MoonBassAlpha Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 My guitarist has decided he likes my Gordon-Smith 12 string, but when I showed him what a new one would cost, he found it was too rich. So, budget suggestions, something that will stay in tune and not have a massively wide neck, please. The cheaper the better, s/h deffo an option. Danelectro is in the running, any real life experience of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Love a Dano, played some earlier electric 12’s and was impressed, especially at the price point. There is a really cheap Telecaster style 12 string currently available at Gear4music , think it’s £99!! The demo film of it sounds surprisingly good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 The singer in one of my bands bought a Harley Benton ‘Ric-alike’ 12 string which was remarkably good value, plays well and sounds great. https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_rb_612bk_classic_series.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Here's the link to the Tele I mentioned above, cheers. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Knoxville-Deluxe-12-String-Electric-Guitar-by-Gear4music/YEK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Revelation do a nice looking 12 string at around the £300 mark. https://www.reddogmusic.co.uk/catalog/product/306464/revelation-rjt-6012-12-string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 That HB looks the part. If it were me I would probably get the Revelation, but it's looking like one of his friends just happens to have a Dano for sale, so that's probably that. Thanks for the contributions though, some interesting things. I wonder, do Rickenbacker have the compact headstock patented, or something, as I haven't seen any knockoff copies with that design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blisters on my fingers Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 The Danelectro 12 strings get some rave reviews, I've got two 6 strings and the necks are superb. Interesting point about Rickenbacker headstock patent, anybody know the skinny (!!) about this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Danos are nice for a right handed player. I'm leaning to the Revelation myself, though if I could justify the extra money and find one, the Eastwood 12 string Surfcaster is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I think about getting a twelve every now and then, but the thought of restringing it fills me with horror... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 On 19/09/2018 at 23:41, blisters on my fingers said: The Danelectro 12 strings get some rave reviews, I've got two 6 strings and the necks are superb. Interesting point about Rickenbacker headstock patent, anybody know the skinny (!!) about this ? Just seen this Charvel Surfcaster 12 with ~Rick~ish headstock, well tasty, I never knew they did a 12 in this model: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-FALL-1993-Charvel-Surfcaster-12-String-Electric-Guitar-Original-Hard-Case/123371754929?hash=item1cb98795b1:g:ekQAAOSw87RaqS5p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Yip, that Charvel is the original piece that Eastwood have revived. Nice alternative to the Ric, with, imo, a touch more 'attitude' and absent the Beatles associations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Not sure if these are cheap enough but Burns 12's are great guitars and you get some good 2nd hand bargains. I used one as the only guitar in a band for a couple of years...I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Thanks again for all the interesting suggestions. My guitarist did indeed go for the Dano. Sounds pretty good but didn't seem to hold tuning very well, especially compared to my GS but it mayneed a new set of strings. I like the look of the bridge, with intonation for each string. Haven't got my mitts on it for a setup yet (I do his setups as he doesn't have a clue !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I bought a 12 string acoustic for work a couple of months ago. It looked good on paper - sapele neck, spruce top, rosewood back and a truss rod. But the nut was an abomination...someone had cut it undersquare and attempted to correct the height with a bodge of glue. The finish leaves quite a bit to be desired also. HOWEVER I have not played any musical instrument as much as this in the last 10 years. I ended up downloading a pack of 12 string based chords - Give a Little Bit (Supertramp), Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi), Hotel California (Eagles) and play every day. I have carpal tunnel flaring up in my wrist though and my finger tip callouses are pretty thick now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Ha! Just spotted the Charvel 12 being wielded by some dude with Echo and the Bunnymen on Later... tonight. Cool! (The guitar, I mean) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 If you're open to an electro-acoustic option, I remember being impressed by a 12 string Eko from Brandoni some years ago. The bolt-on neck version, Rannger XII or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 I bought a NEW Chinese made acoustic 12. On paper it looked the part, sapele neck and sides, spruce top. But it needed a bit of work - they'd thrown a 12 neck on a 6 string body and the X bracing wasn't up to scratch (square bracing would have been better) and the bridge hadn't been filed properly so you could drive an oil tanker under the strings. I ordered a doohickey thingamajig from Stewmac to take some of the strain off the top. It worked really well to the point where I don't actually need to tune the guitar much after going weeks without use. The string action is still a smidge high but I managed to carefully file the plastic saddle down enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Club Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) £120 will get you one of these .https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Knoxville-Deluxe-12-String-Electric-Guitar-by-Gear4music/YEK Edited June 23, 2020 by Jazz Club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Club Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) £215 will get you one of these excellent Harley Benton 12 strings from Thomann. Edited July 10, 2020 by Jazz Club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
