| Fender Electric XII | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Fender |
| Period | 1965-1969 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Pickup(s) | 2 split single coil pickups |
| Colors available | |
| Sunburst (standard), Apple candy red, Lake placid blue | |
The Fender Electric XII was a purpose-built 12-string electric guitar, designed for folk rockers. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the Alder is the common name of a Genus of Flowering plants ( Alnus) belonging to the Birch family (Family Betulaceae) Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or A pickup device acts as a Transducer that captures mechanical vibrations (usually from suitably equipped Stringed instruments such as the Electric guitar A single coil pickup is a type of magnetic Transducer for the Electric guitar and the electric bass. A Sunburst is a design or figure commonly used in architectural ornaments and design patterns It consists of parts radiating out from a central disk in the manner Candy apple red (Also know as Apple-candy red) is the name code used by manufacturing companies to define a shade of Red similar to the red Caramelized sugar An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Instead of using a Stratocaster-body style, it used one with a Jaguar/Jazzmaster body style. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares The Fender Jaguar is an Electric guitar which was introduced in 1962 The Fender Jazzmaster is an Electric guitar that was first introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show and was designed as a more upmarket instrument than the It was also a departure from the typical "Stratocaster"-style headstock, instead featuring a long headstock nicknamed the "hockey-stick" headstock. This article is about part of a stringed instrument A headstock is also the motorized chuck on a Lathe. The Electric XII used a unique split pickup design and had a 4 way pickup selector allowing for neck, neck & bridge in series, neck & bridge in parallel and bridge only options. It also used a string-through-body design similar to a Telecaster to help increase sustain.
Designed by Leo Fender, the Fender Electric XII was introduced in late 1965 with the bulk of the production taking place in 1966 before it was discontinued around 1970. Unlike its competitors’ electric 12-string models which were simply existing 6-string guitars with six extra strings, the Fender Electric XII was a purpose-built 12-string designed to capture a part of the folk-rock market. The bridge has an individual saddle for each string making precise intonation possible. The Electric XII was not particularly popular during its run, and by 1969, it was dropped from the Fender line. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the The body overstock was used for the Fender Custom (aka Fender Maverick). The Fender Custom (or Maverick) was a short-lived model released by the CBS -owned Fender in 1969
Some notable users of the Electric XII were Pete Townshend, who used it extensively on the album Tommy, folk-rocker Tim Buckley, and Jimmy Page, who used it on Led Zeppelin's famous Stairway to Heaven on the studio recording. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14 1947 – June 29 1975 was an experimental Vocalist and Musician who incorporated Jazz, Psychedelia James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Led Zeppelin were " Stairway to Heaven " is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Johnny Winter also used one briefly (strung as a regular six-string) during the late 1960s and early 1970s. John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (born on 23 February, 1944 in Beaumont Texas, USA is an American Blues guitarist Krist Novoselic also played the Fender XII while he was in Sweet 75. Krist Anthony Novoselic II (born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician best known as the Bassist for Nirvana. Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1995 after the death of Nirvana band member Kurt Cobain. You can also see Gustavo Cerati of Soda Stereo with a Fender XII in the videos of "En la ciudad de la furia" ("In fury's city") and "de Música ligera" ("of light music"). Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clark (born in Buenos Aires on August 11, 1959) is an Argentine artist and Songwriter. Soda Stereo is an Argentine rock Power trio formed in 1982 (see 1982 in music) consisting of Guitarist and vocalist Tom Petty used a white Fender XII for the first half of his 2006 North American Tour instead of his signature Rickenbacker 12-string. Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist For the American WWI fighter pilot see Eddie Rickenbacker. For the airport see Rickenbacker International Airport.
See also
- Fender Custom (aka Fender Maverick) - guitar made of overstock XII bodies
Sources
- Fender Electric XII. The Fender Custom (or Maverick) was a short-lived model released by the CBS -owned Fender in 1969 GGJaguar's Guitarium and Ampeteria 1966 Fender Electric XII. Retrieved on January 18, 2006. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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