Mick Buys His First Ever 12-String Guitar [But Now What?!]

Double the strings, double the fun? Mick prepares for a new approach…
Life too short for long videos? See the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below.
Welcome to the show! Mick here, hello. As you can see I recently bought a new guitar: for the first time ever I have my very own electric 12-string, so I thought I would share my first hours with it.
As you’ll hear in the video, I bought it with a specific purpose in mind, but before we get to that, let’s walk through the first plugging-in, a little bit of love for the fingerboard and a string change. All that done, I plug in to the rig and see what there is to be found.
Please enjoy the video, and please visit That Pedal Shop www.thatpedalshop.com/
I mention some gig dates in the video, so here are the relevant ticket links:
• Thursday 23 June 2022, Frome UK: www.cheeseandgrain.com/events...
• Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 June, Witney UK: www.thatpedalshowstore.com/co...
Today’s signal chain is as follows:
Guitar, Vibe, Octafuzz, Tube Screamer, Maiden Preamp, Paso Doble Preamp, SPLIT.
One side of the split then goes Future Factory, Harmonious Monk, Reverb L, Power Amp Side A/ bottom speaker
Other side of the split goes Reverb R, Power Amp Side B / top speaker
Pedals and stuff used in this video
• Schmidt-Array SA-550 XDM
www.schmidtarray.com/
• JAM Pedals Retrovibe MkII
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: bit.ly/3vrNVXw
• Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer [this one is a Keeley mod from 2014]
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA Sweetwater: imp.i114863.net/Ryq1yb
• Mythos Pedals Argo
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Australia: bit.ly/3qt3Y4s
• Kingsley Maiden D Preamp
kingsleyamplifiers.com/product...
• Kingsley Paso Doble [not available, link to Page TS which is very similar and much more versatile]
kingsleyamplifiers.com/product...
• Free The Tone FF-1Y Future Factory
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• JAM Pedals Harmonious Monk
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Australia: bit.ly/3rJBJAb
• Chase Bliss Audio CXM1978 Reverb
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Australia: bit.ly/37R8McD
• TheGigRig G3 Atom
www.thegigrig.com/g3
Interesting bits & go-to sections
0:00 But why Mick, why?
2:58 Why choose this guitar?
6:48 First time plugging in
8:45 What is a 12-string anyway?
16:52 String removing
17:48 Fretboard conditioner
21:10 Restringing
25:50 Nut slot widening
27:25 Dialling in that sound
29:50 Vibe settings
37:52 Closing thinkings
Guitars in this episode:
• Ibanez Artcore AS73-12
Amps & cabs in this episode:
• Mesa/Boogie 50/50 Stereo Power Amp - no longer made, I found this on Reverb.com
• Mesa/Boogie 2x12 with EVM-12L speakers - as above
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[@brysimm404]

Speaking of “soaked in effects”, my favorite 12 string sound is British Indie Shoegaze / Dreampop band, LUSH. Miki Berenyi’s Epiphone 12 string rhythm chords plus classic Boss pedals equals very happy days indeed! 😃👍

[@simonfreer9076]

Agreed

[@georgespencer3973]

She’s the reason I bought a 12 string. I love the Birds, XTC, Smiths, Plimsouls, etc. But when I think of my favorite 12 string sound, it’s Lush.

[@kjphoto]

12-strings are the hardest to play, most annoying to maintain, impossible to keep in tune…most glorious-sounding things on the planet.

[@jasonpitre1249]

That pretty much sums it up. Well said!

[@kennethc2466]

Agreed. It was a bitter sweet day to get rid of mine, but I find a TC sub and up pedal gets me kinda close, without the headache. Close, but not the same.

[@AndrewNuttall]

@@kennethc2466 Sound very much like a POG or similar pedal on a standard electric so I could see how you could get close enough for most parts in a mix.

[@kennethc2466]

@@AndrewNuttall Got rid of my POG for the TC after using a friend's. I like it FAR better.

[@JaffaRoad]

Try an 11 string oud then we can talk about this….

[@georgespencer3973]

Excellent video, Mick! Thank you for taking us along.

[@Dave_Moore_Malin-Music]

Congrats Mick! Great video - superbly edited and presented too! Enjoy.

