Hi everyone
Thinking of doing a 12 string for my next build, has anyone completed one of these? Trying to find posts but I can’t seem to find any
Thanks
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Hi everyone
Thinking of doing a 12 string for my next build, has anyone completed one of these? Trying to find posts but I can’t seem to find any
Thanks
RCM-12.... by Gary B.
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ead.php?t=8885
TLA-12 .... by me
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ead.php?t=8444
Hope this helps
The ES-1 12 string seems to no longer be available from PBG, at least ATM.
The bridge on the TL-12s is poor and really needs to be upgraded to the Gotoh bridge it is a bad copy of (unless the bridge has been upgraded very recently as there were a few complaints).
Thanks for this everyone! Gives me a nice amount of reading
im thinking of getting a custom order, ATL-1FB “THINLINE in a 12 string
https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/...ic-guitar-kit/
As i would like a semi hollow style TL, would it be wise for me to ask for the holes to be drilled for string through or should i do this myself, as simon has suggested i get the gotoh 12 string bridge. i'm not sure if things would line up properly. thats if this model can have a string through.
thanks
Someone else can probably chime in to confirm but I expect that the centre strip of the guitar would be solid. Have a look at my scratch tele thinline build and you will see the inside of my one, I would expect the pitbull kit semi-hollows to have similar chambering.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry snook
With regards to the string through holes and whether you should do it yourself, do you have access to a drill press?
Here is some useful links for drilling string through holes.
https://reverb.com/item/1008819-tele...e-luthier-tool
https://www.tdpri.com/threads/drilli...s-help.704327/
You’d get 6 strings through the body and 6 strings that top load, both with the kit bridge and the Gotoh one. There isn’t room for all 12 strings to string-through) The kit bridge used to date is dimensionally identical to the Gotoh, but the saddle heights for each string pair are different by 1-1.5mm (they should be the same) and the holes that should allow the bridge to be intonated correctly for R/H use aren’t tapped for the screw, so proper intonation can only be achieved if used on a L/H guitar or you swap out the nut and fit the string pairs the Rickenbacker way with the heavy string at the top (though the string heights will still be different so playing up the neck will be awkward).
The factory isn’t well known for getting its string-through holes lined up very well, so you may feel happier drilling the holes yourself. It’s not too hard to do and you’ve a much better chance of getting your ferrules in a nice straight line.
Thanks for that, no access to a drill press, but i'm fairly sure with the help from those links i would be able to manage it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woltz
You have some skills with that scratch build, and also recovering from that split!!! good to see the inside, i'm pretty sure this would be similar.
good to know, its a shame the bridge is like that, well i think ill give it a go at drilling though myselfQuote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
I've used a basic drill stand with a normal drill to do it very well, just setting it up to drill through the hole at the bottom of the stand. Use the bridge holes as a template for marking the positions on the top, then drill the two E string holes all the way through and the four inner holes 2/3 the way though. Then turn the body over, use the two E string holes to line up the bridge, then again use the bridge holes to mark the 4 inner string hole positions, and drill those through about halfway until the holes line up. That way your top and rear string holes should be in a nice straight line.
do Gotoh make a TL 12 string bridge? i can only find this one
https://www.allparts.uk.com/products...teel-saddles-1
I thought they did, very similar with the full Tele baseplate.
Hey Barry,
I hope your build has been coming along well. I stumbled on this post because I too am looking to build a semi hollow 12 string tele. I have found a few sites for the Gotoh 12 string bridge, and most of them are identical to the one you posted. I've seen some sites that make custom traditional tele bridges with top load and string through but those were $170+ which is a little extreme in my opinion.
Looking at a good deal of forums, it seems like the Gotoh string through holes are not linear, with the E string slightly offset from the rest. If you are drilling your own, that will definitely not be a problem. I had asked the factory to pre drill the string through holes prior to my bridge research, so my attempt will be getting a better bridge plate with linear holes and adding Gotoh saddles to that (assuming what I have read on the forums is correct). Hoping for the best there. I am also having it routed for humbucker pickups so that helps with the bridge pickup shape.
You may want to consider using this bridge for sake of ease for stringing, and then using a pickup cover adapter to fit the single coil in place while covering any routed gaps. Something like this for example...
https://reverb.com/item/15827994-bil...apter-ring-1-4
I am not getting my kit until June, but I hope to see some updates from your build while I eagerly await mine!
Best of luck!