Description: The 12-string guitar has no specific name for this instrument. In regards to the 12-string guitar has a recent history.

A brief history: The 12-string guitar in North American music particularly in folk, blues and so on has its origins early as the 1920s may or may not have started with blues-guitarist Blind Willey McTell, 1930s. and most notably the celebrated blues' guitarist/singer Lead Belly, up to many current musicians, to Leo Kotke for some to name a few (too many to list) for a write up page. The 12-string guitar is played by picking (with pick), with fingers, strumming and sometimes with slide, given the player, tuning and technique used.

Particular details: In the modern methods of construction often the maker or manufacturer would have installed a truss-rod to prevent warping of the guitar-neck. However in older models of the guitar pre-truss-rod the 12-string guitar due to the tension and lack of reinforcement was known for warping at the neck. The 12-string guitar has its strings arranged in a course of two strings for each course henceforth when playing the instrument. Some musicians like to remove some of the strings for ease of play and to achieve a particular type of technique and sound. This is done to also reduce the stress of the instrument. Naturally a thicker pick is used during the play of the 12-string guitar or the light touch of the fingers on the 12-string guitar depends on the musician. The 12-string guitar does possess a bell-like chorus.

12-string manufacturing: Gibson has been manufacturing acoustic 12-strings for another of years other manufacturers noted are "Stella" also has been doing so. As to its particular origin some are under the impression the instrument is a variant of the harp guitar. Or may have origins or connections to "medial lutes" just as the guitar is believed to have its origins from the oud or an ancient lute in Yemen (new research involved with this). Many other companies like Honner later on got into the act of manufacturing the 12-string guitars as well. Fender, Gibson and others do produce electric solid body 12-string guitars. This specific guitar was the Rickenbacker 360/12 model produced during the 1960s was featured in several albums.

Tuning: Like the six-string guitar the 12-string is tuned the same E-A-D-G-B-E or in retrospect Ee-Aa-Dd-Gg-Bb-Ee is how it would appear with the courses of strings.

Citations: To be updated