I spent several years collecting 12-Strings, everything from vintage, to modern, examples from a dozen or more builders, it was great fun. Tonally my favorite was a toss up between a vintage Guild F series with a neck the size of a baseball bat, and a Gibson B45-12, followed by a 76' Martin D35-12. The most playable 12-strings I owned were Taylors of course, followed by a couple of Breedloves.
In the end, I kept the Gibson B45-12, but added a Rainsong 12-string dreadnought to the mix because everyone should have at least one 12-string they can leave in their car indefinitely. Then last year, I added a Taylor 12-Fret 12-String to the stable, because hey, everyone needs a couch 12-string.
