What is your favorite 12-fret acoustic ?
Hi folks,
Just learning about 12-fretters and wondering what is your favorite 12-fret acoustic and why ? Interested in OO, OOO (generally speaking) size. THANKS! |
Martin 000-28VS. You'll know why if you can find one.
EDIT: Forgot to mention my Gibson L-1 (but you were asking about 00 and 000). It's a killer but in a totally different way than the VS. Much smaller too. Closer in size to a Martin 0. |
Taylor makes a 12-string, 12-fret Grand Concert body guitar that's just too much fun to play. The one I played was a 500-series.
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Generally, these will appeal more to picker's than strummers as well as folks who simply can't handle the dreadnaught size anymore. Some are short-scale, some are slot-heads but they all have a special mid-range growl I particularly enjoy. Besides mine, Gretch sells a G9521 Roots O, OO, and OOO model that sounds very much like my Larrivee's and you can probably find one to try out at a big box guitar shop near you. And if I can state this without being a %#&@, this is an evergreen post, if you don't get too many replies from yours, do a seach on "12 fret" and you'll find many many more posts on them. Here's 2 of mine, the Taylor is a mahogany/blackwood short scale slot head, the Larrivee spruce/mahogany: https://i.imgur.com/zZ6QGz4.jpg |
I likewise have a few, but my favorite is my Waterloo WL-12Mh. My other favorite is my OM-ish Larrivee LS-03. Oh, my third favorite is my Larrivee 00-09.
That's a lot of favorites but I can't choose just one! |
I own two 12 fretters. An Eastman in 00 size, spruce/sapelle, nice and punchy. A Taylor 512 cedar/mahogany, warm and sweet.
The Martin 000-15sm is a winner, gets lots of love around her and desires it. I have really enjoyed everyone I have played. To the point of selling my 14 fret 000-15m to buy the 000-15sm. But the 14 fret I own is a real keeper so I’m keeping it :). |
Well I have three at present.
The '51 00-21 Martin is first on the list. (00 size) Second would be my '71 0-16NY. (0 size) Followed closely by a nearly new Collings Waterloo all mahogany (WL-12 Mh) (L-00 size) Love 'em all and play them pretty much in equal measure but with the new guy getting a lot of play lately. |
My Froggy Bottom H12
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A Larrivee C-03 T.E. that I'm waiting to get. ;)
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I own three 12-fretters - a Taylor 712e concert, a Faith Mercury parlour and a Faith Mars slope dread. Tough to pick a favourite, though the Mars is getting more love than the other two. It's the only long scale, but plays as easily as the short scales.
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Mine is my Waterloo WL-12 Mahogany...a close 2nd is my Martin 00-17S.
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For your consideration I’d offer the Waterloo WL-K, I love mine!
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OM here -- I'm looking for a 12-fretter that would fit in with my present guitar family (Larrivee OM-40W and Martin 00-28). Something with a different tone and distinct from these 2.
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