Baum Guitars anyone?

Offset · September 2022

Maak said:

I've just noticed the scratch on the fingerboard close up I've taken!

That wouldn't bother me :-)

Very nice.

grungebob · September 2022

That looks really nice. The knobs aren’t as close as they looked elsewhere

Sunburst · September 2022

That's really lovely, congratulations!

Hattigol · September 2022

That's definitely the coolest model they do, in the best colour. Glorious looking thing...

Musicman20 · September 2022

That is a lovely looking thing! Are you happy with the QC / sound etc?

Maak · September 2022

Musicman20 said:

That is a lovely looking thing! Are you happy with the QC / sound etc?

I am planning to change the pickups to p90s, but that's a personal choice rather than a knock on the pickups themselves.
And aside from the small scratch on the fretboard the QC is very good.

Bellycaster · October 2022

I'm liking this model. The Green finish is cool and the black is too.

https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-guitars/baum-vega-wingman-electric-guitar-in-misty-green

Cookiemonster · October 2022

It does look a bit like the Trent model, I watched a YouTube play one of those recently what a great guitar

Dave_Mc · October 2022

Maak said:
I'm yet to peel off the plastic protection. It takes me ages to do that with guitars/screens etc!

Don't wait too long! Obviously wait until you're sure you're keeping it, but once you are- take it off. I used to leave them on, the thinking being, "It'll keep it in better condition!"

That is totally not true. It doesn't always happen, but if you're unlucky, if you leave the clear plastic film on the pickguard too long (and maybe on other bits, too) it can leave a sticky residue which can be nigh-on impossible to remove.

Lovely guitar, by the way

guitarjack66 · November 2022

Dave_Mc said:

Maak said:
I'm yet to peel off the plastic protection. It takes me ages to do that with guitars/screens etc!

Don't wait too long! Obviously wait until you're sure you're keeping it, but once you are- take it off. I used to leave them on, the thinking being, "It'll keep it in better condition!"

That is totally not true. It doesn't always happen, but if you're unlucky, if you leave the clear plastic film on the pickguard too long (and maybe on other bits, too) it can leave a sticky residue which can be nigh-on impossible to remove.

Lovely guitar, by the way

I'm not sure about guitars,and maybe I wouldnt advise it on the wooden parts of guitars but WD40 is fantastic for removing the sticky residue of various labels used on golf clubs for example. I am guessing sticky residue on the non wooden parts would work well,such as the plastics and metals?

Creed_Clicks · November 2022

Oooo, that looks good...

https://baumguitars.com/product/vega-carve-pure-black/

Whitecat · November 2022

guitarjack66 said:

Dave_Mc said:

Maak said:
I'm yet to peel off the plastic protection. It takes me ages to do that with guitars/screens etc!

Don't wait too long! Obviously wait until you're sure you're keeping it, but once you are- take it off. I used to leave them on, the thinking being, "It'll keep it in better condition!"

That is totally not true. It doesn't always happen, but if you're unlucky, if you leave the clear plastic film on the pickguard too long (and maybe on other bits, too) it can leave a sticky residue which can be nigh-on impossible to remove.

Lovely guitar, by the way

I'm not sure about guitars,and maybe I wouldnt advise it on the wooden parts of guitars but WD40 is fantastic for removing the sticky residue of various labels used on golf clubs for example. I am guessing sticky residue on the non wooden parts would work well,such as the plastics and metals?

This stuff is great too - https://www.lakeland.co.uk/8976/sticky-stuff-glue-residue-and-oil-remover-250ml

Musicman20 · November 2022

Dave_Mc said:

Maak said:
I'm yet to peel off the plastic protection. It takes me ages to do that with guitars/screens etc!

Don't wait too long! Obviously wait until you're sure you're keeping it, but once you are- take it off. I used to leave them on, the thinking being, "It'll keep it in better condition!"

