Sigma JR12-1STE
If six strings just aren’t enough shimmer for ya, a 12-string acoustic might be just the ticket. Fortunately, Sigma has seen fit to release its own electro-acoustic 12-stringer, the JR12-1STE, for the tidy sum of £383.
Conveniently, a Sigma-branded box has just landed at TG towers, so join us as we unbox and revel in this guitar’s double-string goodness.
For the full review of the Sigma JR12-1STE, check out Total Guitar issue 248, on sale 25 November.
Sigma JR12-1STE
Beneath mountains of cardboard and guitar body bags lies the JR12-1STE in all its jumbo glory
Sigma JR12-1STE
Here are the six pairs of strings set against the solid Sitka spruce top
Sigma JR12-1STE
The back and sides are laminated Indian rosewood, complemented by an elegant white binding
Sigma JR12-1STE
That there’s a rosewood bridge with compensated bone saddle, which should help with intonating the dozen strings
Sigma JR12-1STE
Also included is Fishman’s Isys+ preamp and onboard tuner for electro-acoustic 12-string sounds
Sigma JR12-1STE
That Sigma headstock has been extended to cope with all the extra strings
Sigma JR12-1STE
The guitar’s inner label serves as a reminder that Sigma has been in the acoustic-making game for a while
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“Definitely one of the most unique pieces to come through our showroom”: It was left in a nightclub in '74, then “hidden in a closet for decades”, now Mike Bloomfield’s custom-painted 1966 Telecaster is up for sale
