SHARC 12-string guitar
The SHARC-12 is the world's first 12-string electric guitar with its tuners mounted on the body instead of on the headstock. Why? To eliminate a common problem with 12-strings: top-heaviness.
The SHARC-12 uses standard strings. The ends are secured by a clamp with Allen screws at the top of the neck and the ball-ends fit into the tuners located behind the bridge. Here, two sets of ABM headless tuners are used. Compared with conventional 12-string guitars, the SHARC-12 provides superior tuning stability. An interesting feature of the ABM bridge is that the intonation can be adjusted not just for each pair of strings, which is always a compromise, but for each individual string.
The laminated neck of the SHARC-12 is padouk/maple and the ebony fretboard has 24 frets.
Active electronics and 3 custom single-coil pickups made by Harry Häussel produce a clear, crisp jangling sound.
- specifications sharc 12-string:
scale 640 mm
neck straight-thru maple-padouk, wax finish
fretboard ebony, 24 frets, pearl dots
option: LED dots on fretboard side
neck width I: 45.0 mm;
body acrylic, routed, sanded and polished
pickups 3 Harry Häussel custom single-coils
electronics active with volume, bass, treble, 5-way switch
rechargable batteries (2x9V)/ 100 hours
bridge ABM
nut brass
hardware black / brass
tuners ABM headless
weight
depending upon options ≥3,4 kg
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