Simviation Forum - quick pic...

Dec 9^th, 2003 at 12:17pm

Jared Offline
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Hey all! Here's a picture of MY favorite instrument! My Alvarez twelve string...only problem I have so far is it isn't elctrified so I can't use it to play too many places without having to set up a whole audio system/mic to go with it... Sad

Maybe one of these days I will change that

and Maybe someday I will win the lottery and graduate and everything else that I want to do too!

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Reply #1 - Feb 22^nd, 2004 at 12:56pm

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looks nice... my dad might get one of those
Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - Feb 22^nd, 2004 at 2:58pm

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Hi Jared...!
If it is fitted with all STEEL, (metal), strings you can fit a magnetic pick-up in the sound hole to plug into an amplifier.
(This senses the vibrations of the strings and produces electricity in the pick-up, to feed an amplifier)... 8)...!

(It doesn't work on a classical guitar fitted with NYLON strings)... Wink

..!

I have both types... Grin

...!

Cheers Mate...!

Paul.

P.S. beware tho', a 12 string guitar is only suitable as a strumming, accompanying, guitar...not for solo playing, ala Hendrix... Wink

...!
Each "pair" of strings is tuned an octave apart, making it difficult to pluck... Roll Eyes

...!

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Reply #3 - Feb 22^nd, 2004 at 3:02pm

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arghhhhhhhh, those things scare me
How long do they take to re-string anyway Tongue

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Reply #4 - Feb 22^nd, 2004 at 3:14pm

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arghhhhhhhh, those things scare me
How long do they take to re-string anyway Tongue

Hi Craig...
...around three to four months*... Roll Eyes

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...and you need a piano to tune it by... Wink

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LOL...!

Cheers Craig...!

Paul.

P.S. *only jokin'... Grin

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Reply #5 - Feb 22^nd, 2004 at 4:24pm

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arghhhhhhhh, those things scare me
How long do they take to re-string anyway Tongue

I'd guess and say about twice as long as a 6-string. Wink

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Reply #6 - Feb 22^nd, 2004 at 10:38pm

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I'd guess and say about twice as long as a 6-string. Wink

lol..that's about the gist of it if you are lucky...

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Reply #7 - Feb 22^nd, 2004 at 10:40pm

Jared Offline
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Hi Jared...!
If it is fitted with all STEEL, (metal), strings you can fit a magnetic pick-up in the sound hole to plug into an amplifier.
(This senses the vibrations of the strings and produces electricity in the pick-up, to feed an amplifier)... 8)...!

(It doesn't work on a classical guitar fitted with NYLON strings)... Wink

..!

I have both types... Grin

...!

Cheers Mate...!

Paul.

P.S. beware tho', a 12 string guitar is only suitable as a strumming, accompanying, guitar...not for solo playing, ala Hendrix... Wink

...!
Each "pair" of strings is tuned an octave apart, making it difficult to pluck... Roll Eyes

...!

lol..thanks for the information..one of these days I do hope to get it installed for good, none of that temp stuff...

I have a classical with nylon strings as well, I love the ting sometimes...other times I need my les paul to sound good...otehr days I love to play cool chords on the 12 string...

I like to have variety in my musical world...

Can you tell???

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