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Taylor 12frets
My Taylor Grand Concert (512) Cedar/Mahogany is my most favored steel string guitar. It has been my main guitar for about 5 years and go to guitar for instrumental gigs.
The wood/body/12fret combination provides balanced tone and really good acoustic qualities.
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Martin 000-28EC, Taylor 12fret Cedar/Mahogany, Taylor GC8, Carvin AC275, Takamine TC135SC, Yamaha APX5na |
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In the right hands it sounds great! This isn't me playing, but will give you an idea:
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Oh that's easy, my Martin CS-D18-12 dreadnought, its a 12 fretted, slotted headstock tone beast. Wonderful instrument.
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Tone, ergonomics and looks. don't get any better!
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Silly Moustache, Just an old Limey acoustic guitarist, Dobrolist, mandolier and singer. I'm here to try to help and advise and I offer one to one lessons/meetings/mentoring via Zoom! |
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I love my martin 00-28vs. Everytime I look at it, strum it, smell it. It just bowls me over.
This one aint going anywhere.1502891935_4832.jpg
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My custom shop Martin in 00 size, style 30. For a Martin, it was quite expensive. When we saw it displayed at the Martin Event, my wife asked the rep what made it so special.
He said it had all the good stuff: hide glue, high-grade Adirondack top, Madagascar RW, scalloped GE bracing, pyramid bridge, slotted headstock, Foden-style inlays on the fretboard. It blew away everything on display that day, according to several listeners. It has been with me through many other custom shop Martins; my wife says she associates that guitar with me, and would bury it with me if I should pass away. Very, very special.
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Silly Moustache, Just an old Limey acoustic guitarist, Dobrolist, mandolier and singer. I'm here to try to help and advise and I offer one to one lessons/meetings/mentoring via Zoom! |
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Well...I have two Froggy H-12’s (all Koa) (Aldi/Hog) and an all Hog Goodall 000 12 fret. Love all three and the full throated sound just hits my sweet spot.
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OP here -- well, I'm a quick study and it didn't take long to appreciate the feel and sound of a 12-fretter. THANKS to everyone for your great input! Lots of cool guitars out there! Today I went to 3 shops looking for 12-fretters to try out. Surprisingly, only found 5 total in 3 shops/stores. At the last stop I found a beautiful 1996 Larrivee OM-09 and loved it. So much so that I brought it home with me. Not only is it a comfortable and great sounding 12-fret, but it's also a Larrivee OM-09 that I've only read about. It had just been traded in 2 days ago (at the shop where it was originally purchased in 1996) and I knew it wouldn't last long. I learned a long time ago that when opportunity knocks -- answer the door! Soooo, today is a happy NGD for me. Pics attached.
Also, would appreciate hearing from any OM-09 owners / players out there. Has new D'Addario EJ16 on them now so I'll give those some time and see how the tone "settles in". Any other string recommendations would also be welcome. Cheers! |
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I have always liked the Martin D-18S.
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Seeing only 5 12 frets to try out didn't surprise me. I walk into a big box store and am lucky to try out 1 or 2. I always scratch my head about that, but at least Taylor now features them in their line-up so that's a start. Congrats on a nice find!
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Good choice in that 00-09! I didn't list it in my first post here, but I also have a Larrivee 00-09 Custom from the same period and it's a great little guitar. Mine has a cedar top and sounds wonderful. Although I now prefer simpler mahogany guitars, I keep the 00-09 because of its beautiful rosewood/cedar tone.
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