The 12-String Guitar's Greatest Hits

[@l4-5spinalfusionandlaminec45]

“Eight Miles High” without a Rickenbacker? Sounds just as good. Great job, Mark!

[@CthulhuInc]

i'm happy that i'm a 12er player - it just adds a richness that can't be beat!

[@ffggddss]

As a 60's-music fan, I appreciate that you "sneaked in" a 4th 60's song in your opening _(Eight Miles High)._ So thanks for this baker's dozen! And as I was watching that intro, my thinking was, "Given the chrono-ordering, he's got to open with _Walk Right In._ " And son-of-a-gun, I nailed that! Another 8 minutes of pure fun! Fred

[@NDFlyFisher]

Being a child of the 60s I have quite a list of 12 string greats. IMHO, Roger McGuinn was the 12 string guru of the 60s. Nice song selection Mark. Some I didn’t recognize but they sounded great.

[@bobshomewoodshop7996]

I'd add Glen Campbell as another 12-string guru of that era.

[@NDFlyFisher]

@@bobshomewoodshop7996 Good point. Campbell was a master.

[@ffggddss]

@@bobshomewoodshop7996 @NDFlyFisher: I might add Paul Simon, just for the song, _For Emily Whenever I May Find Her._ Blew me away when it first came out. And maybe also Keith Potger of The Seekers for _I'll Never Find Another You_ and _Georgy Girl._ Fred

[@bobshomewoodshop7996]

@@ffggddss Two great choices. Paul Simon is a great fingerstyle player.

[@AlexCitroen-zt8xv]

Eight Miles High 🎶what an epic song!

[@danmoreno37]

Great video. I couldn’t agree more! I am a little surprised (pleasantly) that you weren’t blocked, covering the Eagles tune!!

[@danmayes4657]

1:00 Glasses / beard / black shirt and song gives off a beatnick vibe. Roc-Locks ROCK

[@PeteLamont]

Great playing as always, thanks for doing what you do Mark!

[@8MinuteAxe]

Much appreciated again Pete.

[@Nirsterkur]

Mark in an inspiration to me. Here are my favourites out of these 12: 1. Hotel California - Eagles 2. Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi 3. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 4. A hard days night - Beatles

[@mikemclenison8200]

For A Hard Day's Night I've found if you do it in the key of "A" you can get all the notes in proper sequence with the bass, piano and 12 string. Take the Fadd9 you play and slide it up a whole step but play open the low E and A strings with it.

[@8MinuteAxe]

Damn you. I'm going to have to try that now! :). Thanks!! Mark

[@pearl672]

Great choice of songs. I was not expecting the Smiths song. And as always great playing and production.

[@rrip1527]

Great songs as usual. More Than A Feeling would probably be my favorite 12 string song.

[@howardklein9834]

Thank you for giving voice to this wonderful instrument!

[@davewheel8974]

Another great anthology, Mark, really enjoy these!

[@dh2970]

Great choices, these really show the range of 12'er sounds, thanks!

[@redsmets]

Great video! I love Zebra's "Who's Behind the Door?"

[@8MinuteAxe]

Reds-Mets. 73 NLCS. Huge Mets fan here. Rose-Harrelson

[@kareeme7]

I love how you included bothe electric and acoustic 12 string songs. Awesome job. Thanks for the music. And you have a lot of great guitars which made this even more fun.

[@TheBluesman56]

Knocked it outta the park once again Mark. Great video, great songs 👍😎🎶

[@willyboy256]

Fantastic as always Mark. Thanks for posting - it always inspires!

[@walterhaines1309]

Zebra!!!?? You are my favorite person right now!

[@bobshomewoodshop7996]

Great choices, and great playing, as always. There were two or three songs that I wasn't familiar with since I grew up in the '60s and wasn't listening to any contemporary stations in the 80s and 90s.

[@vintagethrifter2114]

Good video as always. It's a hard subject matter and even harder to keep it down to three since everyone has their opinions. At the end of your videos, could you list the ones you considered and why they didn't make the final cut?

[@DaveKraft1]

Glad you "snuck in" 8 Miles High; couldn't have left that out. Yeah, had the same prob narrowing down the 60's. One that comes to mind is "Look Through Any Window" by the Hollies.

[@stankruger6823]

Great video. I really enjoyed it.

[@mstack1949]

Heya Mark, you played lots of fun stuff. Chalk up another great video. (I finally made it on real time). I kept seeing you holding that Reverend but you didn't use it. I still haven't found one to play!

