12-String Bass Discography -
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Life Sex & Death Album Name: The Silent Majority Genre: Rock Publisher: Reprise 9 26996-2 (1992) Bassist: Bill E. Gar Bass Played: Red Hamer B12S Notes: The 12-string bass appears in the videos for the songs "School's For Fools", "Tank" and "Telephone Call". |
Songs on Album:
14 Songs Recorded with a 12: 14 |
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Mary's Magnet Album Name: Mary's Magnet Genre: Rock Publisher: Mary's Magnet (1998) Bassist: Tony Senatore Read our Interview with Tony. Bass Played: Hamer B12L Notes: This band included guitarist Andy Rothstein of Rothstein Guitars, builder of the Andromeda 12-string bass. |
Songs on Album:
9 Songs Recorded with a 12: 4
Since You've Been Lost
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Metallica Album Name: Black Album Genre: Rock Publisher: Elektra 9 61113-2 (1991) Bassist: Jason Newsted 12-String Bass Played: Hamer Note: According to Jason Newsted's manager, it has been incorrectly reported on other websites that Newsted used a Warwick 12-string bass on this album. |
Songs on Album:
12 Songs Recorded with a 12: 1 Wherever I May Roam Newsted used the 12 for the "crack" in the intro and throughout the song. The band stated that they tried using an 8-string bass but, "It wasn't nearly heavy enough". |
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Jennifer Mansfield Peal Album Name: Flood Genre: Post-Modern Folk Publisher: Scatterbranch Music (2004) Bassist: Tim Harden 12-String Bass Played: Hamer B12L |
Songs on Album:
15 Songs Recorded with a 12: 1 Bad For Business |
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Pearl Jam Album Name: Ten Genre: Rock Publisher: Epic / Associated (1991) Bassist: Jeff Ament Bass Played: Hamer Ament 12-String Note: Jeff's bass riff on "Jeremy" is considered by many players to be the 'ultimate' 12-string bass line. It is frequently incorrectly reported on discussion forums that "Jeremy" was recorded with an 8-string bass. |
Songs on Album:
11 Songs Recorded with a 12: 4
Why Go |
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Spencer Perskin and Friends Album Name: Magic Feather Genre: Country Rock Publisher: Spencer Perskin (2004) Bassist: Tim Harden 12-String Bass Played: Hamer B12L |
Songs on Album:
14 Songs Recorded with a 12: 3
Queen of Dreams |
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dUg Pinnick Album Name: Emotional Animal Genre: Rock Publisher: Magna Carta (2005) Bassist: Doug Pinnick Read our Interview with Doug. 12-String Bass Played: Yamaha 12 Note: See our article about how dUg's bass was built by the Yamaha Custom Shop |
Songs on Album:
15 Songs Recorded with a 12: 3
Change |
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Jerry Rigged Album Name: Songs From Rodent Ranch Genre: Roots Rock / Country Publisher: Jerry Rigged (2005) Bassist: Tim Harden 12-String Bass Played: Hamer B12L |
Songs on Album:
10 Songs Recorded with a 12: 9
Some Mother's Child |
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Safety in
Numbers Album Name: Vol. III Genre: Various Country Publisher: Ken Schaffer (2000) Bassist: Tim Harden 12-String Bass Played: Hamer B12L Note: This is a compilation album featuring two songs from each of ten Texas songwriters. |
Songs on Album:
20 Songs Recorded with a 12: 2
Bulldog |
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Section 16 Album Name: Identity Crisis Genre: Metal Publisher: Paragon PEG S162023 (2002) Bassist: Ian Ringler Read our Interview with Ian. 12-String Basses Played: Various Hamers Note: The song “Live Through Me” was selected for an episode of the Power Rangers series, Ninja Storm. |
Songs on Album:
14 Songs Recorded with a 12: All 14 songs, although the 12-string was only used for the introduction of the song "Alone". The remainder of that song was played on a fretless 4-string bass. The 12 was recorded using a Line 6 bass pod. |
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Tony Senatore Album Name: Holyland Genre: Jazz / Fusion Publisher: Jive Momentum Records (2005) Bassist: Tony Senatore Read our Interview with Tony. Bass Played: Black Hamer B12L Notes: Read our Review of this album. Tony's 12-string bass is shown on the front cover. |
Songs on Album:
13 Songs Recorded with a 12: 6
A Black Place
All of these songs are instrumentals. |
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SOiL Album Name: Redefine Genre: Metal Publisher: J Records (2004) Bassist: Tim King Read our Interview with Tim. 12-String Bass Played: Black Hamer CH-12 |
Songs on Album:
11 Songs Recorded with a 12: 2
Redefine |
