The same goes for the guitar’s bridge and saddle. String breakage is another 12-string woe, as is the bridge pulling away from the top due to extra string tension, especially on vintage guitars.

12-string guitars aren’t new, but they are a somewhat niche branch of the guitar family tree. Their unique sound won’t suit every style of music, but tonally they do reach the parts a normal 6-string ...

But I started looking, and I found a 12-string Hamer guitar that had an ankh on top of it, just like the dream that I had. So I took that 12-string, and rather than doubling all four strings that I ...

You will have a small amount of re-tuning to do as the neck bends forwards a little under the pressure of each string - that means the first string you wound will be flat. Step 12 Bend down the ends ...