[@marcp.418]

Awesome vlog, Mick. Thank you. I've enjoyed every minute of it.

[@markkennedy1022]

Loads of fun ahead for you - enjoy! Thanks for sharing …

[@bleeknoir]

I can’t pick-up a twelve string without playing The Killing Moon. Instant Bunnymen (on a good many of their songs.) Sounds great Mick!

[@telsutton]

For years - whenever my uncle would let me get his 1965 360-12, which he'd had from new, out to play - it was a toss up between 'Eight Miles High', 'Ticket To Ride' and 'Needles and Pins'. Didn't see him for years then in 2011 I saw him at my aunt's funeral... 'Have you still got the Ricky?' 'Actually, no I sold it to a mate last week for £600'. There was almost a second funeral that day (he'd always told me I'd have first dibs after using it on some of my best recordings in Eden, Konk, Chapel etc). I've never gotten over it.

[@nicholasg923]

Wow! Adios £4k... some mate.

[@samuelxavier2473]

Bowie's Starman for me on 12 string.

[@telsutton]

@@samuelxavier2473 Acoustic, maybe. Electric, nein!

[@KKMcK1]

All beautiful tones and textures! Right on, Mick!

[@LexingtonDaniel]

Welcome to the 12-string family. They've always been a necessity for me. Great stuff as always!

[@dhod900]

So pumped. Probably favourite song and such an amazing version!!

[@briancherry8088]

Great content, Mick. Thanks for the tour of your new toy!

[@dustbowlrelics]

Must've spoke to you, looks & sounds fantastic, good on ya! Always good to see what you guys are up to...all the best from Alberta Canada

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Most of you know this already, but Doyle Branhall also wrote "Life by the Drop" and SRV played/recorded it on a 12. Nice bit of picking there.

[@philipellis7039]

I think that’s a different Doyle Bramhall, his father.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

@@philipellis7039 you may be right, I don't know. Sorry for any confusion! Anyway it's still a great song and some lovely playing lol

[@kodykindhart5644]

🤣🤣 A different Doyle bramhall with the same name

[@guitarmoog]

That sounded awesome, and it made me happy to see you looking so happy with it.

[@mralgebro]

I LOVE these vlogs. Thanks for sharing your motivation and how you came to acquire it!

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thank you Sean!

[@TheBeriking]

Awesome Vlog Mick! Sounds killer, very impressed with your free flowing playing out of the gate. Takes me huge amounts of time to even be able to pick correctly every time I try a 12, the string distances throw me off completely. Enjoy it, and the rehearsals and gigs it will be part of!

[@stilllifewithguitar184]

Those lower end Ibanezes in general are a real steal, incredible guitars for the money and no compromises on looks.

[@michaelcurtin508]

Love the production quality of TPS videos! From the content themes, video & audio to consistency of information provided in the description. I'd imagine it's a lot of work. I appreciate it :)

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thanks muchly Michael, I really appreciate that. We’re always trying to make it as good as our skills allow!

[@victor2510]

Great sounds Mick!

[@WhitAnderson70]

A new TPS video right as my coffee is ready. Gonna be a good day!

[@davedavem]

Mick, I could watch your vlogs all day. Love them.

[@TheHowardSinclair]

Fantastic choice and great to hear it. I was half tempted to sell you my Burns but you've saved me that heart ache :)

[@ronpluijm]

Great buy Mick and nice chops as usual. Like most of the time, when it says "made in Japan" it's a guaranty for good quality. And, hey, they did it again. I expect to see you play this guitar more often during the show. To my ears, this guitar is a steal for that price.

[@jrchanning]

Love these extra episodes, that 12 string sounds fantastic and a bargain buy, never played one myself but it looks fun and a unique sound to be sure !! 😄

[@nickharrington12]

Mick, your vlogs have become my favourite TPS episodes. I'm always excited for the regular episodes, and VCQs, but I'm pumped when I see a vlog posted. I like the focus and more personal journey the vlog format allows. That Ibanez was a great score. It sounds, and more importantly, looks awesome! ;-) Great episode. Cheers.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thanks so much Nick, super kind of you to say!

