12-String Bass Interviews
Bassists:
Richard Savoie of Éonz
Richard Savoie : Bassiste 12-Cordes
How Richard included a 12-string bass
into his Quebec band Éonz and in his solo work.
Tom Petersson -
Architect of the 12-String Bass
The Original 12-string bassist talks
about his new Signature Series 12's.
Amy Humphrey -
Clatter Incorporates 12-String Bass Thunder
Amy discusses adding a 12 into a
bass / drums alternative rock duo.
Tony Senatore - A
12-String Bassist Finds His Holyland
Tony presents his new album
"Holyland" and the Andromeda 12-string bass.
Doug Pinnick
- 12-String Bass in the Kingdom of X
Master 12-string
bassist Doug Pinnick and his Yamaha 12, King's X and Poundhound.
Rob Lauritsen - Doug
Pinnick's Bass Tech Speaks
Rob offers a
unique perspective of life on the road with King's X.
Jamie Hunting
- Veteran of the 12-String Bass
The 12-string bassist for Union, Vince
Neil and David Lee Roth talks about playing, recording, and gear.
Shalini
Chatterjee - Shattering the Stereotype of the Female Musician
Shalini chats
about playing live and recording with her 12-string bass.
Mitch Easter - A Rock Master Adds the 12 to His Palette
A veteran
performer / producer revels in his discovery of the 12-string bass.
When Four Strings Aren't Enough -
Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson
Tom discusses songwriting and
musicianship in this interview reprinted from 1997.
Monty Colvin - Galactic Cowboys, 12-String
Bass, and Beyond
Monty discusses
his years playing a 12 with GC, his current projects, and his art.
Tim King of SOiL
Rockin' the world of metal on his
Hamer CH-12.
Ian
Ringler of Section 16
The 12-string
bassist for an up-and-coming Prog Metal band shares his passion for the 12.
David
Henning of Big Wreck
A 12-string
bassist known for his Big Sound shares some recording tips.
Builders:
Jol Dantzig - Godfather of the
12-String Bass
The builder of the very first
12-string bass discusses the origins of the 12, the development
of subsequent 12-string models and the future
of Hamer USA.
John Gaudesi of Yamaha Guitar
Development
The Senior Designer for the Yamaha
Custom Shop gives a tour of how he built Doug Pinnick's custom 12-string bass
from the CAD
drawing to the finished instrument with photos of the entire project.
Andy Rothstein of
Rothstein Guitars
Andy discusses his transition from
player to builder, his self-taught approach to guitar building
and electronics, and the fretted and fretless Andromeda 12-string basses.
The Chandler Royale - 30
Questions with Paul Chandler
The builder of Chandler 12-string
basses talks about the development and future of the Royale.
Bob Singer of
Waterstone Musical Instruments
Bob discusses his interest in
vintage guitars and
the Tom Petersson
Signature Series 12-string basses.
Custom Bass
Builder Jesse Blue O'Neal
From
12-strings and 15-strings to electric uprights from Ergo Instruments.
Mick
Donner - Instrument Designer for Dean Guitars
Mick comments on instrument design and the Dean Girls.
Tony
Leicht of October Guitars
Discusses his USA-made and imported
12-string basses.
Bill
Jansen of Reeves Amplification
Bill introduces us to the
"neo-vintage" amps used by Tom Petersson and others.
Recording:
Tom Werman and Gary Ladinsky
Recollections of the
first time a 12-string bass was recorded.
Sam
Taylor - From King's X to the Moons of Jupiter
A veteran
producer with King's X discusses recording and the 12-string bass.
Producer Steve
Ames
Another view of recording and
engineering the 12 with King's X.
