new XII project

[Harvester]

awesome start to a thread ... this is exactly the kind of thing that this site is all about.

good luck xii part hunting !

AP

[mcjt]

Ok, Older Brother and i agree: 2 3/8" for a XII heel.

I spoke to Ken Warmoth yesterday and we agreed his 12 neck would not fit. he recommended Subway Guitars in SF.

[Joe Desperado]

one quick question.. is this a 25.5" scale?

[wardpike]

Oh, wouldn't a 12 with a JM vibrato be cool? I don't mean the 6 on 6 off idea I had, I mean all 12 strings on a JM vibrato. Has this ever been done before?

[mcjt]

hi Joe! YES, 25.5" scale!
and noooooooo, no tremolo for this guitar!

[jimboyogi]

Oh, wouldn't a 12 with a JM vibrato be cool? I don't mean the 6 on 6 off idea I had, I mean all 12 strings on a JM vibrato. Has this ever been done before?

That's what I'm planning to do on my XII build, all I need is a body to put it on. I haven't heard of it being done before. There may be a very good reason

[Joe Desperado]

I would think 12 strings would have way to much pull for a trem. I wonder if you could get it up to pitch and in tune?

[In-Sound]

I would think 12 strings would have way to much pull for a trem. I wonder if you could get it up to pitch and in tune?

All just a matter of spring tension. That would call for some experimentation (or some mathematics)

[wardpike]

I would think 12 strings would have way to much pull for a trem. I wonder if you could get it up to pitch and in tune?

Well, there is always the Bass VI trem. That seems to deal with the tension well.

[Harvester]

Maton ( Australian brand ) made an electric 12 with a bigsby - they played great.

here's a crap photo of one ...



AP

[Echo Ranch]

trem hijack! haha

[Echo Ranch]

did you talk to any of the builders on OSG? like stereordinary? i wonder if anyone could build a decent neck to vintage specs? i don;t see why not. and would probably be cheaper than a vintage neck but more expensive than a warmoth obviously. like what maybe the $450-500 range?

[mcjt]

i have a few pokers in the fire. i was always optimistic that i could get a repro neck for it (if i threw enough $ at it)

anyone have any spare saddles? otherwise, i'm going to grind down some Tusq tele saddles!

[Echo Ranch]

i would talk to mike (offyourface) or jay. i think they both have what you are looking for since you have a base plate. they have tele xii custom shop bridges like the one i sold to nickabulous for his build.

dunno if they want to let them go though. might already be involved in a project of their own.

[mcjt]

yay!
i found saddles! hopefully they will be drop-in replacement.
i am debating whether i want to pay Angela SIXTY DOLLARS for a 4 way rotary switch. Sheesh.

i've had this in my head all day.... jeff beck and jimmy page on his XII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0hk6un_VTg