What kind of 12 string guitar do you play?

[tstrahle]

Originally Posted by JoeCharter

I play a CM-12S from H&D.

That's a beautiful guitar. I play a Taylor 655 12-string. It is sooooo easy to play.


And the back is pretty too!

[M19]

Same breed, different litter:

[buddiesorg]

I have 3, a Ryan Cathedral (Brazilian/Redwood), a Schenk FE (Mahogany/Carpathian), and a Martin J12-15 (Sapele). Soon I'll have my first lefty, a Schenk Ophirio RD (EIR/Adirondack). Pictures at http://stringsnthings.org/hsguitar/new.html

[Dieselten]

Takamine F400 from about 1975, it's a copy of the Martin D12-28. Has a ply top, whereas the Takamine F400S (Which I used to own but sold when I bought a genuine Martin D12-28) had a solid Spruce top. It sounds just fine, using light (compound silk & steel) strings.

[ocarolan]

Paul Brett Signature Model -

http://youtu.be/ISzj8js9v50




keith

[niko]

A Stella copy made by english luthier Ralph Bown on the left
A Super Jumbo made by french luthier Alain Queguiner on the right



The Stella sounds like an organ the Queguiner rather like bells
The Stella : http://youtu.be/P-U5H3mU6WU
The Queguiner : http://youtu.be/pEHo1_DwcL8

[paganskins]

I've two: (not my pics)

A tacoma made Guild F412 like this



And a seagull artist studio like this



The seagull is a new acquisition and will be in kept in standard, the guild is going to be setup for open d and dadgad possibly dropped a whole tone to their c rooted equivalents

[smpetty]

Originally Posted by niko

A Stella copy made by english luthier Ralph Bown on the left
A Super Jumbo made by french luthier Alain Queguiner on the right



The Stella sounds like an organ the Queguiner rather like bells
The Stella : http://youtu.be/P-U5H3mU6WU
The Queguiner : http://youtu.be/pEHo1_DwcL8

Amazingly beautiful guitars - Wow!

[Tone Gopher]

Originally Posted by pete12string

I'll have to get out the ruler, but they all have nice wide necks at the nut...
What's the correct way to measure the string spacing at the nut and bridge? Is that the space (measurement) in between the courses of strings?

Thanks. I'm sure there is (or could be) an entire thread on the issue of measuring bridge spacing for a 12-string. Outer to outer is the easiest place to start (recognizing that, although the easiest measurement to make that it is not the most telling). The measurement from center to center would be the effective saddle spacing - the one that your right hand senses.

Similarly, Larry Pattis and others will cite that although nut width is the most common measurement (and, I'd say, useful for comparison), the string-to-string spacing at the nut is what counts. For 12-string??? Outer to outer is the easiest to measure, course to course the more meaningful.

Regardless, I'm most interested to get a first approximation to compare the dimensions that I'm familiar with (the LKSM) to the Fraulini and Hauver guitars.

[Craviola]

Giannini Craviola, not the easiest to play (but not to bad either) as the neck is on the thick side (but I assume a lot of early 70's guitars had thicker necks) but it sounds great, is super comfortable and has that great Craviola shape.

[Toby Walker]

Originally Posted by niko

A Stella copy made by english luthier Ralph Bown on the left
A Super Jumbo made by french luthier Alain Queguiner on the right



The Stella sounds like an organ the Queguiner rather like bells
The Stella : http://youtu.be/P-U5H3mU6WU
The Queguiner : http://youtu.be/pEHo1_DwcL8

That Stella sounds phenomenal!

[talister106]

2004 Alvarez fusion dreadnaught model with amazing action.

[dawhealer]

'02 Ovation 6751. Slight bear claw solid sitka top. Sounds great amplified or unplugged. I was totally surprised when I played it. I never expected an Ovation to sound that good unplugged. Bought it for a steal at Mars Music when they were going out of business.

[rzbkfan]

I own a Seagull SM12 that I have had for a couple of weeks, and I really like it. I used to own a Takamine TF281DLX but ended up trading it off. The Seagull has the Takamine beat tonewise by a fairly wide margin (and I own some very nice Takamines, just never a 12 string before).

Someday when I am rich and infamous, I want to own a Guild 12 string. That would make me grin

[raysearay]

I've had a few but the one I've settled on is my Breedlove Classic XII. To my ears, the best I've heard.