so I'm currently gassing for a 12 string electric. the problem is that I'm a lefty, so things are a little more difficult to do
here are 3 options that i've been thinking about:
1. build a Fender Electric XII from scratch. I don't know where i could get someone to make me a lefty Electric XII body (paging Paul
), and i think that getting the right parts, the bridge and all that would be extremely tough. Neck would be a Musikraft, because they actually make a "hockey stick" headstock, which is one of the things i like the most about the XII. I'd like blocks and binding but it gets pretty expensive so we'll see...This would certainly be the most expensive option, but probably the one i'd like to do the most.
(oh yeah, color would probably be LPB
)2. build a 12 string telecaster: (buy a loaded body, which is much easier to find left handed), get a 12 string tele bridge, and then get a Musikraft neck. done and done. color would probably be something boring as I mostly only like all the 60s fender colors on offsets.... unless i did something like shell pink
3. get a Musikraft 12 string neck, get a 12 string strat bridge, throw it one of my strats that I don't play much (in fact, it's the first electric I ever owned). this would definitely be the cheapest option (though the neck still wouldn't be cheap), and one i'm considering so that I can scratch my 12 string itch for not a huge pile of money.
and now tell me that I'm crazy for even considering building a XII from scratch (or tell me where to source parts
)what would you guys do?
