Sheet Music - Individual Songs
Hamer B12A 12-string bass. Published in Australia.
Hamer B12A 12-string bass. Published in Australia.
Hamer Quad 12-string bass.
Sheet Music - Song Books
Jeff Ament is shown with his Hamer “Ament” B12A 12-string bass, plus the book includes the sheet music for the song ‘Jeremy’, considered by many bassists to be the ultimate 12-string bass riff.
The sheet music book for Cheap Trick’s At Budokan album includes a full page photo of the Hamer B12A 12-string bass, which wasn’t actually played on that tour. It was used in a later concert tour which was recorded and released as ‘Budokan II’.
Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight songbook released in the USA by Epic.
It includes a single photo of the Hamer Quad 12-string bass.
Cheap Trick songbook released by Toshiba EMI Music in Japan.
Songbook from Toshiba EMI Music in Japan used the cover art from Heaven Tonight but includes songs from a variety of different Cheap Trick albums. Photos of the Hamer prototype 10-string bass and Quad 12-string bass are included.
The Hamer Quad 12-string bass in 1978 with a senbazuru hanging from the headstock.
Hamer Burst B12A 12-string bass. Published in the USA.
A Chandler Royale 12-string bass is shown in the lower left corner of Cheap Trick Greatest Hits.
Toshiba EMI Music from Japan published four sheet music books of Cheap Trick’s songs. Various 12-string basses are shown either on the covers or are included in these books.
Hamer Natural B12A 12-string bass. Published in Japan.
The Black Hamer Quad 12-string bass.
The Hamer B12A 12-string bass is pictured in the Cheap Trick - Dream Police music book.
Tom Petersson is listed as playing 12-string bass in the Cheap Trick - Lap of Luxury music book.
Cheap Trick - 5 of the Best
This sheet music book published in Australia in the 1980’s doesn’t picture or mention the 12-string bass, but there are places where the bass line is shown as being played in octaves. It seems that the transcriber realized that octaves were being played on the bass without recognizing the nature of the instrument.
Cheap Trick - All Shook Up
Two pictures of 12-string basses are included.