bluepen
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So I'm thinking of getting a 12-er to mix things up a bit.
I know lots of folks like maple 12's, but for some reason that doesn't do it for me. Most shops have few 12 strings so I haven't played that many...yet for some reason I seem to "think" that mahogany would be better than rosewood for a 12 string. I'm probably 60/40 rosewood/mahogany when it comes to 6 strings (not a die hard either way, but the balance is shifting toward hog--I sed to be 90/10 rose/hog).
So whattya think rosewood or hog for a 12er, and why?
It has kinda irked me when people have asked this question in the past regarding 6 strings because the answer (in all but extreme cases of someone living in Antarctica) is simply, "Play both and pick what you like best". But again, 12 strings, around my parts anyway, are few and far between.
Does anyone prefer rosewood for a dread-6 but mahogony for a 12 er?
WILD CARD question: What do you think of a hog-top 12er?
I'm thinking of maybe getting a beater Yamaha on eBay for a few hundred, just to see if I really want to invest in the long run in a nicer 12 string (Larrie, Guild, Taylor, etc.)
Thanks in advance for your thoughts...
If this has been rehashed a thousand times over please just direct me to the thread.
But then again, it seems that "Fans of 12" REALLY like to talk about 12s... :wink:
I know lots of folks like maple 12's, but for some reason that doesn't do it for me. Most shops have few 12 strings so I haven't played that many...yet for some reason I seem to "think" that mahogany would be better than rosewood for a 12 string. I'm probably 60/40 rosewood/mahogany when it comes to 6 strings (not a die hard either way, but the balance is shifting toward hog--I sed to be 90/10 rose/hog).
So whattya think rosewood or hog for a 12er, and why?
It has kinda irked me when people have asked this question in the past regarding 6 strings because the answer (in all but extreme cases of someone living in Antarctica) is simply, "Play both and pick what you like best". But again, 12 strings, around my parts anyway, are few and far between.
Does anyone prefer rosewood for a dread-6 but mahogony for a 12 er?
WILD CARD question: What do you think of a hog-top 12er?
I'm thinking of maybe getting a beater Yamaha on eBay for a few hundred, just to see if I really want to invest in the long run in a nicer 12 string (Larrie, Guild, Taylor, etc.)
Thanks in advance for your thoughts...
If this has been rehashed a thousand times over please just direct me to the thread.
But then again, it seems that "Fans of 12" REALLY like to talk about 12s... :wink: