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Whatever it is I’m sure someone will be along in a minute to ask what the point of it is! :))
Electric octave twelve string guitar?
Eastwood
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Hammertone
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"Strung E to e and tuned an octave up, think of it as a 12 string guitar with a capo at the 12th fret."
That Hammertone looks like a match, thanks Jacob.
The Hammertone is a copy of a 1960s Vox Mandoguitar, like this one.
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Daniel Lanois played one of these on U2's The Joshua Tree.
Listen for the scratchy bit in the background. ;)
Daniel
It is an octave 12-string guitar—tuned one octave above a standard 12-string.
Here's a guy playing a Ry Cooder tune on one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM9CaT1RtiA