[@raydowley1038]

Nice find and some awesome sounds Mick

[@scottakam]

Nice looking and sounding guitar. Have fun with it!

[@limpindug]

Happy new guitar mate👍🥃Respect to you bud.

[@chrispaine2265]

The fretboard looks so much nicer once darkened up with that conditioner. The guitar sounds nice too!

[@bnbell]

Beauty! I got a Fender Electric XII about 2 years ago and I love it. So much fun!

[@fiete201]

Another great Episode! I really enjoyed the sounds and was more than once looking for the chorus pedal on your board but its just the great sound of the 12 string. Well made Video, well played sounds, looking forward for some shots from the Gigs (if youtube allows it ;-)).

[@somebodyelse5438]

These are my favorite type of TPS video!!!👍🏼👍🏼🎸🎸

[@pedalhead2641]

Hey Mick! For years I have been watching and hearing you talk about the Vintera Strats. And for years I have been saying that I am not a Strat guy. I have own 6 or more over the years and they aren’t my voice. Picked up a Road Worn Vintera 50’s Strat a few weeks ago on a “well maybe one more time.” It sits next to my bed. I play it all the time. Can’t get enough of it. Love it. Thanks so much for what you guys do!

[@marcossalomgarcia1276]

Aw man… loved this episode. I will probably watch again some other time. Every time you enter Mr. Bramhall II zone… its a win. Great work!!!! Plz: record the gig… cheers

[@OctopusEars]

I loved everything about this episode, great work Mick

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thank you!

[@minuano08]

Good on you Mick !! 🎼🎸🎶 I fell ib love with the 12 string after 1st listen of 'New Chautauqua' . 2 yrs later, bought a Guild F-512. I've yet to buy a 12 Electric. Thinking it's about time 😀😉 may you and Dan continue to do what you do. And look forward to shows centering around 12 string guitars. Hint. Hint.

[@KristonAbbott]

Thought I’d restring my Yamaha Pacifica 303-12 while I watched this fabulous video. Just about got it done by the end of the bud. Nice one Mick, love the guitar.

[@boggeshzahim3713]

I love my Ibanez semi hollow, I got it for my 15th birthday 10 years ago and it's been incredible the whole way

[@pauldaddario9343]

The pickups in the Ibanez artcore guitars are so beautifully fizzy. They make playing fun. Great video Mick!

[@timothycallahan6234]

Interestingly, I just came back here again after watching the 2022 'Summing Up' episode, and when I got down to the 'Closing Thinkings' portion of the vid, you made mention that, after all that investment in high-quality and vintage guitars, you found yourself enjoying the sound of the budget-conscious 12 String. In that 'Summing Up' vid, you mentioned how much looser and more flexible you were feeling with your new guitars, and how much they were helping you to go with the flow of things (my words), not getting hung up on the machine so much as it seems you are putting your best into the guitar, and the guitars seem to be responding by giving you some great sounds in return. Just thought that was interesting. Hope you are having a lovely Holiday, thanks for everything.

[@ArcticonComp]

I've been looking at that Ibanez for some time. Well, now it's on the list! Thanks Mick, and enjoy the 12-string!

[@chrisquinn9104]

Always great to hang out. Woke up stressed at 4:00 am Seattle time and was saved by your relaxing peaceful video to find some serenity. So grateful it was there for me (and everyone really) Cheers

[@ThatPedalShow]

That’s great to hear Chris! Wishing you a peaceful day. :0)

[@timothycallahan6234]

Oh man, I love it! I have 2 Ibanez Artcore semi-hollows, and I really love them. I also have an old Eko 12 string that is just magical. Super cool guitar!

[@darenanderson1960]

What a great video! I love that you perform guitar setup work. The color of the fretboard is a nice improvement. I’d be tempted to give it another coat of the Montepresso to get it a little darker. The guitar sounds great and the playing was excellent!

[@johnsereno8022]

I really enjoyed this and was excited when I first saw the title of the episode because I have been considering buying the Reverend 12 for much the same reasons. In the interim, though, I must say that my Boss G10 COSM/synth is doing a pretty fair job of providing those tones in a pinch. Love your videos, I’m sure it’s very difficult to continually come up with topics, but keep up the great work!

