Holy Grail Hamer 12 string

[gearHed289]

All I can say is WOW! If you're into this sort of thing, it doesn't get any cooler than this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/172300431263?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[chromium]

No kidding- don't see that everyday!  Think there are <10 known to exist.

My single-truss B12 took some very deliberate sting selection to get dialed in, but it plays great now. Those necks are working overtime.  Wonder what this one is like?  Definitely looks like it has been played...

[Alanko]

So... is that a quad pickup with a 2-band EQ and volume per coil, or something else? What do all the wee switches do?

[dadagoboi]

12 strings, 8 switches, 14 knobs, 4 saddles, 1 trussrod...what's wrong with this picture?

Does have appeal but I'd go for a more refined example

Great Jol Dantzig 12er article here:
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/24399-jol-dantzigs-esoterica-electrica-better-by-the-dozen

[Granny Gremlin]

whoa nelly

[Highlander]

I like the "half the time playing out of tune" bit of that article...

[leftybass]

I've owned 2 such basses, without the Quad option and with dual truss rods, still own 1, and I've never had tuning stability issues. They usually stayed in-tune gig to gig.

[dadagoboi]

Tuning is a lot easier and accurate these days.

ThunderBucker built us a 9v powered electronic E tuner in 1973 to replace the 440 tuning fork we were using.  Boy, were we impressed!

[gearHed289]

I've owned 2 such basses, without the Quad option and with dual truss rods, still own 1, and I've never had tuning stability issues. They usually stayed in-tune gig to gig.

Yeah, the 90s B12S I had was as stable as can be, even with the thin/flat neck.

[Hörnisse]

I'd love to own a 4 digit Hamer one day.