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Morris B-50 12-string

Found a very short clip of the Morris B-50 12-string guitar. Basically a Martin D-45 copy in 12-string configuration. Made for the Japanese domestic market only, not for export. I bought mine from a...

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David Crosby 12-string on ebay in Australia

This Martin David Crosby guitar showed up on ebay here in Australia today....

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Did Martin change the bridge on the D12-28 (octave strings to the rear)?

I was looking at actual photos of a Martin D12-28 on the Wildwood Guitars website.  It showed a D12-28 with the "new" bridge that has the octave strings in the rear, and primaries front, closer to the...

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Martin Grand J12-40E Special on eBay-Florida USA

Don't see these for sale very often so I thought I'd post it. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/291525958916?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Expensive but superb guitars.

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No Pulse ... Bye

I thought this was a forum for 12-string guitar enthusiasts interested in all things 12-string. Apparently I was wrong. My mistake. I tried posting some new threads I thought might be interesting. I...

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what is the link for the tee shirts

must be blind but I can't find the link to buy a 12 string cafe tee shirt...wouldn't mind seeing a pic of one also

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Here's a video I love - Karen Dalton

My contribution to stimulate this subforum's "pulse"... Supposedly she was Dylan's favorite, I'm not all that familiar with the stories. 

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Tuners for D12-20/35 - a Query.

Hi folks, some time ago, I had a bit of a problem with tuners for my rebuilt and customised D12-20, and folks here helped me a great deal. This 1964 guitar looks almost new due to work done on it by...

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1967 Gibson B-45-12

Was at the Denver Folklore center and picked up a wonderful Gibson 1967 B-45-12.  It was in great shape with only finish checkering obvious.It is a factory second...with a numeral 2 pressed into the...

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New Guild Westerly F-512-12 string...impressive for not a lot of money

I had no interest in going back to a twelve string guitar, having already secured my wife's hand,since I'd chased her around campus in the seventies with a Martin 12 string (sold a long time ago) and...

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J12-15

I know this isn't technically the right place for this, but there are two J12-15s on EBay right now. They don't come up for sale very often and whenever we mention them in here, lots of folks wish...

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Paul Simon - Monterey 12 string

Interesting clips with Paul playing a Guild 12 string on songs that he would normally use a six string:Simon & Garfunkel The Monterey International Pop Music Festival 1967 - YouTubeEricTaylor K65ce

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Slope Shoulder Gibson B-45-12

Some interesting info and videos of Gibson's rare, first generation (1961) B-45-12 model with rounded shoulders, trapeze bridge and lightly X-braced...

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drop-in gold Martin tuners for 12-string

I'm sure that many if not most of you will see this as a solution to a non-existent problem. If you don't like gold tuners, or enclosed tuners, read no further. Now that 99% of the folks are gone: I...

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Recording King 12 "Dirty Thirties"

I am interested in anyone's experience with the Recording King "Dirty Thirties" 12 string.  I just picked one up for $200.00 and this thing is a cannon!  Plays and sounds nicer than any guitar in this...

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12 string pic

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Some nice 12-string work

Listening to the local "all Christmas music all the time" station on the way to work this morning.  They played "The Gift" (which I think was written by Garth Brooks?), a very spare version sung by a...

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SRV on an acoustic Guild 12 1990 MTV Unplugged

Found this link on the TrueFire.com website.SRV on an acoustic Guild 12 1990 MTV Unplugged.His singing & playing on "Pride & Joy" are great.Mark

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Martin Pete Seeger J12SO! Baritone

Hello everyone! I just scored a Martin Pete Seeger J12SO! Baritone from The Music Zoo this afternoon. I played one years ago at Mandolin Brothers and regretted not getting it....

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Patti Smyth, Rusty Anderson, Howard Stern

Nice song by Patty Smyth (Scandal, John McEnroe's wife) with Guild 12 accompaniment by Rusty Anderson (McCartney guitarist) overseen by  Howard Stern (being Howard):Eric

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