[@stevieboy444]

Thanks Mick. I got a lot out of that. I've never played one & I didn't know that the top B & E are different to the others. Great to hear an affordable guitar sounding that good. Cheers.

[@coldanimal5107]

Can you just imagine how thin a string you'd have to use to tune the top E an octave higher? I'm pretty sure that's the only reason the top two pairs are tuned in unison instead of octave.

[@johnandre5558]

Octave fuzz on a 12 string. Thanks Mick, that made my day. I am now imagining Dan with the 12 string and a POG.

[@dimmideck4055]

Great VLOG! As someone who has returned to electric guitar after a 20 year break I can concur that both solid state combo amps and mid range guitars have come a HUGE long way since the 2000s. I have two Ibanez guitars (great to see them getting some TPS love) 20 years apart of a similar price bracket and the difference is astounding, and the new Orange 35RT just destroys my old Marshall 80RCD from the 2000s in every single way except perhaps volume, but even then it's much closer than the wattage would suggest. Great vid!

[@davidburnsmusic]

Love an electric 12! That's a very cool looking one you've got there Mick!

[@weschilton]

What an absolutely super cool sounding guitar! You are a master at finding great guitar deals!

[@carljohnson8364]

Great sounds!! Wish I could catch a show.

[@dbsound882]

Great overhaul cool guitar I just got a Rick 12 and I'm rebuilding it too, can't wait too finish, great sounds with the pedals they are a wild sound.

[@backlom]

Glad you mentioned your predicament with the vibe in a w/d rig because that’s my hurdle too. Going the TPS w/d then!! Great guitar

[@astewart9410]

Sweeeeeet! Love those Artcores, and the 12 sounds lovely straight away. That gig will be stellar. Me, I love that body shape, I still adore my Epi ES-335 Pro custom (alas only 6 strings lol). Have a great time, Mick!

[@lorde_spooky]

Been thinking about one of these for a long time, not first on my priority list but definitely up there on the list of purchases i wanna make

[@Sammywhat]

You can't even mention Hotel and California in the same video without getting demonetized. 🥴 What a treat, Mick!! You are such an inspiration on so many levels!! God bless you!! 🙏

[@hegz1484]

Epic video!!!!

[@colaboytje]

Happy for you.

[@philipellis7039]

Hearing a Crossroads riff on TPS wouldn’t normally surprise me but not that one! I think that’s what I heard, I need other middle aged Brits (such as Benny or Miss Diane) to confirm…

[@davidennis1081]

Yes! I’m old…I heard it too! Great tune :)

[@melvoid01]

Sadly also old enough to confirm what you heard.😂

[@petergoddard1960]

Yep, you heard right. Watch out for that wobbly set!

[@tpdorsey]

Fun show. Thanks Mick. My main guitar is an '00s AS73 six string. Love it. A tone I really dig with it is Rangemaster > Harmonious Monk > Zoom 507 plate reverb (really).

[@kcole4001]

Brilliant! The Artcore stuff is really, really nice, and I'll echo the sentiment that 40 years ago one couldn't get half the guitar (or bass!!!) for anywhere near that money. Bravo!

[@AlbusBand]

Back when I worked at the guitar shop they’d always say “You spend half your time tuning and half your time outta tune”, lol. Fortunately the modern day 12’s seem to hold tuning fairly well (massive generalization). They’re super cool for layering in tracks too and the last Danelectro 12 I really liked I let get away from me. Congrats on the beautiful guitar, can’t wait to hear more!!! All my love brother!!!

[@thiscorrosion900]

Not true. I have a 12-string ac. electric, a lefty one, even, and I don't have any issues at all keeping it in tune, or dealing with it. If it's set up right, it shouldn't be that difficult to tune. If you keep screwing with it doing alt. tunings or whatever, it might be.

[@ERICKATERLE]

Awesome Mick!

[@paulcollingridge8387]

Yep, perfect timing. AND I'm a 12-string guy (Lowden). Very exciting!

[@druwk]

Sounds KILLER! D Standard with Vibe, has a GREAT sound? ANYTIME you dissect Dolye type sounds…count me in! Love what he does, and sometimes it is hard to get the Tone happening? Of Course, what he’s playing is probably the biggest piece, but his sounds are magic! Great work Mick.

