Curtis P Posted April 15, 2004 Report Posted April 15, 2004 found this on the web 12 string bass by the way, LGM, in my guitar magazine, they have your slogan, turning dreams into reality, maybe wanna contact them? PM me for more info Curtis Quote
SguitarM527 Posted April 15, 2004 Report Posted April 15, 2004 yes a 12 string bass... they are all over the place... its like a 12 string guitar has a little tiny string next to each of the 6 main ones, a 12 strng bass has 2 next to each of the 4 main ones, so basically, its yet another type of guitar/bass that one desires Quote
Slaughthammer Posted April 15, 2004 Report Posted April 15, 2004 i think tunig it is a real pain in the ass...... Quote
Devon Headen Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 Yes it is...I learned on a 12 string acoustic...major pain in the butt Quote
canuckguitarist Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 found this on the web 12 string bass by the way, LGM, in my guitar magazine, they have your slogan, turning dreams into reality, maybe wanna contact them? PM me for more info Curtis by the way, LGM, in my guitar magazine, they have your slogan, turning dreams into reality, maybe wanna contact them? PM me for more info a car company has it too, superformance, they make kit cars....cobras and such here edit: wow, how did I do that double quote thing! Quote
darren wilson Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 Twelve-string basses are tuned in four courses of three strings, not six courses of two. So each time you hit a note, it's like playing a bass and 12-string guitar at the same time (one bass note plus two unison octaves). If you've heard "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam, you've heard what a 12-string bass sounds like. And "Turning dreams into reality" isn't exactly an original slogan. Quote
JohnJohn Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 Doug Pinnick from King's X uses them as well. Quote
Slaughthammer Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 edit: wow, how did I do that double quote thing! [QUOTE=Custom_Curtis @ Apr 14 2004, 08:32 PM] found this on the web [url=http://www.hamerguitars.com/?fa=series&sid=197]12 string bass[/url] by the way, LGM, in my guitar magazine, they have your slogan, turning dreams into reality, maybe wanna contact them? PM me for more info Curtis[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Custom_Curtis @ Apr 14 2004, 08:32 PM] by the way, LGM, in my guitar magazine, they have your slogan, turning dreams into reality, maybe wanna contact them? PM me for more info[/QUOTE] nothing easier than that..... Quote
projectgongshow Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 Hey i play without a pick, would a 12 string bass be useless like that? I mean do ya have to use a pick to play one? Quote
darren wilson Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 From what i've read, yeah, you pretty much have to play with a pick. It's not impossible to play with your fingers, but to get your fingers to strike all three strings and get a good solid sound out of it is tricky. Quote
Kevan Posted April 17, 2004 Report Posted April 17, 2004 Cheap Trick didn't sell millions of albums with only 4 strings on bass. :-) Tom Peterson has been using a 12-string and 8-string Hamer for ages. He married a Playmate too. Quote
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 17, 2004 Report Posted April 17, 2004 Good points Kevan, but it should also be noted that the Hamers werent the only ones. There was at least one Rickenbacker 8 string, Galvestons, Chandlers, and probably others. Also worthy of note is that Rick Neilson own most of the basses we have seen Tom with. (Cant tell I am a cheap trick fan, can ya ) Quote
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 17, 2004 Report Posted April 17, 2004 And some links for those interested. 12 string bass.com Tom Petersson collection John Entwistle Quote
Kevan Posted April 17, 2004 Report Posted April 17, 2004 Heh heh....at least Tom's got the playmate. :-) "I'm not the best guitar player in the world, but I'm also not the worst."- Rick Neilsen How cool would it be to spend a weekend at his house? Quote
darren wilson Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 I'd love to get my hands on a 12-string bass just to see what it can do. (... and what i can do with it) Quote
kings_x Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Doug Pinnick from King's X uses them as well. Rock on JohnJohn! You beat me to it. The twelve string bass is a central component of their first four albums. It has a very metallic sound. From what I understand, it is a pretty hard beast to tame live and in the studio because it covers such a wide range of frequencies. I think Doug splits the signal to two amps one for the lower range and one for the upper. King's X is a three piece and they used the 12 string to fill in almost as a second guitar. I'll try to track down some live audio that demonstrates the 12-string sound. If you ever heard "It's Love" by King's X (one of the few songs of theirs that got good radio play) it features the 12 string. And about Pearl Jam. They are buddies with King's X and credit King's X with influencing their sound. Doug turned Jeff Ament on to the 12 string. Quote
syxxstring Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Doug's road tech was a guy that played in a friends band Yonderboy. He used the 8 and 12's live. He crossed them over between a marshal 1/2 stack and a bass rig. Quote
kings_x Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Doug's road tech was a guy that played in a friends band Yonderboy. He used the 8 and 12's live. He crossed them over between a marshal 1/2 stack and a bass rig. You mean Splat or his new tech? I'm sure he's got all of Doug's sound secrets. His live sound with his four string is out of this world. He mimics a 12 string sound with 4. It thumps you right in the chest. Check them out live this spring. You will not be disappointed: Wed 04/21/04 Baton Rouge, LA @ Click's -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri 04/23/04 Springfield, MO @ Nathan P Murphy's -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat 04/24/04 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun 04/25/04 Atlanta, GA @ Smith's Olde Bar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue 04/27/04 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed 04/28/04 Nashville, TN @ Exit / In -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu 04/29/04 Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri 04/30/04 Springfield, VA @ Jaxx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat 05/01/04 Farmingdale, NY @ The Downtown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon 05/03/04 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue 05/04/04 Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Cafe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu 05/06/04 Seaside, NJ @ The Green Room At Sawmill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri 05/07/04 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat 05/08/04 Attleboro, MA @ Jarrod's -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun 05/09/04 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon 05/10/04 New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed 05/12/04 Toronto, ON @ Club Rockit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu 05/13/04 Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri 05/14/04 East Dubuque, IL @ Arena -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat 05/15/04 Chicago Heights, IL @ Oasis One Sixty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun 05/16/04 Saint Paul, MN @ The Rock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue 05/18/04 Sioux Falls, SD @ The Oaks Convention Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri 05/21/04 Santa Ana, CA @ The Galaxy Theatre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat 05/22/04 Phoenix, AZ @ The Mason Jar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun 05/23/04 West Hollywood, CA @ The House Of Blues -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon 05/24/04 Porterville, CA @ Charlie's -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue 05/25/04 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu 05/27/04 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock Quote
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