This is awesome....

[gunslinger_burrito]

Check out how they mounted those tuners!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Squier-S ... 415fbf4a2c

[AxAxSxS]

Really similare to the way Rickenbacker does it.

[Jero]

That's actually really cool

[Chankgeez]

I think that's a common solution to 12-string headstock tuner placement problems. Otherwise there might be spacing issues.

It'd be a tight fit. (TWSS)

[Gone Fission]

I think that guy has been doing those conversions for many years now. Really clever. All the same, after the Squier Bass VI came real, I'm holding out for the Squier XII.

[Achtane]

SQUIER BASSXII

[Mudfuzz]

SEE!
SEE!
THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE DONE!

[Obulus]

YES! I'm planning to make a 9-string of my Goth SG using that method. And probably fail miserably

[Seizurema]

Waait...

[Bon Hoga]

I've only ever played acoustic 12-strings and found all of them nearly unplayable although I've got relatively strong hands and fingers. It stands to reason that 12 strings should provide more resistance than 6, but is there anything that can be done to mitigate this?

[Chankgeez]

I've only ever played acoustic 12-strings and found all of them nearly unplayable although I've got relatively strong hands and fingers. It stands to reason that 12 strings should provide more resistance than 6, but is there anything that can be done to mitigate this?

Tune 'em down.

Even acoustic 12-strings've traditionally been tuned at least a whole step below standard.

[dubkitty]

well, not traditionally. that's a more modern practice...when i was a sprout everybody tuned 12-strings to standard pitch--e.g. Roger McGuinn, George Harrison--and i still do. most 12s have the strings too far off the fingerboard, and people use strings which are too heavy. i always use the lightest strings i can find on my acoustic 12, and i still have to swap the octave G for a .008 because the .010 most sets provide ALWAYS breaks before it gets to pitch. with a proper setup a standard-tuned 12-string is about as playable as a 6 as long as you can deal with fretting a string pair with one finger and you don't try gonzo note-bending.

[Mudfuzz]

well, not traditionally.

Like many of the first 12-string players, Leadbelly played a Stella 12-string, which he tuned down to C. The lower pitch gave the guitar a rich, booming tone. Stellas were larger than the other 12-strings being made at the time, measuring 16 inches across the lower bout. The larger body also produced the louder volume that was so important in the pre-electric guitar world.

[AxAxSxS]

I play 12's pretty much exclusively now, I tune to c standard and can play pretty much whatever I want with no issues. Other guys who are great players have had some issues trying to jam on my guitars, I think it;s just something that takes a little getting used to. Using lighter strings especially at first will help.

Its more effort and learning how the instrument acts and responds a little differently pays dividends. Here's a shot of my newest one-




Here's one of our songs with all the guitar being played on a 12

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGuD2jStTW8[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

well, not traditionally.

Like many of the first 12-string players, Leadbelly played a Stella 12-string, which he tuned down to C. The lower pitch gave the guitar a rich, booming tone. Stellas were larger than the other 12-strings being made at the time, measuring 16 inches across the lower bout. The larger body also produced the louder volume that was so important in the pre-electric guitar world.