[@DVRMNaitor]

It sounds killer with fuzz and distortion. Great buy 👌

[@petegeoghegan7562]

Welcome to the club! That sounds and looks amazing. I'm lucky to own a Ric 12 and it's getting a lot of play of late. A bit of tape style flange and some analog delay is working for me at the moment. I use flatwound strings (McGuinn/Townshend) and compression. I keep it clean too but I have to say your drive tones sounded great. Check out David Crosby solo and CSN&Y. Lots of electric 12. Beautiful big jazzy minor 7's. Roger wouldn't let him play 12 in the Byrds! Can't wait to hear more. Chime on.

[@simonpark843]

The sausage discussion seems to have become a recurring leitmotif at TPS - I heartily approve. I really liked this video.

[@charliekrengel1344]

The one cab wet dry rig is sounding amazing Mick! Inspiring set up.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thanks Charlie. I really love it!

[@ColinDymond]

That’s given me lots of idea for my new Italia Rimini 12.

[@voxcapacitor]

Great vlog Mick - my electric 12 is a super cheap OLP EVH musicman licensed copy, and it’s probably the 3rd most used guitar on my recordings (after home brew Tele and a full hollow Ibanez Artcore). I wanted a less humbuckery sound without spending a bunch, so pulled out the screw polepieces which actually sounds really cool. Love the 12, love the Artcores, love the vlog!

[@PatTrudeau]

Great, great video, Mick! You’ve absolute nailed Doyle’s tone.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thank you Pat!

[@vincet68]

Great score, Mick - sounds amazing on headphones. Loved the way you did the copyright strikes 😂😂😂

[@onesource9527]

Very nice. I ordered a Squire 12-string Paranormal. Looking forward to experimenting with some of your rig components.

[@noakwesterberg]

Treating a dry fingerboard can make such a difference, very rewarding. Love the guitar, those Ibanez models are killer!

[@louisindelicato1406]

Sounds Great , congrats! I got myself a Reverend Airwave 12 string , its such a great guitar stays in tune, slightly shorter scale, independent saddles for each string so you can intonate it, locking tuners, wider neck and very easy to play for a 12 string. Very stable instrument. I highly Recommend it if you are looking for a 12.

[@NoCoverCharge]

I have the same love it

[@phucknuts]

The reverend 12 string is right up there with the hagstroms and the Guild electric semi hollow 12 strings . But I love the Reverends

[@michael4382]

Just came across your vid. Just placed an order for the same guitar. Sweeeet.

[@timwhistler5882]

Mick ,you are a top dude, man. The fact that you get excited by the inspiration an electric 12 string ,brings to you, is bleedin' fantastic. look at the world with a childs eyes, all the best.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thank you kindly Tim!

[@ABCDEF-ks5op]

fuzz & vibe best combo! love the playing Mick

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thank you kindly!

[@jeffallen3382]

That 12 string is beautiful and sounded amazing! Nice guitar Mick!

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thank you Jeff!!

[@benjohnson4810]

That is a good sounding guitar, from what i can tell. It's very nice looking for sure.

[@jfergey]

Love the Doyle-esq Hear My Train A-Coming. One one my favourite sounds ever.👍🏻

[@jtcolecomedy]

Absolutely mega! Got a blue sparkly Dano a few years ago and it was instantly the most inspiring and easiest to play guitar I own and the cheapest! I wish there was more I could play on.

[@GRBAquatics]

Awesome. Thankyou. Have a couple of Ibanez acoustics, such well made guitars and just a pleasure to play. Some of my favorite 12 String Rickenbacker sound comes from Australian band The Church.

[@jayseb]

I really enjoy watching and listening to people who can "manage" their passions and stick to what they need... and not only go crazy with unnecessary purchases; when they kind of all are... lol. Cheers for that, great video.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Hahahaha! Exactly that! ‘Need’ is a complex term on the 21st century. :0)

[@A_Smith.]

Bin waiting to see your twelve string show up. Many of us not quite ready to go twelve string living vicariously through you, i'm sure. 😆

[@matthewkiepert2055]

Sick dude!

