Kids 12-String Basses:
The "Dragons" and More

Kids 12-string basses were made in Japan in the mid-1990's by the Hiroshigi Kids Guitar Company.

Kids made these in a special production run that numbered fewer than 30 basses total.
There are a wide variety of colors. Long scale.
This particular bass was stolen from Tom Petersson, but he was reunited with it in 2005.

The Kids basses were designed using Tom Petersson's Hamer B12A bass with the Planet Hologram paint job as a starting point. That bass had a slightly different headstock and the neck was thinner than the standard B12A. The Kids bass continued the streamlining process with a smaller body and even thinner headstock.

While these basses are frequently referred to as Dragon Basses because of the dragon designs on the body, not all Kids basses incorporate them into the design. Three of Nikki Sixx's basses incorporate Japanese characters rather than dragons.

Kids Dragon 12 from an eBay auction

Kids headstock with "Custom Built Electric Guitar" inscription

Tom Petersson owned at least four Kids basses as shown here:

Pick-up configurations and other specifications were different on each bass.

Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue ordered five Kids basses, all of which are shown here.

 
Kids Basses Without Dragons:

Kids Players Page