12-String Electric Guitars

12-string electric guitars are like standard electric guitars, but with six doubled courses. The lower four strings are tuned in octaves, while the top two strings are simply doubled. This gives the instrument a fuller, more jangly sound compared to a standard six-string guitar.

An electric 12-string guitar is tuned just like a standard guitar, only in doubled courses. You can tune a 12-string electric guitar to standard tuning, or any of the many open tunings popular among guitarists.

In theory, playing a 12-string electric guitar is no different than playing a standard six-string electric guitar. However, it’s more common to play the 12-string electric guitar as a rhythm instrument rather than in a solo or lead capacity, but it can still be done.

12-string electric guitars are no harder to play than a standard six-string guitar. However, it can take your fingers some getting used to pressing down two strings at once on the 12-string electric guitar neck, and restringing a 12-string electric guitar bridge can be a bit of a time-consuming endeavor compared to a six-string guitar.

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