Beautiful 12 strings. are they electric? where is the battery? I just ordered a 12 string and the battery is in the sound hole? Does that mean I have to remove all the strings to change it? I was always told never remove all the strings at the same time on a 1 string?? Has anyone ever done this before?
I'm no expert, but I've changed strings on 12s and I feel that as long as you finish the job in a reasonably good amount of time, there's no harm done. Hans will probably have an opinion on your question. My 12s don't have electronics in them. To tell you the truth, Guild 12s are so loud, I don't see why you'd need electronics. I've had guitars with batteries accessed through the sound hole, and yes it's something of a pain in the a** to change, especially on a 12 string. It depends on where the battery is located. If it's on the neck block, that's the easiest location.