Damn. I have too many 12-strings.
I got into a bad habit of buying, selling, upgrading, and trying to play EVERYTHING out there, and now I am flush with guitars that I won't play- especially with the demise of my band. (Seriously- EFF this pandemic and the ruin it has wrought.)
I mean- I only play 12s, and had gotten into a comfy-ish space where I could have, play, and actually
USE 5 (or even 6) guitars on stage during a show:
#1 in drop-D tuning
#2 in Drop-DG tuning
#3 for a backup string-break guitar (usually backing up #1)
#4 (optional) 2nd backup
#5 Acoustic/Electric for our opening sing-along/intro song
#6 tunable feedback machine- basically a guitar facing a small amp just for feedback washes, etc.
Technically, I could pull it all off with one or 2 (I do break a fair amount of strings) and have done when the parameters of the gig wouldn't allow the 'whole enchilada.'
So, I counted yesterday, and I have 14 guitars, 13 of which are 12-strings.
There are 5 of those that I LOVE, and will likely never part with, but the rest are basically there for me to try out during the pandemic, and then sell on. I still have a few that I'd like to seek/try out- I haven't managed to get my paws on a Reverend Airwave 12 or a Rick or Guild, but I'm starting to lose the fire for it, y'know?
The culling is coming- time to re-open the Emporium in the for sale section... If anyone is looking for a 12-string, there are some bro-deals to be had in there before they hit the bay/reverb.
Here's the rack-shot that got me thinking about the end of my "try to play them ALL!" journey: