A Taylor LKSM 12-string, is a very nice 12-string. For the Kottke sound, it's pretty hard to improve on that.
I use a Guild F512 tuned with light gauge strings to concert pitch. I have put heavier strings on this guitar and tuned it down to 4 half steps below concert pitch, and while it sounds very good for the music I do, it's probably too bassy for a good Kottke sound. Which is why Leo Kottke, I am guessing, tends to use 12-strings built with mahogany back and sides. The Guild F512 uses rosewood back and sides.
- Glenn
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