12 string bass

  1. M

    Has anybody ever seen a 15 string bass?

    I'm a big King's X fan, I love Dug's bass tone and just the general sound of a 12 string. I play a 5 string and was wondering if there were any ways to get a 15 string without going into generational debt trying to build a custom one I'm also left handed
  2. 12 String Acoustic(-Electric) Bass Guitar

    Wanted 12 String Acoustic(-Electric) Bass Guitar

    Hi. I’m looking for an acoustic (or an acoustic-electric, if possible) 12 string bass guitar. Hoping to buy through Reverb.com if we can make a deal. I live right beside Toronto, Canada, and would pay for shipping, etc. Please contact me if you have an offer!
  3. glasser_cannon

    8 String vs 12 String... Do I NEED Both?

    This is going to be a ridiculous question, but I love the sounds of both 8 string and 12 string bases, but I haven't been able to justify why I NEED to own both yet. Like, they sound great, but how often which each get used on their own? Of course at 1am, I'm laying here thinking about it...
  4. GKon

    NBD - Chinese made 12-string

    Hi folks, Yesterday, I received a Chinese made 12-string bass that I bought off of eBay. The nice part about that is that it arrived in 5 days rather than 3 months as when you order from AliExpress. Being a lover of Carlo Robelli basses, I did search the internet to see if there was a CR...
  5. Lukeam101

    12 string bass tuned to 5ths. good idea?

    Hey folks, I recently got the Dug Pinnick 12 string from Schecter and it's a ton of fun! Any 12 string players out there that mess around with different tunings? I was thinking of tuning one of the guitar strings as a fifth. (lower case guitar strings upper case bass strings) ebE aeA daD gdG My...
  6. Marc61

    Advice with a 10 string build.

    I have it in my head to build a dual course 10 string bass. The pluses so far? I can easily get the bridge from Warwick. I have a fantastic local luthier who’s not expensive. It looks like Warmoth is really the only source for quality bodies and necks. I’m thinking super J 5 body made out of...
  7. e.rich
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    Wanted Hamer US B12

    Looking to pick up a Hamer B12, preferably long scale. Have cash for the right one, right now! Let me know what you’ve got. -Eric
  8. Ric5

    does anybody make a 12 string bass that is BEADGC with octaves?

    I would totally love a bass that would be a BEADGC 6 string bass with a single octave string above each fundamental string. something like this but with 2 more strings I have an 8 string bass that is cool and fun to play but 4 more strings would be cool