
Kids 12-String
Basses:
The "Dragons" and
More
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Dragon Inlay |
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.
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Hamer Planet B12A - The pattern for the Kids basses |
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.
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Close-Up of the Pick-Ups in a Petersson Kids Bass |
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Gold Colored Dragon Inlay |
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:
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Dark Purple Dragon bass |
Reddish Dragon bass - Shown Above |
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Blue Dragon bass |
Teal Green Dragon bass |
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.
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Nikki Sixx with Red "Helter Skelter" Bass |
Nikki's Green Dragon Bass |
Kids Basses Without
Dragons:
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Black with Red Lettering |
Black with White Binding |
Black with Gold Binding |
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Each Dragon is slightly different |