[@jw_au]

First time I’ve seen your channel, I’m impressed with the number of 12strings you have!

[@charlesmanthy9697]

Another great video, thanks Mark!

[@ShiningHourPop]

Nice playing as per usual. My understanding is that “What Difference Does It Make” was recorded with a Rickenbacker 330JG 6 string. (It says so in his book “Marr’s Guitars”). However, he did borrow a red Rickenbacker 12 string for a mimed performance on the BBC TV chart show, Top of the Pops so along with your great playing, I forgive you! 😂 🤓

[@8MinuteAxe]

What Difference Does It Make was recorded on a Rick 330 6 for sure. Pleasant Valley Sunday was recorded tracking three Les Pauls. Both songs were performed live 100s of times using a 12-string and I used to have a VHS of Marr teaching the song on a 12 which is why I chose that one. I should have played Big Mouth or There is a Light That Never Goes Out. I believe the original of each was recorded with a 12. But I could be wrong.

[@ShiningHourPop]

@@8MinuteAxe That’s ok Mark. I was on.y being nerdy! Sometimes it’s hard to tell anyway because JM was such an expert in layering guitars. Nonetheless, I’m pleased you chose a Smiths song and as I said, you play all the examples very well.

[@Jeffcatbuckeye]

@@8MinuteAxeman in the corner shop by the jam as well.

[@johnhermanson5249]

Hoping to hear "King of the Hill" (McGuinn/Petty)

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video from my favorite youtuber have a wonderful day ❤😊

[@chriscflint]

You are awesome dude, you give me motivation.

[@XF15DCC]

I need to find the tabs for “who’s behind the door”. I forgot how great that sound sounds. Kevin

[@8MinuteAxe]

Hey Kevin. Shoot me an email at [e-mail] and I will find an accurate tab or tab it myself. Thx. Mark

[@MoviesNStuff]

More hits than you'd think, but still not enough

[@warrenp.5916]

How do you like your Vangoa? I have one, however I don’t enjoy playing it with such high action. I also had to install a “Bridge Doctor” as it was starting to get a “belly” a dip by the sound hole!…. Did you have a lot of fine tuning and set up?

[@biggiesmith]

Great work; my first view of your channel. I'm a long time 12 player and lover. I'm wondering if your Rics are strung the traditional way they came across the pond or did yours get switched over? Quite a collection , too. I'm 12-string poor now, but my VG Strat give me an acceptable 12-string sound. Look forward to your old and new stuff.

[@josephmilsark123]

Great video Mark. I played along with you on Hotel California. Have you thought about doing a video on the best Christian songs to feature a 12 string? There’s one song within the CCM genre that I hear on WayFM all the time that features a 12 string that could open up the list that I suggested. New Creation by Mac Powell

[@stevenkarnisky411]

Cannot argue with any of your choices, Mark. Perhaps you could do a program on six string songs that might have sounded better on a twelve.

[@palm5reader276]

Let me know when the rocloc is available in Australia and I'll buy a bundle

[@8MinuteAxe]

Hey Palm Reader. I really appreciate that. We are working on getting distribution in Australia. If you email me at [e-mail] I can talk to my partner (he does direct fulfillment) about getting a couple of sets to you. As long as we can get it to you for a price that's not cost prohibitive to you and doesn't end up putting us in the red, we will do the best we can to make sure you get a couple of sets. Please include your address in the email so that I can see what the cost will be. Thanks so much. Mark

[@jricoc3475]

I'm shocked that there is never more recent stuff on these playlists; like 'Rebel Heart', by the Shelters ... or even 'Shelter Song' (ironically), by Temples, 'Little Bribes', by Death Cab for Cutie ...

[@8MinuteAxe]

I am doing a more modern video (huge Death Cab fan here, I've seen them numerous times), plus Arcade Fire, there are a lot of modern songs with the 12 but it's definitely for a different crowd. No matter what it's impossible to please everybody. I get criticized when I don't include Harmonium, a French Canadian band from Montreal that never made it in the states but did kill it with the 12 or even stuff like Blind Willie Mctell (played the festival two years ago here in GA) or Lead Belly. Are you really shocked? You may not know it, but you have a much deeper knowledge of 12 string songs than 99% of people. I've done over 230 12-string songs. As deep as Robin Lane and the Chartbusters, again Harmonium, the original version of Statesboro Blues, Arctic Monkeys, Tennis, etc. Thanks for checking it out. If you have a bunch of other new 12-string tunes I would be grateful if you'd point me to them. Email me at [e-mail] if you have the time. Responding to comments and creating threads is youtube's great abyss. They don't send notifications after the initial comment so there's just no way to find replies to my replies unless I dig. Thx. Mark

