Rickenbacker 12-String Bass ?!

surfrat29 · Post by **surfrat29** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:07 am

Here's an example of the kind of fun we have with Photoshop over at my [url=http:www.12stringbass.net]12-String Bass[/url] web site. We have a page devoted to fantasy 12's and I finally got around to creating a Rickenbacker. Can you say Neck Dive? I think if Mr. Hall ever decides to build 12's he's going to have to incorporate smaller tuning machines for the high octave strings just to make the headstock smaller and lighter.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:54 am

We need a 15 string Ric ... and of course it will come with a tripod to support the headstock ...

Some day I will get an 8 string Ric and string it low D or low B ... heheheheheh that would be cool ...

banta · Post by **banta** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 9:22 am

A production 12 or 15 will never happen.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 12:28 pm

Taking into account that this is one of those "flights of fancy" threads... couldn't a bass-version of the Rickenbacker 12-string guitar headstock be worked out?

That might actually be pretty wicked!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 1:07 pm

Actually Rickenbacker figured out how to make a 12 string guitar use the same size head as a 6 string ... somebody smart could do the same to a 4003 or a 4003s8 ...

You would probably have to do a custom bridge ...