Fender Electric XII

[stek]

Very cool - you're clearly a 12str fan based on the acoustic one I see lurking in a photo? I never played (or saw) a 12str electric before, what style are they used for?


The only thing I really don't like is the 'droopy dick' on the head. WTF.

I've also got a 1992 12-string Rickenbacker 360/12, love 12's!

The Ricky is very hard to play, the fretboard is very narrow and neck thin, doesn't suit my mighty mitts. In terms of musical styles, The Byrds jingle-jangle Mr Tambourine Man, Turn, Turn, Turn etc, The Beatles had a few electric 12's on singles such as Ticket to Ride, The Church also made heavy use of the 12 and of course, legend has it Jimmy Page played the intro to Stairway to Heaven on a Fender XII, not the Gibson double-neck he used live.

The Hockey stick headstock is an acquired taste, I've grown to love it like bastard below-stairs child...

Here's the Ricky, my 15 yo daughter took the pic, they're not my fingernails in shadow honest, really, I mean it.

[Cliphead]

Excuse my bare legs, I do have shorts on. I'll name that tune in one!

Love the sound. No chorus pedal needed with a 12 string

[d000hg]

I've a Crafter 12-string dreadnought acoustic I got as a 21st birthday present from my folks. I don't play it that much but it sure fills the room with sound, even with my gentle style.

[WTFH]

Thought I'd share my toy...



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