12-String Bass Jigsaw Puzzles
52 12-string basses are included in this 2,000 piece puzzle.
12-STring Bass Madness Puzzle
This custom jigsaw puzzle was created in 2020 from the photo of Mark Rowe’s 12-string bass collection which was published in Bass Player and Bass Guitar magazines. It is about 35½” wide by 26½” high and includes 2,000 pieces - 50 pieces wide by 40 pieces high. Only two of these puzzles were made.
Editor’s note: If an economical supplier can be found and there is sufficient interest, this puzzle may be available for purchase in our online Store. Please let us know if you would like one.
Box for the “12-String Bass Madness” jigsaw puzzle.
The Cheap Trick jigsaw puzzle was offered in 1980.
Cheap Trick Collector’s Limited Edition Puzzle
This jigsaw puzzle was offered by Cheap Trick in 1980 and includes at least seven images of 12-string basses. It was released late that year as there are three black/white images of Pete Comita. Presumably the puzzle artwork had to be updated when Tom Petersson left the band that fall and no color photos of Comita were available.
Front and back of the puzzle cannisters.
The jigsaw puzzle comes in a small cylindrical canister which is about 5½” high. The artwork on the canister is the same as the puzzle. The puzzle has 308 pieces, 14 pieces wide by 22 pieces high, and measures 11¼” by 17½”.
On the official Cheap Trick merchandise flyer for 1980 the puzzle is listed as a “Collector’s Limited Edition” with a retail price of $6.00.
The number of puzzles manufactured and sold is unknown. This puzzle is extremely difficult to find - one recently sold on an online auction site for more than US $225.00.