1 Reply by montymackintosh

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Thanks for all the info there flester, really helpful. I've been looking at Takamine, Yamaha (and for fun - Taylor(a little out of my price range)).

Would you say there is any significant benefit, to a relatively new guitar player, in getting cutaway body - or would a 'regular' body shape be just as good?

I'm going to look into nashville tuning!

cheers

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2 Reply by montymackintosh

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Thanks for the quick feedback, a 12 string would not be my only guitar as I have two 6 string's at the moment (one of which is electro acoustic) which was what i meant when i said semi acoustic.(I get electro and semi acoustic mixed up!)  Roger - I guess you would be including the round backed or bowl guitars as they are shallow bodied and that makes sense - so they are probably out as a choice. I live in a very remote part of Scotland - Glasgow is about 4 hours drive away, and that's where our nearest good choice of music stores would be. Maybe I'll have to take a couple
of days away to try some out, but that'll be after the summer and I can hardly wait to get hold of one!

I also read somewhere that you can always play a 12 string as a 6 string if you don't like the 12 strings or find 12 strings difficult, just by removing the 2nd/octave strings - does anyone know if that is the case? would they sound different?

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3 Reply by montymackintosh

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Hi, first time on the forum for me, but I am also looking to buy a 12 string acoustic, and would really appreciate any hints regarding makes or models to lookout for or avoid. (and I realise that this is going to be very subjective!).
I had the opportunity recently to play a friends Takamine 12 string and the 'fuller' sound blew me away! The fantastic sound was worth the extra ripping of the finger ends!
Like naolslager said, I've been following quite a few on ebay to see how much they go for and have been pleasantly surprised at how inexpensive a 'good' 12 string can be.
How about the round backed guitars - any pro's or con's?
And I would almost certainly be looking for a semi acoustic unless anyone can convince me not too!
In terms of 'style' I generally play traditional Scottish or Irish songs with some Country thrown in - just enough to have a sing-a-long in the pub, so I don't need to 'bend' strings etc!
All comments welcome - thanx.

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