[@SquareWaveSymphonies]

This guitar is so beautiful! I hope, you'll enjoy it! Cheers!

[@jaydee4077]

It’s interesting when you add chorus or vibrato. The settings have to be just so as not to fight with the natural chorusing effects of the xtra strings. I’ve been jonesing for a 12 string for a while now. Thanks for this. I hadn’t considered the artcore series.

[@Liko81DJ]

Wonderful tones, as always. 12-strings are the original octave and chorus effect. My acoustic 12er has a unison G string, I tried to like the high G (which becomes the highest-pitched string on the instrument) and all the trademark licks that use it, but it was doing weird things to the more everyday stuff I was playing on it.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Sweet guitar! Love it 😎

[@mkcclub]

Hi, Malcolm here. Great blog, up my street. I found it comical that you use heavier strings on an electric than I do on a 12 string acoustic. (10-47) I often drop the tuning a whole step too, acoustics ( like Strats going to Eb) are a whole different animal. Before I lightened my string gauge, I’d frequently drop the whole shebang to C, then capo up to standard. It was immense. Nice one, keep up the good work 😎🎶🎵👍

[@mojobluesmusic8960]

Yes sir love it... Someone's got a new toy When you hit that tubescreamer 👌

[@markandrewdaley]

Awesome sound.and congrats on the new guitar. If you haven't, or haven't recently, I highly recommend you listen to some Blind Willie McTell -- he's a monster of 12 string blues, and one of my faves.

[@ChadWork1]

I too have the Ibanez AS7312. I got it in 2013, and still love it! It had intonation issues though, so I got a new 12 saddle bridge (it came with only a 6 saddle which made it impossible to completely intonate), and I also got an Earvana Acoustic Retro Style Nut. I took it to my luthier friend Steve (RIP) and he cut the slots in the nut and installed everything. Not the 12 string is very, very intonated. I can play an octave D and it's still in perfect tune. I'll post a KZbin link next on the chance KZbin will allow it. It's really worth it to upgrade! If the link doesn't appear, the video title is "Ibanez Artcore AS7312 Semi-Hollow Intonation Mods".

[@thurstonhowls7723]

I had an as73 six string. I really liked it! My nephew however, loved it! So it is his now. They are a great budget ES. Just watch the input bolt. Mine always fell off if I didn’t remember to tighten it once in a while and I always ended up fishing the jack out with surgical pliers haha

[@JiminiCrikkit]

Congratulations, sounds alright dunnit... (vast understatement)

[@grahamkelly8299]

Looks extremely well made

[@ezm69]

Glad to see you going down the 12-string rabbit hole! I snagged a Reverend Airwave 12 after seeing the Greg Koch KZbin demo (Starship Trooper, if you haven't seen it, it's a must!) and haven't regretted it one second! Having separate intonation on each string helps but yea, the chorusing covers it up decent anyway. The thing about electric 12 is is kinda a one-trick pony, but it's a damn sweet trick! I find myself picking it up to play a few minutes and looking up a few hours later! As for the playability, in my experience, it's not so much what's under the fingers, but the fact that you tend to center the tip of the finger on 1 string, so on a 12 you end up way off-center on the other (which then feel's weird). If you work on aiming more for the space between the two strings it works better, but that's a new technique to be sure! That said, electric 12 is awesome for live and pretty good for recording. The next step is with recording to checkout Nashville tuning. Basically, take the extra 6 strings and pop them on a 6 string and you have Nashville tuning. Double track your standard parts with the Nashville tuning (to tweak what you play, either or) and you can handle each completely differently. Different effects, eq, amps etc. The cool part is that you can accentuate that jangle or pull it back a bit or anything in between. I keep an acoustic and an electric in Nashville tuning just for recording. My plain old Danelectro 6 string turns out to be perfect for Nashville tuning as it has a bit of that jangle or chime naturally. Anyway, worth checking out now that you're already down the rabbit hole!

[@citizenk5050]

Congrats! 12s are wonderful! I have a Guild 12 I tune to C. For electric I use an EHX Intelligent Harmony Machine to add an octave down, and fruzz it up with a Fulltone Fulldrive 2V2 and a Wamplet Belle into my '64 Vibroverb and Luckhurst Princeton homage. Epic!