That width sounds lovely, Ade! Nice tort plate too.12 strings always seem to be a compromise designed to oppose the laws of physics which are trying their best to destroy the instrument. Four feet!-Įdit- Got a bit carried away there. Only six strings, but an Eko Ranger nonetheless. I got my Rickenbacker 360/12V64 which i bought new in 1989.īut the first 12 string a got was a Fame by Hondo 760/12 electric IIRC i bought in 1987, candy apple red with black hardware.This was a great little guitar that i wish i'd a kept. While it may appear to be black, the pickguard is actually a very deep tort color, and it's thick too. One other quick note on my Eko pictured above. 11Įko Rangers have the mojo, and have long been on my own wish list.
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I recall so many, yet so very few with a full complement of strings. 10Īh, Mr Tubs, plenty Party Twelves floating around back then. My parents were very much part of the folk scene and I would have been about ten before I realised that not everyone played guitar and sang. Growing up in the seventies I thought every adult owned an Eko and if you had a twelve string you had to be a school teacher. 8Įlectrics welcome to the party, eh? Well here's mine. My 6-string had the same bridge but I had it removed, filled in and replaced with a fixed bone bridge to facilitate mounting of the LR Baggs Anthem system. And the neck on this 12 isn't overly deep either and I can just grab the low E(s) with my thumb.įor those not familiar with these guitars, this 12-string has an aluminum nut, a zero fret & the bridge is vertically adjustable, making for an excellent action! This Eko 12-string is 1.88", with the 6-string Eko that I play more than anything else already at 1.81". Speaking of neck sizes, this one is easy for me from the standpoint that I don't have to 'adjust' to the extra bit of width because my SC, Gibson Gent and Eko E85 6-string are all 1.8" at the nut or zero fret. and I begin to remember why it became a case queen in the first place as I moved to the slightly slimmer, thinner-necked Takamines. The only way it was comfortable on my body was to have it as high on my chest as George Harrison wore his Rickebacker. The way it resisted utterly every attempt to put a pickup into or onto it, and finally The neck that was just a little too wide for my very short fingers, and The way the bridge was slowly moving toward the nut, pulling the lower bout up over a period of several years in a curious shape that in profile resembled a pregnant lady's belly, and Went to a lot of parties, happenings, concerts and jam sessions with it in the interim.įat, loud, and possessed of a tone unlike most anything else I've ever played, there are times even still when I wish I'd never let it go. Got it new in 1968, and sold it off as a case queen during a small downsizing fit more than twenty years later, in 1990. My first 12string was an Aria jumbo, almost as big as me! sadly (Although I am inspired to look through old PR shots, just in case). I have a Ranger Six, use it all the time. A lot always for sale on eBay but the newer ones don't have as deep an amber color. You can get a reissue of these, readily available 'across the pond'. Never had the neck off or ever needing to be shimmed. And like their Vox counterparts both acoustic and electric, they had that the thick clear coat that always checked. The Vox labeled ones were equally kool, especialy the electric model. Those Eko 12s can be set up to be great players - one reason is they have a bolt on neck that you can shim. Takes 10 minutes to settle once taken out of its case, but then when put into good tune what a machine! First Model year, has an extra brace under the Top compared to following production.ĭrove it over to Martin Summer 2011 for its reconditioning, did the Tour, etc., when we were in NYC. Share with us a pic of your 12-string, electrics also welcome to the party! 2 Been a solid player and a survivor, given these guitars have a bolt-on neck. The angle I shot it at doesn't show the finish cracks in the thick lacquer but they're part of it's charm. That time was the golden era of "bummin' around Europe" and I toted it around parts of Europe providing entertainment and accompaniment for many an instant party on a train, a beach and many hotel rooms. Looks brand new and to me, as lovely as the day I first saw it hanging in a small music store on guitar row in Barcelona.
Just sent this pic off to a new friend as he wants to compare it to his from the same era.
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