Fender Electric XII 12 String Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, 3-Colour Sunburst

Product discontinued

Fender Electric XII 12 String Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, 3-Colour Sunburst

Product discontinued

Fender Electric XII 12 String Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, 3-Colour Sunburst Overview

Fender Electric XII 12 String Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, 3-Colour Sunburst Overview by GAK.

Originally released in 1965, the Electric XII was designed from the ground up for performance and authentic Fender tone. Featuring dual split-coil pickups, a special 12-string hardtail bridge and a 3-position pickup selector, this jangly offset will definitely get attention onstage.

The split-coil Electric XII pickups were designed specifically for this guitar, and they have the sound that made Fender famous—crisp, clear and balanced. The 3-position switch lets you activate either pickup on its own or in tandem. The fully adjustable hardtail bridge sports 12 individual saddles, ensuring spot-on intonation, which is the key to successfully wrangling twice the usual number of strings. The maple neck’s “Modern C”-shaped profile works well for almost any playing style and sports a comfortable 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets and a distinctive ’65 12-string headstock.

With its unique sound and cool aesthetics, the Electric XII is a sterling example of our tradition of purposeful innovation. It’s just the thing for adding a uniquely creative touch to your music. Includes deluxe gig bag.

Alder body

Two Electric XII split-coil pickups

Modern C-shaped neck profile; 9.5”-radius fingerboard

Fully adjustable 12-string bridge with individual saddles

Includes deluxe gig bag

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Rated 3.00 out of 5 17/3/2020

Once the lousy set-up was addressed the guitar played pretty well. When I change the strings I may add a neck shim as the bridge saddles are almost on the deck - far from ideal. In the meantime it plays okay but not great. It does, however, have 'that sound'.

Anthony Clark