steverok said:
The jumbos I have played have been great, if you can handle them.
This is a great point. I still miss the tone of my Westerly era JF30-12 & probably always will, but I was just never real comfortable playing that guitar. It was a great guitar for recording & I thought the tone was magnificent... but the body depth & size was just too much for me. I ended up with an early 70's F112 as my only 12 stringer, which is great for a smaller mini jumbo option, but I miss the gorgeous & booming sound of that maple! Though, I know the F112 is the best fit for me.
I'd just caution you to play some jumbos if you haven't already before buying. Consider how you'll be using it & if it's the right size/fit for you.
The F212XL & JF30-12 (Westerly era, I'm biased!) guitars are fabulous. So is the F212 if you want something slightly smaller than the F212XL. You can find VERY good F212XL, JF30-12 & F212's in your price range. If you like snazzier appointments or if you have a preference for rosewood, there are more expensive options (F412, F512, JF55-12, JF65-12) as already mentioned. I'm not nearly as familiar with those, but never felt I needed more than the JF30-12.
I don't think the G212 (mahogany) or G312 (rosewood) have been mentioned, but they are wonderful dreadnought 12'ers along the lines of a D40 (G212) & D50 (G312). They're a little harder to find, but they are out there within your range also.
We have a thread here that includes most of the basic specs. for Guild 12 stringers (at least for the Westerly era guitars), but I can never find the link to it... and the Search function isn't working at the moment.... hopefully somebody can find & post the link to that as it might be helpful.