Welcome to the Definitive 12-String Guitar Website Officially Referred to as: 12StringGuitar.com!

July 28, 2010: You've reached the definitive site on the Twelve-String Guitar ... from its history to its players, the 12-String has a vast musical presence from its earliest days to today. The 12-String Guitar has been used to good effect in all styles of music, Country to Rock ... American Primitive Guitar to Folk ... the 12-String has many avid exponents such as: Leo Kottke, Stefan Grossman, The Eagles, Moody Blues, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy Page, Fred Gerlach ... to name only a few ...

My very first guitar was a Decca 12-String ... I studied and learned how to play with this guitar. Decca was, at the time, a record label. They had a company manufacture guitars for them out of Japan and they distributed through larger department stores. I struggled with this guitar for my first years on the instrument in the '70s as a kid of 16 years ... One of the first songs I learned on the 12-String was Pink Floyd's "The Narrow Way" off the Umma Gumma album. I then sat through most of my high school years sitting by the record player learning tunes from the "6 & 12-String" Album by Leo Kottke with the Armadillo cover. 12-String Guitar has captivated me on too many levels to count — so much so, I composed and arranged an entire CD dedicated to this cannon of an instrument titled: "12-String Drawings from the Acoustic Forest".

This site is a work in progress ... so please stay tuned. I hope to make it as comprehensive as possible ... covering everything under the sun to do with the 12-String Guitar. Coming soon: Online 12-String Guitar Lessons, Video Samplers of the 12-String, Set-Up information, general tips on the 12-String, its History, Players, Recordings and the many 12-String Guitar brands available ... Our online lessons for 12-String Guitar is currently located at: http://www.folkofthewood.com/12-String_Guitar_Lessons.html. Be sure to visit Folk of the Wood to learn more about the 12-String Guitar.

Mickey Cochran ... Devoted 12-String Guitarist (Mickey Performs in the Ruidoso, New Mexico area ... For updates on perfomances, be sure to visit "Acoustic Traveller")