Looking for a 12 string neck

chrisb · Post by **chrisb** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:51 pm

Anyone know of a good source for a bolt-on 12 string neck? I'd like to replace the neck on a 6 string to make it a 12...

teb · Post by **teb** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:32 pm

There is a Hagstrom twelve neck listed on eBay. Looks like it needs a refin, but it might be a possibility. It's been many moons since I played a Hag 12, but as I remember, their necks are fairly wide, but also fairly thin from front to back and pretty fast. They used a truss rod that is sort of an H-shaped extrusion in most of their necks and it has a pretty good reputation for staying straight.

http://cgi.ebay.com/hagstrom-12-string-guitar-viking-neck-vintage-60s_W0QQitemZ300094622099QQihZ020QQcategoryZ22670QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Warmoth also has several 12-string necks from $157 up in their showcase section.

http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_necks.cfm?type=guitar&menuItem=10

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Wed May 02, 2007 6:29 pm

Another possibility is to look for '70s Eko/Eros acoustics. Most of them had bolt-on necks - pretty ordinary acoustic guitars, but generally quite playable. There were Japanese-made Epiphones of that era which could also be suitable donors.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed May 02, 2007 6:38 pm

I've found a number of Epiphone 12 necks at good prices (<$20) on Ebay. They make great cricket bats...

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:12 pm

Crickets play baseball?

{:^)

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu May 03, 2007 3:51 am

Close.

Cricket bats (chiroptera chirpus chirpus) are found in the Central American highlands, from Tijuana to Tegucigalpa, and feed upon insects when they do their foraging late at night. They get their name from the sonar signals they send out (their eyesight is poor) when flying, which sound like crickets playing baseball on a warm summer evening.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu May 03, 2007 4:10 am

You're out!

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Thu May 03, 2007 4:36 am

Warmoth sells necks that fit Fender Neck pockets with 12 string headstocks.

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Thu May 03, 2007 5:15 am

There's one salient piece of information missing here - Chris, what kind of 6-string are you trying to turn into a 12?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu May 03, 2007 12:43 pm

"You're out!"

Way out!

Jeez, I thought cricket bats were for hitting the little critters.

chrisb · Post by **chrisb** » Fri May 04, 2007 9:28 am

It's a Turser electric resonator-- a cheap and cool guitar that would lend itself well if I can find a neck that's 2 1/8" at the base.

Of course I have to remove all the crickets first... they get into the tiniest places!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri May 04, 2007 9:52 am

Frogs eat crickets...

britye · Post by **britye** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:37 am

I'm just a lonely frog, I ain't got no home

teb · Post by **teb** » Fri May 04, 2007 1:40 pm

ain't got no legs either....

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:05 pm

bet it can't jump none either!

Kinda like the exchange just before the "cuttin heads" duel in Crossroads (NOT the Brittney movie)!