This week’s selection is from David. Why a 12 string? “Because it had to be done” Here’s what he says:
This bass is the 4th fanned fretted bass I have made, I have made 3 conventional 12 string basses, being series 1. Why a fanned fretted 12 string bass? I wanted to take the huge sound these iconic basses make to a new place and it has. I use African Mahogany for the bodies, this bass pictured has a Sycamore maple neck, with an Australian Rose wood finger board. Pickups are 5 inch Seymour Duncan Soap bars electronics are CTS on a passive circuit . The bridges are made by me and are brass with stainless steel hardware as are the brass nuts, machine heads are Gotch. This bass is a new build. The 12 string basses have been around since the 70s as we all know. I’ve owned a Hammer for a decade or so. My series 1 are three conventional 12 string basses. I decided to take it to a new place by using multi scale. Why? because it had to be done! the bass pictured is the 4th build of series 2. Without going into the details of the engineering of the instrument, it work’s beautifully, deep bass at 34.5 inch, guitar highs at 32 inch.
Well done!
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Nice to see the bass rocking it. Great job!
I’m blown away by the bridge…4 independent pieces? Explain, please!
Love it!
I can haz bass??
Seriously . . . how much to build me one?
Hi William
I have a multiscale 12 here ready for sale if you are interested , db1208 series 2 , I have pics and a video of me playing it , if interested please let me know , as for the price $AU 1,800
cheers
David
Hi David, could you send us the link of your video playing this exceptionl instrument? I didn´t find it in Youtube….
That is crazy!! How is it tuned? What did you use for the fret template? Great job!!
Seeing the photos, I thought it might be neck heavy, but it doesn’t look that way in the video. Looks like a comfortable, playable bass.
Great snare sound on that tune.
good remark! how heavy is this neck?