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What is this 12 string

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DannyPDannyP Frets: 1763
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Does anyone know what the 12 string is in this video? You get a good look at 50 seconds in



Looks like a Hofner/Gretsch/DeArmond mash up. I'm fascinated by 12 strings with trems. I've not seen many beyond Wil Sergreant's Vox Phantom XII.
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 15276
    Body shape and controls layout definitely of the Gretsch school. Pickups look Japanese goldfoil-ish. On smartphone, the video is too soft focus to discern any headstock logo or brand name.
    You say, atom bomb. I say, tin of corned beef.
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  • DannyPDannyP Frets: 1763
    Maybe this is slightly better resolution


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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 74494
    Not sure of the brand name but the pickups, tailpiece and Gretsch copy aspects are typically Japanese, cheap, and late-1960s.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • CirrusCirrus Frets: 8563
    12-string country gentleman with some non-standard pickups?
    Horizoneer

    Bandcamp

    Spotify, Apple et al
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  • MudcrutchMudcrutch Frets: 323
    Bet it’s a bugger to keep in tune.
    Its got me wanting one though.
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  • DannyPDannyP Frets: 1763
    Mudcrutch said:
    Bet it’s a bugger to keep in tune.
    Its got me wanting one though.
    I always envied Will Sergeant's Vox Phantom XII until I heard the Bunnymen had to record Killing Moon one bar at a time because it wouldn't stay in tune!
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  • KKJaleKKJale Frets: 993
    Definitely Japan as ICBM says and I think it may be a Dixon. Here's the six-string version. Of course it could have been exported under other brand names as well...

    https://i.imgur.com/N9AEiyQ.jpg
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  • DannyPDannyP Frets: 1763
    Yes, that's it! Thanks @KKJale ;
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