[@jricoc3475]

You're misunderstanding my post. I assume that you would perform songs that you like, and not try to cover all bases, particularly with obscure, regional, or non-commercial acts. What I was referring to is something that we see a lot in guitar hobbyist communities. It's the self-loathing aspect of guitar music. Folks are quick to chime in that "nobody's making guitar music anymore", but when current acts release tracks that mimic or are clearly inspired by music of previous generations, there is no acknowledgement, or embrace. We don't have MTV or true FM radio anymore, so one of the primary vehicles of mainstream rock music is late-night talk shows. But even when these acts perform on those outlets, guitar hobbyists are generally dismissive. Keep posting and playing; I never miss any of your vids ...

[@blakewilliams3702]

Typical 8 Minute Axe video……TERRIFIC!!!! Good choices (except 8 Miles High is not on my list), well played, and seeing what you do with the Van Goya guitars should inspire all of us!

[@tao694t]

Great video - gonna play that Reverend or just hold it on your lap??

[@8MinuteAxe]

That's too funny. I didn't realize that I chose all songs in which I play a different guitar. Wow. Nice catch. I play the reverend more than any other 12 string by far so I just assumed that surely a Reverend performance would be in there. Crap. LOL. Thanks for checking out the video and thanks for letting me know about the gaffe. Take care. -Mark

[@tao694t]

@@8MinuteAxe that's comforting to hear actually, as I've been considering getting the Reverend for an electric 12

[@jackmaynard4258]

I would have added Mama I'm Coming Home by Ozzy Osbourne, it's one of my favorites to play and sing on the 12 string

[@Jeffcatbuckeye]

You should try Yes-Awaken like how Steve Howe did it on a 360/12 lol.

[@grahamarmfield8513]

You've chosen some great songs. But for me the song that convinced me that I needed to get a 12 string was Gentle Tuesday by Primal Scream - one of their early singles. You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3UdXyggcmaZqs

[@8MinuteAxe]

Hey Graham. I don't know that song but I'm going to check it out right now. I really appreciate it (and I have over 400 12-string songs on my master list). Take care and be well. -Mark

[@8MinuteAxe]

Great riff, great use of the 12-string, and a quality song. I forgot how poppy they were in the 80s...in a good way. Thanks again.

[@barbaramurphy9420]

Anything from Where I’m Bound, Bob Gibson and his 12 String Guitar late 50s. No Bob Gibson, no McGuinn

[@seanmiller7187]

How many times are you going to make the exact same video?

[@8MinuteAxe]

Hey Sean. I'm not sure if you follow any youtube channels, and not that I want to compare myself to the least common denominator, but most channels literally do the same thing over and over and over. I don't like to do a ton of reviews because I won't do paid reviews and I can't afford to buy that much stuff. Lessons and topical videos don't do well and the fact of the matter is that 90% of the people that watch my channel are not subscribed, 78% have never seen one of my videos before (at least that they can remember), and I'm trying to get more people excited about the 12-string. I had a rule that at least 50% of my content had to be be fresh and this is the 3rd time in 270 videos that I wasn't able to keep up that standard. Would you prefer I do what most youtubers do: I Can't Believe Fender actually allowed this, If I Play This Chord 50 People Will Die Instantly, This Guitar Should be Illegal. I caught hell just for making a series that was "insanely fun" even though I made fun of myself throughout. The most popular guitar youtuber does the same lesson once a week and gets a million views each time. The reason I have to use some previously recorded material is because I'm trying to make a business work, I have kids who's schedules are demanding, my wife was diagnosed with MS, and I've recommitted myself to practicing more because I'd like to get good before I die. I have a long way to go (for both I hope). I usually delete these kinds of comments but I recognize the name so I thought you deserved an honest answer since you've given me a lot of your time. Mark

[@8MinuteAxe]

it's actually 350 videos

[@toddscala2412]

com'n dude. are you serious? videos with stock footage now and then but a lot of fresh stuff. more than most guys.

[@seanmiller7187]

@@8MinuteAxe And 320 of them are of you playing the intros to "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Wanted Dead Or Alive," "More Than A Feeling," and "Ticket To Ride."

[@CameraLaw]

Hey, I just stopped in for a tune and a beer. I watch your channel occasionally and love what you do. As a newbie 12 string guitar player, I like learning the history and the joy. Keep it up.