and one-eighth scale length, so for perspective, a Fender-style guitar features a 25 and a half
02:26scale length, while a Gibson Les Paul has a 24 and three-quarters scale length. With Baldacci's
02:32novel 25 and one-eighth scale length, what you get is a fast and fluid feel with just the right
02:37amount of string tension and elasticity, while also adding a pleasant balance of brightness
02:43along with sustain and resonance.
02:52Up top, you'll see the redesigned vintage-inspired six-in-line headstock
02:57with script head cap logo, and of course, Baldacci's signature 12th fret mountain inlays
03:04with hollow dot fret markers. The Eco is available in four satin finishes, metallic peach,
03:10delta blue, silver bullet, and blackout. The guitar also comes in a Roadrunner hardshell
03:16case and is available to order direct from baldacciguitars.com or at select dealers.
03:41It goes without saying that the Baldacci Guitars Bighorn Eco offers stellar tone and playability
03:53in a sleek offset guitar that merges the simplicity of classic instrument design,
03:58but also gracefully possesses the refinement of some of the best custom guitars. I'll also say
04:04the Baldacci Bighorn Eco feels familiar yet bespoke, and there's no denying that this guitar
04:09is a truly enriching custom instrument for those who want it all in an American-made guitar.
04:15Definitely check it out.
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