Wow! What the hell is this?
It's agression made out of wood and steel. That's what it is. Enter at your own risk.
Why do you even want to own such a thing?
After playing nylon and steel strings for some years, I was ready for the ultimate challenge: a 12-string guitar!!! This is what separates the boys from the men. So Frans van Oosterhout built me this great instrument.
Who designed it?
Frans and I designed everything about it ourselves, and I really love the way it looks, feels, plays and sounds. I think this guitar is my most beautiful instrument: there is nothing about it that I am not 100% happy with. And oh yes, the mother-of-pearl inlays around the soundhole and on the fingerboard are simply perfect!!!
So I guess you don't play it a lot?
Not true! It is my most impressive instrument. It is incredibly loud, and I find you get a little tired of all that noise after an hour or so. I play a lot of fingerpicking music on it, and it is a really playable guitar. It is difficult to stay on top of the instrument though, it has a way of being too loud for its own good. I'm still trying to tame it!!! It is strung with light strings and tuned to standard tuning.
Huh? Standard tuning on a 12-string? Please explain!
I had some doubts about wether or not I should use it for open tunings. This would make playing it certainly a lot easier, but I decided that this instrument should be used for as much music as possible, so standard tuning it is...
Can I play it?
Haha, nice try, but no. Just like the jumbo guitar, this one is also off limits for absolutely everyone! There isn't a single scratch on it, even though I play it at least twice a week.