That is totally not true. It doesn't always happen, but if you're unlucky, if you leave the clear plastic film on the pickguard too long (and maybe on other bits, too) it can leave a sticky residue which can be nigh-on impossible to remove.

Lovely guitar, by the way

I removed all of the film off my high end Musicman guitars very late into their time with me and luckily it all came off easily!

Good advice though.

princeali · November 2022

Really love the Baum designs. I think it’s the price that’s turned me off in the past tbh

challen · November 2022

They sent me a really nice 'custom shop' Leaper Air to check out a few months ago. It's a great guitar. Roasted maple neck is really comfortable and it plays amazingly well. Interesting sounding thing too. Humbuckers, bolt on, 25.5" scale, 12" board, very slim construction and almost completely hollow - sounds very old school but not much like a 335. More like 330 with more spank and less midrange honk.

Offset · November 2022

guitarjack66 said:

Dave_Mc said:

Maak said:
I'm yet to peel off the plastic protection. It takes me ages to do that with guitars/screens etc!

Don't wait too long! Obviously wait until you're sure you're keeping it, but once you are- take it off. I used to leave them on, the thinking being, "It'll keep it in better condition!"

That is totally not true. It doesn't always happen, but if you're unlucky, if you leave the clear plastic film on the pickguard too long (and maybe on other bits, too) it can leave a sticky residue which can be nigh-on impossible to remove.

Lovely guitar, by the way

I'm not sure about guitars,and maybe I wouldnt advise it on the wooden parts of guitars but WD40 is fantastic for removing the sticky residue of various labels used on golf clubs for example. I am guessing sticky residue on the non wooden parts would work well,such as the plastics and metals?

This is the stuff to use. Just don't drink it :-)

Image: https://tfb-user-images.eu-central-1.linodeobjects.com/32caa0e88ef540e5c0f68b40008c738e5c6f6d1becd1ff3efa

Dave_Mc · November 2022

guitarjack66 said:
I'm not sure about guitars,and maybe I wouldnt advise it on the wooden parts of guitars but WD40 is fantastic for removing the sticky residue of various labels used on golf clubs for example. I am guessing sticky residue on the non wooden parts would work well,such as the plastics and metals?

I'm not sure- I haven't tried it myself. The big problem with it is that something which is strong enough to dissolve the residue might also be strong enough to dissolve the pickguard!

I got some label remover spray, but I haven't tried it on a scratchplate yet- it did work very well on a mirror. Excellent work by the manufacturer sticking a sticker-with-residue onto the viewing surface!

I'm not sure I'll get round to bothering with the label remover on the scratchplate, as it's fairly likely I'll just buy a new scratchplate for that guitar anyway as I want to change the electronics setup on the guitar.

Whitecat said:
This stuff is great too - https://www.lakeland.co.uk/8976/sticky-stuff-glue-residue-and-oil-remover-250ml

LOL I literally just put in a Lakeland order last night because they had 20% off. Luckily I didn't actually need it (I got my label remover from CPC when I was buying electronics stuff), but yeah. Talk about timing...

Musicman20 said:
I removed all of the film off my high end Musicman guitars very late into their time with me and luckily it all came off easily!

Good advice though.

Yeah you can definitely get lucky. But if you don't- especially if it's not a standard shape pickguard like a Strat- it can be very annoying! Better to take it off early, basically- I learnt my lesson!

Offset said:
This is the stuff to use. Just don't drink it :-)

Yeah the American forums always mention that stuff as being great. I tried to find it over here, but I couldn't.

Offset · November 2022

Dave_Mc said:

Offset said:

This is the stuff to use. Just don't drink it :-)

Yeah the American forums always mention that stuff as being great. I tried to find it over here, but I couldn't.

