Show me your electric 12 string guitar

[Disarm D'arcy]

I've looked through the forums with the search even though I swear I've seen this thread in the past, it didn't came up. Or maybe I'm wrong.

Anyway, show me

[DRodriguez]

My DIY 12 string

[Disarm D'arcy]

Makes the Warlock shape entirely tolerable

[Chankgeez]

This isn't my guitar. Mine looks just like this one though:



Same, not mine, but lookin' just like mine:

[Disarm D'arcy]

What are those dude? Gorgeous 12 string machines!

[Chankgeez]

The teardrop is a Kapa Minstrel (though I think mine is labelled as a "Challenger").

The bottom is a Sekova. Unsure about the model, but I've seen it referred to as a "Mentor".

[peaches]

So I saw this on a Facebook page for Jazzmasters, not sure if the guy's a member here, if you are, kudos, and please give me your blessing to do this myself. (Also sorry it's not *quite* a twelve string.

Here's the guys post, with a vid link:

I've just finished (well partly) a prototype of an idea I've had for about 15 years. The idea is to have a 12 string, where 6 strings are fixed in a tele style bridge, and the 6 others pass the bridge to a Jazzmaster tremolo. I was hoping for a manually controllable chorus sound.

For this iteration, I got a cheap but decent Harley Benton Jazzmaster copy, and installed the tremolo and a half ashtray bridge. I had to raise the bridge with a piece of aluminium to get the right angle for the strings. I could easily fit 3 extra tuners, so at the moment I settled for that.

The result is less exciting than I hoped for, but I'm starting to figure out what to play to make it sound the way I dreamed of. Maybe I will experiment with having the D, G, and B strings doubled instead. I will also install a pickup behind the bridge for more atonal sounds.

If anyone else has tried this, please share your experiences!

Sorry for the hum in the video, I haven't connected the ground wire to the bridge yet. Also for the guitar playing, haven't touched a guitar for a couple of years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-inbM3yJZQ

[Disarm D'arcy]

This is fantastic, sounds a lot nicer than I expected from the post

[coldbrightsunlight]

That sounds like an incredible idea!

[cheesecats]

i used both of these on this:

[Iommic Pope]

This isn't my guitar. Mine looks just like this one though:



Same, not mine, but lookin' just like mine:

That Sekova is HOT.
Soviet Bloc or what's the story?

[Chankgeez]

The Sekova is HOT & Japanese.

It's a great guitar. I can't remember if it's shorter scale than a normal 12-string or what. It balances really well and is very comfortable to play. It sounds really great too. Unfortunately, I haven't played it in a while. It's in need of some major repair and I've had it in storage for too long.

[wafl]

So I saw this on a Facebook page for Jazzmasters, not sure if the guy's a member here, if you are, kudos, and please give me your blessing to do this myself. (Also sorry it's not *quite* a twelve string.

Here's the guys post, with a vid link:

I've just finished (well partly) a prototype of an idea I've had for about 15 years. The idea is to have a 12 string, where 6 strings are fixed in a tele style bridge, and the 6 others pass the bridge to a Jazzmaster tremolo. I was hoping for a manually controllable chorus sound.

For this iteration, I got a cheap but decent Harley Benton Jazzmaster copy, and installed the tremolo and a half ashtray bridge. I had to raise the bridge with a piece of aluminium to get the right angle for the strings. I could easily fit 3 extra tuners, so at the moment I settled for that.

The result is less exciting than I hoped for, but I'm starting to figure out what to play to make it sound the way I dreamed of. Maybe I will experiment with having the D, G, and B strings doubled instead. I will also install a pickup behind the bridge for more atonal sounds.

If anyone else has tried this, please share your experiences!

Sorry for the hum in the video, I haven't connected the ground wire to the bridge yet. Also for the guitar playing, haven't touched a guitar for a couple of years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-inbM3yJZQ

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Haha I've been doing this to the SG I've been building for the past year and a half.
I thought I was so original, oh well. Good to hear it works though.
Although I'm doing it with a TOM and a teisco vibrato

[Chankgeez]

I think cheesecats won the thread.

[Iommic Pope]

The Sekova is HOT & Japanese.

It's a great guitar. I can't remember if it's shorter scale than a normal 12-string or what. It balances really well and is very comfortable to play. It sounds really great too. Unfortunately, I haven't played it in a while. It's in need of some major repair and I've had it in storage for too long.

Sounds like the business