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12 String...wow!

Unread post by Halcyon » Tue Nov 11, 2003 4:13 pm

I just got in from the good ol' Guitar Center and while I was there I decided to mess around with some of the 12 stringers. As most of you might have noticed in the title....wow! I'm getting one shortly. I just need some help on choosing one. I'm short on money right now so I figured I would get a cheaper one (around $200) to screw around on until I could pick up a nicer one. Any suggestions would be greatly helpful.

I found some Stellar 12 strings for cheap ($130) but I've never heard of them....anybody know anything about them?

Thanks for the help!!
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Unread post by Pickles » Tue Nov 11, 2003 5:34 pm

get an alvarez.
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Unread post by Halcyon » Tue Nov 11, 2003 5:38 pm

Yeah...thats what i was thinking too...my 6-string is an Alvarez...very nice.
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Unread post by fatjack » Tue Nov 11, 2003 6:33 pm

dont buy a 200 dollar twelve string, save your money and get one for around 500 or 600
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Unread post by Ando » Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:23 pm

shane wrote:get an alvarez.
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Martin J12-15

Unread post by Doron Diamond » Wed Nov 12, 2003 2:46 am

What do you guys think of the Martin J12-15? It gets some rave reviews, and is slightly under 700 dollars. A 12 string martin for that cheap? It's gotta be good! Or what about a Washburn for the same price?
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Unread post by Pickles » Wed Nov 12, 2003 4:57 am

15 eh... probably mahogany then. i dont like mahogany tops. check them both out to see how they sound.
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Unread post by RSabala » Thu Nov 13, 2003 11:46 am

Get an Alvarez AJ60-12 or a Takamine. I just bought the Alvarez used and it is pretty fun to screw around on. I need to get Elixers put on though........just feels better. Jumbo body with Maple makes it sound bright without being "tinny" sounding.

I played a Tak two weeks ago. Didn't sound too bad. I can't think of the model, but it was a jumbo cutaway. Has a lighter color to it.

If also heard nice things about the Washburn J28S12DL Cumberland 12-String Guitar. Pretty similar to the Alvarez. May be worth checking out.
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Unread post by QuattroDore » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:37 pm

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Unread post by toadsmack7 » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:54 pm

I've played two Washburn 12's. The D46SCE12 is really nice and its around $700 and the D10S 12 is a little cheaper but still a pretty nice guitar for around $300.
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Re: 12 String...wow!

Unread post by Ando » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:31 pm

Halcyon wrote:I just got in from the good ol' Guitar Center and while I was there I decided to mess around with some of the 12 stringers. As most of you might have noticed in the title....wow! I'm getting one shortly. I just need some help on choosing one. I'm short on money right now so I figured I would get a cheaper one (around $200) to screw around on until I could pick up a nicer one. Any suggestions would be greatly helpful.

I found some Stellar 12 strings for cheap ($130) but I've never heard of them....anybody know anything about them?

Thanks for the help!!
I am absolutely in love with 12 strings. I just got back from a guitar store..

I played an Alvarez and a Washburn(no idea what models), both soundling beautiful. JTR sounds so much better on a 12..
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Unread post by sunglassesatnight » Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:56 pm

I have the six string version of the Tak jumbo cutaway and I love it. The twelve is equally as awesome. Save for it. Model EG-523SC and not outrageously priced at all.
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Unread post by gravedigger » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:06 pm

QuattroDore wrote:Tak
yeah I got a used Tak 12string G series for $300 in August. fuckin' nice sounding guitar for that money.
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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Wed Nov 19, 2003 11:24 pm

when you buy a 12 string, buy a good quality one mostly over 500 bucks, so it will last and the neck problems won't be that much.
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Unread post by tjmac66pc » Thu Nov 20, 2003 9:30 am

Ranting Thespian wrote:when you buy a 12 string, buy a good quality one mostly over 500 bucks, so it will last and the neck problems won't be that much.
do they design the necks in 12-strings to be a little bit more sturdy than the regular 6-strings or are both necks basicallly the same?
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