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SOiL Album Name: True Self Genre: Metal Publisher: DRT (2006) Bassist: Tim King Read our Interview with Tim. 12-String Bass Played: Black Hamer CH-12 |
Songs on Album:
12 Songs Recorded with a 12: 1 One Last Song |
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Something Orange Album Name: Something Orange Genre: Alternative Rock Publisher: Close Enough (1998) Bassist: Bryan Zilonis Bass Played: Black Hamer B12L |
Songs on Album:
6 Songs Recorded with a 12: 4
A Lie |
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Something Primitive Album Name: A Promise and a Threat Genre: Rock Publisher: Something Primitive (2005) Bassist: Cory Robinson See Cory's Featured Player page. 12-String Bass Played: Red Hamer B12S |
Songs on Album:
9 Songs Recorded with a 12: 2
Goldilox Note: This album contains songs that were originally recorded in the 1990's and were remastered for this album. |
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Ricky Wayne Sprague Album Name: Ricky Wayne Sprague Genre: Hillbilly Country / Folk Rock Publisher: (2004) Bassist: Tim Harden 12-String Bass Played: Hamer B12L Notes: The song "Forever Trapped in the Blues" was used in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 documentary, "It Runs in the Family". |
Songs on Album:
10 Songs Recorded with a 12: 8
Far As I Can Get |
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Tempest Album Name: The Gravel Walk Genre: Celtic / Folk Rock Publisher: Magna Carta MA-9018-2 (1997) Bassist: John Nania 12-String Bass Played: Hamer B12S |
Songs on Album:
10 Songs Recorded with a 12: 2
Flowers of Red Hill |
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Jeff Thomas Album Name: Autobiography Genre: Modern Acoustic Folk Publisher: Jeff Thomas (2006) Bassist: Jeff Thomas Bass Played: Red Hamer B12S |
Songs on Album:
10 Songs Recorded with a 12: 1 Book Of Faith |
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Thousand Pound Shyne Album Name: There be monsters here... Genre: Rock Publisher: TPS (2007) Bassist: Garth Blake See Garth's Featured Player page. Bass Played: Dean Rhapsody 12 Note: Read our Review of this album |
Songs on Album:
10 Songs Recorded with 12: 3
Burn |
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TriPod Album Name: TriPod Genre: Jazz Fusion / Rock Publisher: Moonjune Records MJR004 (2003) Bassist: Clint Bahr Bass Played: White Musicvox Space Cadet 12 |
Songs on Album:
14 Songs Recorded with a 12: 14 Note: Tripod is a Bass / Drums / Sax trio |
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Various Artists Album Name: 12 x12 : The 12-String Bass Compilation Genre: Primarily Rock (2002) Notes: Nearly a full hour of original music from local bands in the USA and Canada. The original Hamer Quad bass is shown on the front cover, with a close-up of a Hamer CH-12 on the back cover. |
Songs on Album:
12 Songs Recorded with a 12: 11 All songs recorded using 12's except for the tune "Killed By You" by the band "Toys" which was misrepresented by "Toys" bassist Jon Maye as a 12-string bass tune. After the album was released it was learned that the song was actually recorded with a 5-string Leduc bass. Maye is even shown playing the 5-string Leduc in the video for this song. Weird...... |
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Union Album Name: The Blue Room Genre: Rock Publisher: Spitfire Records 5015-2 (1999) Bassist: Jamie Hunting Read our Interview with Jamie. 12-String Bass Played: Hamer B12A Notes: Jamie also played his 12-string bass while on tour for two years with Vince Neil's Motley Crue. |
Songs on Album:
10 Songs Recorded with a 12: 1 Do You Know My Name This song recorded using a drop B tuning. |
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White Fear Chain Album Name: Visceral Life Genre: Rock Publisher: ITG Music (1996) Bassist: Steve Post See Steve's Featured Player page. 12-String Bass Played: Hamer |
Songs on Album:
11 Songs Recorded with a 12: 2
Roaches in the Lamplight Screaming |
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Zebulon Pike Album Name: And Blood Was Passion Genre: Doom Metal Publisher: (2004) Bassist: Steve Post See Steve's Featured Player page 12-String Bass Played: Black Hamer Standard |
Songs on Album:
Songs Recorded with a 12: 1 The Iommi Variations |
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Zebulon Pike Album Name: Zebulon Pike II: The Deafening Twilight Genre: Doom Metal Publisher: (2006) Bassist: Steve Post See Steve's Featured Player page 12-String Bass Played: Carlo Robelli |
Songs on Album:
Songs Recorded with a 12: 1 Structure of the Black Stallion |
