onewilyfool Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Here is my only 12 string a Tacoma P112 Papoose, tuned A to A…just a kick to play….sounds like a mating between a Mandolin, a Ukulele, and a 12 string guitar…just a sweet sound!! Very unique!! Let's see yours!
BluesKing777 Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Love the Tacoma! Very unusual, OWF! My 1964 Gibson B25-12N: BluesKing777.
zombywoof Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 This is a game I do love to play. My 1963 Gibson B45-12. Oddball guitar with a seven ply top binding, five ply back binding and label inside (which in the early 1960s you only saw on the classical guitars). Makes me wonder at times if the guitar was built with a re-purposed C & W or Hummingbird body. Then again, could have just been a dull edge router or it caught the grain just wrong. It is amazing any of these pre-1965 12 string Gibsons survived. They were built so lightly they tended to pull themselves apart. But what was not the best thing for longevity was the best thing for sound.
PrairieSchooner Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 1977 Guild F212XL; a full chord strum on this guitar will put a rumble in your chest!
dponzi Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Nice Guitars folks. Here's my little family. 2011 SG, 76 B-45, 2011 D12-28, 86 Ovation Collectors.
onewilyfool Posted April 30, 2014 Author Posted April 30, 2014 Joe…if you ever want to sell that 1270 let me know!!!! My three Harmony 12 strings
pschaafs Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Here is a 1986 Guild F-412... I can't believe folks with multiple 12-strings!
JOESTONE Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Joe…if you ever want to sell that 1270 let me know!!!! This one's a keeper. They're hard to come by, but I'll keep an eye out for ya.
onewilyfool Posted May 1, 2014 Author Posted May 1, 2014 This one's a keeper. They're hard to come by, but I'll keep an eye out for ya. They are ESPECIALLY hard to come by not needing a neck reset and refret!!!
BigKahune Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 . Love 12 strings, had quite a few over the years. Don't have pics of them all, but here's a few - My first, a '72 Epi FT-165. Sold it off after 10 years. Takamine about '79 EF-385 'law suit', very nice. Used it for 25 years, gave it to my son. Guild '07 F412. Killer. Current. RainSong '11 JM-3000. No worries with carbon fiber. Current. Rickenbacker '10 360/12. Tons of fun, but the nut width takes some getting used to. Current.
drathbun Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 My 2009 Taylor GA3-12e. I added the pickguard, gold tuners and Collosi bone saddle and bridge pins. My Rickenbacker 360-12. I sold it to help finance my Gibson J-200.
Run Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 Here's a G-345C Takamine with excellent sound and low action.
onewilyfool Posted May 2, 2014 Author Posted May 2, 2014 How about an all Braziian Rosewood 12 string?? TOP is B.R. too!!! http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-1979-Yairi-YW8000-12-Brazilian-Rosewood-/181397927809?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a3c28b781
Wee Davy Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 I've had many over the years but a Westerly Guild takes some beating.
BigKahune Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 . Yah, but a 12 string with a slot-head - brutal. . How about an all Braziian Rosewood 12 string?? TOP is B.R. too!!! http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-1979-Yairi-YW8000-12-Brazilian-Rosewood-/181397927809?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a3c28b781
Johnt Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Guys that Yairi is stunning There one on EBay UK at moment for £850 but it's too far away from me and I won't buy a 12 string blind So at the moment I have a Turner 12 and confidently await the arrival of either a J200 12 or more likely a Guild 512 Finding either over here is marginally harder than discovering a Dodo playing chess against the captain of the Marie Celeste Keep on looking
Jimi D-Bo Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.music123.com%2Fderivates%2F19%2F001%2F268%2F920%2FDV020_Jpg_Jumbo_500158.180_natural_gloss.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.music123.com%2Fguitars%2Fibanez-ew2012asent-12-string-exotic-wood-acoustic-electric-guitar&h=1450&w=1450&tbnid=ZoQxONpJCpOGZM%3A&zoom=1&docid=qmoDADFdAcKY9M&ei=Ej9mU-3AFYSeyASY1IGYAg&tbm=isch&ved=0CFQQMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=1577&page=1&start=0&ndsp=29
onewilyfool Posted May 4, 2014 Author Posted May 4, 2014 Great article on the history of the 12 string! Interesting stuff about Gibson 12's too! http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/History/12string/12stOrigins.html
gottabetweed Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Here is my no name 70's 12 string. It is not a Gibson, manufacturer unknown. Had no name on headstock or any other identifying marks , when I got it. Plays great stays in tune. This along with my '94 hummingbird have been my stage arsenal for years. Has a K and K pure western pickup in it.
Johnt Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Great article on the history of the 12 string! Interesting stuff about Gibson 12's too! http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/History/12string/12stOrigins.html Very interesting Thanks for that Robert
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