FURCH Blue Gc-CM 12 LR Baggs SPE

Product details

Furch 12-string models offer a very rich and full sound and feature an extra string that doubles the six strings of a regular guitar. The extra strings for the low E, A, D, and G strings have a lighter gauge and are tuned one octave higher, whereas the B and high E strings are doubled by strings with the same gauge that are tuned to the same pitch.

Proprietary string attachment

Because the angle at which each string passes over the saddle has a considerable effect on the sound, the angle must be the same for all of the strings. The solution typically used on 12-string guitars, which uses two rows of six standard bridge pins, cannot achieve this because the angle at which the strings pass over the bridge is different for each of the two rows. Our proprietary solution features each of the main strings attached with a standard bridge pin, while each of the extra strings passes through a channel from the rear end of the bridge to a point behind the saddle that ensures that the string crosses the saddle at the same angle as the main string. This way, the string break angle is the same for each string, which translates into uniform resonance properties for all 12 strings.

Body
Body shape Gc
Neck-to-body joint 14th fret
Solid top - grade Western red cedar - AA
Solid back and sides - grade African mahogany - AA
Binding Faux tortoise
Rosette Double ring with black walnut inlay
Bridge Ebony
Bridge pins Ebony
Saddle TUSQ fully compensated
Bridge string spacing 2 3/16
Top finish Open-Pore Finish
Back and sides finish Open-Pore Finish
Pickguard Faux tortoise with transparent pickguard extension towards soundhole
LR Baggs Stagepro Element with tuner and equalizer - side-mounted included