Additional Information
There is a lot of miscellaneous information about 12-string basses that doesn’t fit neatly into a standard category, so this will be the place that all the additional details will be accumulated.
Weirdly cool Stuff to Do With A 12-String Bass
Climb to the top of this mountain - nearly three miles high - and play 12-string bass at the summit.
Build a 6-foot tall sock monkey, strap a 12-string bass onto it and parade it around town. Just don’t feed it after midnight…
Build a scale model replica of your 12-string bass, then pretend you are a giant.
Hold a baby shower to celebrate the arrival of your new 12-string bass, complete with a 12-string bass cake and “visitors”.
Proclaim to the world that you rock out by getting a 12-string bass tattoo, then show it off to your favorite 12-string bassist.
Create a 12-string bass action figure and an entire stage. As long as the bass is well done, the anatomical correctness of the bassist is optional.
The Unofficial History of the 12-String Bass
The study of history is oftentimes much more interesting than the most outrageous of soap operas. Nowhere is this more evident than in the chain of events that have led to some of our most important technological innovations.
The history of the 12-string bass is equally convoluted - or at least it should have been!
