How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

[Kommerzbassist]

I've never quite understood the concept... do you play it like a string, pushing down two strings at a time... or different?

thanks

 

[guitfiddle]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

Yup...both strings sound at once on each pair.

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

They are so close together that you fret a pair of strings as if they were one string

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

Ok thank you people... and... sounds fun to tune.

 

[NoOnesFang13]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

Ok thank you people... and... sounds fun to tune.

lol they are not so bad, i pretty much tune mine like a normal six, then just pluck the other string individually with its pair to get in tune.

 

[lex666]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

FWIW, chicks absolutely dig the way a 12 string sounds.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

fwiw, chicks absolutely dig the way a 12 string sounds.

yeessss!!!!!

 

[NoOnesFang13]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

yeessss!!!!!

my gf hates when i play acousitic in general lol even though i am much better at it. Looks like im going to be playing more and more electric now... evidently its "hot"...:cool2:

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

my gf hates when i play acousitic in general lol even though i am much better at it. Looks like im going to be playing more and more electric now... evidently its "hot"...:cool2:

Yesss! I have some electrics too... looks like I'm gonna get ALL the chicks.

 

[JOLLY]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

12 string basses are more fun.

 

[DepecheMoses]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

12 string basses are more fun.

Saw a 15-string bass once, I really wanted to get it. Didn't have the dime though.

 

[JOLLY]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

Saw a 15-string bass once, I really wanted to get it. Didn't have the dime though.

I'm guessing that was a 5 string bass with the root and 2 octaves?

 

[these_go211]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

12 strings sound great! unless i'm playing, then they just sound mediocre! i'm still trying to get a handle on mine as it sounds a bit sloppy when i play it. for me there is a learning curve for sure. but it's worth it in the long run to get that natural chorus effect.

 

[guitarded]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

Ok thank you people... and... sounds fun to tune.

The sound you get when you play it has it's rewards for the extra effort you have to put into it.

 

[guitarded]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

Then a 12 string electric should have her howling for mercy

my gf hates when i play acousitic in general lol even though i am much better at it. Looks like im going to be playing more and more electric now... evidently its "hot"...:cool2:

 

[guitarded]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

12 string basses are more fun.

Mine has 13. It is 1 louder than yours.

 

[guitarded]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

Ya need MOJO for that...... yea baby

Yesss! I have some electrics too... looks like I'm gonna get ALL the chicks.

 

[NoOnesFang13]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

Then a 12 string electric should have her howling for mercy

lmao

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

I play it pretty poorly, how do you play it?

:laugh2:

 

[Hellion]

Re: How do you play a 12 string acoustic?

I like 12 strings a lot. With my vocalist in an acoustic setting, nothing else will match her voice like the "thunder" of a 12 string. But I HAVE figured out why Jimmy Page had a guitar tech. They're not bad to tune, but they're a pain to change strings on!