12-String Bass Bibliography
There are very few books that include information or photographs of 12-string basses.
Self-Published Books
Other Books
These books briefly mention the 12-string bass in passing.
Electric Guitars - An Illustrated History
Jonathan Lister briefly mentions the 12-string bass in this book from 2010:
“In order to appeal to a broader market, the first 'production' Hamer called the Sunburst debuted in 1977. During this time the company steadily gained more popularity with the high profile patronage of Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and the use of Hamer 8- and 12-string basses in their music.”
Frank Bello - Fathers, Brothers, and Sons
The 12-string bass is mentioned in two paragraphs: “I grew up listening to Cheap Trick, and specifically their bass player Tom Petersson. He’s a great bassist and very underrated. It was his tone that got me, from his 8-string and 12-string basses. The lines weren’t complicated, but I don’t think they needed to be…”
Also: “King’s X were on tour with us too, and their singer Dug Pinnick and I had a mutual love of Cheap Trick’s bassist Tom Petersson, who plays 12-string bass, which sounds like a piano note on top of a bass note…”