Everly Brothers on home made 12 string guitar

This is a song on my recently built 12 string guitar. I used the neck and tailpiece from a 1960's Decca guitar and attached it to an antique silverware box. ...

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Comment by Rope Walker Country Star on July 18, 2021 at 3:24am

I enjoyed that! They donā€™t write them old melodrama ballads like that anymore. You sound good and so does that 12 Stringer!

Comment by A.D.EKER on July 18, 2021 at 12:06am

Sounds like a Match the two together , i whoed do a dab of brown on that big block, it blends the hole thing in to a Balladeers dream!Ā  your doing it ! Great ! when i think of the E Bros, my oldest sister use to play those on her 45 pickup player, the one whit hey Susi was it? You need to do dubble tracking on that one whit all those harmonies ! they made,verry Nostalgic all together ! thanks !

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 17, 2021 at 2:27pm

First 12-string SBG I have ever seen! Itā€™s hard not to be impressed. You sound great playing and singing on it. Maintaining that high standard of yours. Good to see you back in action!

Comment by BrianQ. on July 17, 2021 at 1:40pm

That sounds great Derek!! Those MIJ Deccaā€™s were pretty good for entry level guitars, I still have a few laying around somewhere too :)Ā 

Comment by Derek Rose on July 17, 2021 at 12:29pm

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