D 12: Why didn't they catch on?
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D 12: Why didn't they catch on?
And where do the additional strings go? Two on the bottom of E9, and two on the top of C6?
Steel crazy after all these years.
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Thanks Ward.
Can you have a standard Emmons set up for ten of the strings on each neck? And then add two, high or low, on each neck? Or do you have to put the two additional strings somewhere amidst the ten usual strings?
Can you have a standard Emmons set up for ten of the strings on each neck? And then add two, high or low, on each neck? Or do you have to put the two additional strings somewhere amidst the ten usual strings?
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If it were mine, I would make the front neck ext. E9 by adding the low G# and E in positions 11 & 12.
On the C neck, probably G E D on the top three then follow on down with the standard stuff.
John McClung here plays a D12 I think, so you might ask him. Probably others as well. Also check the copedents listed in the LINKS area above.
On the C neck, probably G E D on the top three then follow on down with the standard stuff.
John McClung here plays a D12 I think, so you might ask him. Probably others as well. Also check the copedents listed in the LINKS area above.
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I've seen 5 D-12 in my life. 2 MSAs, 2 Emmons and a Bud (I think).
None of these have a reputation for lightweight. Now make the cabinet bigger, add more of everything metal. You're gonna have to WANT to schlep that thing around. My next axe will be an SD-12.
None of these have a reputation for lightweight. Now make the cabinet bigger, add more of everything metal. You're gonna have to WANT to schlep that thing around. My next axe will be an SD-12.
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The weight and cost. I actually would like to have a D12. I would also put a low G# and E on the E9, but the C6, I would have the D on string 1, a B on string 2, a G on string 3 and on down the line as normal for the rest of the strings. That would give me the same order of things on the top strings that I have on the E9.
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I played a keyless Williams D-12 crossover for a few years. It was interesting, but it didn't make me play any better.
Changing strings was a real chore.
Changing strings was a real chore.
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I have a Dekley D12/11. I used to have 12 strings on C6, but I broke a tuner once and just decided that I liked it better that way. (plus it's way too hard to change anything on my over loaded copedant...) It's always the HEAVIEST in show, but I just dwell on the thought that I could be a B3 player. I love it! I love what it's capable of! There is absolutely no tuning issues or cabinet drop whatsoever...probably because it's such a tank. It's nice to have both the D and the G on C6, but what I'm really more addicted to now is the low strings on E9! And no, I've never had any complaints about bar rubbing noise in the studio.
The keyless Williams didn't weigh more than a standard D-10. With the crossover mechanism, each neck had 5 pedals and 5 knees - the equivalent of a 10+10 guitar.
I discovered that I can get everything I actually need on a single 8 with 5+5. Maybe that's why the D-12 never caught on. It's more guitar than is necessary.
I discovered that I can get everything I actually need on a single 8 with 5+5. Maybe that's why the D-12 never caught on. It's more guitar than is necessary.
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