Amazon is your friend.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goo-Gone-Original-Liquid-Adhesive/dp/B00006IBNJ/ref=sr_1_6?crid=IGJ24SRAPXD3&keywords=goo+gone&qid=1667390637&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjE5IiwicXNhIjoiMi44NyIsInFzcCI6IjIuODEifQ==&sprefix=goo+gone,aps,204&sr=8-6&th=1

bertie · November 2022

tell you what does work well to remove stuff like that - hand sanitizer

Offset · November 2022

bertie said:

tell you what does work well to remove stuff like that - hand sanitizer

Try Wilf. If it works, I'll try Pickle.

Dave_Mc · November 2022

Offset said:

Dave_Mc said:

Offset said:

This is the stuff to use. Just don't drink it :-)

Yeah the American forums always mention that stuff as being great. I tried to find it over here, but I couldn't.

Amazon is your friend.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goo-Gone-Original-Liquid-Adhesive/dp/B00006IBNJ/ref=sr_1_6?crid=IGJ24SRAPXD3&keywords=goo+gone&qid=1667390637&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjE5IiwicXNhIjoiMi44NyIsInFzcCI6IjIuODEifQ==&sprefix=goo+gone,aps,204&sr=8-6&th=1

Thanks! I'm sure when I was trying to find it years ago, I checked Amazon and they didn't have it. Needless to say, now I don't need it (as I said, I got a spray label removed which seems to work fine for all I need it), they have it! If I ever use up the one I have, I'll get one of those, thanks again for the heads-up

guitarjack66 · November 2022

Offset said:

guitarjack66 said:

Dave_Mc said:

Maak said:
I'm yet to peel off the plastic protection. It takes me ages to do that with guitars/screens etc!

Don't wait too long! Obviously wait until you're sure you're keeping it, but once you are- take it off. I used to leave them on, the thinking being, "It'll keep it in better condition!"

That is totally not true. It doesn't always happen, but if you're unlucky, if you leave the clear plastic film on the pickguard too long (and maybe on other bits, too) it can leave a sticky residue which can be nigh-on impossible to remove.

Lovely guitar, by the way

I'm not sure about guitars,and maybe I wouldnt advise it on the wooden parts of guitars but WD40 is fantastic for removing the sticky residue of various labels used on golf clubs for example. I am guessing sticky residue on the non wooden parts would work well,such as the plastics and metals?

This is the stuff to use. Just don't drink it :-)

I used that on my floor to remove the adhesive from linoleum tiling and it was brilliant. Personally though,I wouldnt put it near a guitar based on its effectiveness to do that on a solid floor.

Dave_Mc · November 2022

guitarjack66 said:
I used that on my floor to remove the adhesive from linoleum tiling and it was brilliant. Personally though,I wouldnt put it near a guitar based on its effectiveness to do that on a solid floor.

That's always the worry:

Creed_Clicks · January 2023

I like the cut of this one.
https://youtu.be/Fl6llb51-sg

stylesforfree · May 2023

I really like the Wingman-W coral blue! looks tasty. I think it has reignited my GAS. Ugghh!

Image: https://baumguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/front-back.png

Svartmetall · May 2023

I must confess that I find them hideous, but then again it'd be very boring if we all liked the same guitars. I'm sure these will be just what some people are looking for

guitarjack66 · May 2023

Anybody else have Paul McCartney's frog chorus tune triggered by this brand name?

Svartmetall · May 2023

guitarjack66 said:

Anybody else have Paul McCartney's frog chorus tune triggered by this brand name?

You earworming swine! Damn you, sir! Damn you to the very sphincter of Hades!

Sunburst · June 2023

I like the look of their new Revolt model:

https://baumguitars.com/product/revolt-ocean-mist-bigsby/

kennyabis · June 2023

Picked up an Original series Wingman a short while ago. Have to say im very impressed by it. Played great straight out of the box and the in house pickups really do have their own unique sound. Ive had a lot of the currently popular boutique brands in recently (Ivison, Trent, Huber etc) and while the Baum was the cheapest of the bunch it was probably the one I was most impressed by.

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