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Lebell · 04-09-2005, 01:08 AM

I think it is more a matter of taste than anything, but given what you already play I would recommend a 12 string. A classical (nylon) string guitar has a broader neck and is a mellower sound than a 12...a 12 really sings out.

Now the problem you have is finding a good 12 for under $500. You really get what you pay for. I sold an Epiphone 12 for $150, but I had all sorts of problems with it. My next 12 will probably be a Taylor, but that is in the $1500-$2000 price range. The problem is that the extra 6 strings put a lot more stress on the body and it requires extra bracing.

Now you can get a pretty decent Classical for $500.

So there's my $0.02.

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Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	I think it is more a matter of taste than anything, but given what you already play I would recommend a 12 string. A classical (nylon) string guitar has a broader neck and is a mellower sound than a 12...a 12 really sings out. Now the problem you have is finding a good 12 for under $500. You really get what you pay for. I sold an Epiphone 12 for $150, but I had all sorts of problems with it. My next 12 will probably be a Taylor, but that is in the $1500-$2000 price range. The problem is that the extra 6 strings put a lot more stress on the body and it requires extra bracing. Now you can get a pretty decent Classical for $500. So there's my $0.02. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!