D-25-12-NT

[Mr.Tidy]

Well I got my first Guild acoustic today, I bid $389 on ebay for this guitar thinking there is no way you can buy an American made acoustic 12 string for under $400. Well here it is now...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1
It's in better shape than I thought it would be...
Why do D-25's go for so cheap?
I'm still wrestling with it right now, I've only played electric 12's before.... this is NO Rickenbacker, the neck is wiiiiide.

 

[Scratch]

How can you could go wrong getting a Guild 12 for under 400.00, especially if she's playable? Not sure if the D25-12 has dual truss rods which would explain the wide neck...

 

[Mikeoso]

If Mr Tidy's experience with 12 strings is only with electrics, expecially Rics, anything acoustic will look like a carrier's flight deck to him. but the fun you get out of that huge chunk of wood is worth it. BTW, an old Gibson B-45-12 has a wider neck...2 full inches.

 

[Mr.Tidy]

okay, I'm used to it now... I'm not even sure if this is a good one or not, but this 12 string sounds like angels singing when I strum it! I'm getting used to the wide fretboard. And I think the action might be a little high up around the 10th fret, but I don't go up there much. It has an extra tall bridge which looks like it could be shortened a bit to lower the action. Also if the truss rod was a little tighter, pulling the slight "bend" out of the neck, I imagine the action would lower also (farther up the neck).
This thing is really loud, is that because of the arched back... or just the 6 extra strings?

 

[sitka_spruce]

How can you could go wrong getting a Guild 12 for under 400.00, especially if she's playable? Not sure if the D25-12 has dual truss rods which would explain the wide neck...

Wide in comparison to 6-strings. The D25-12 the same as my D212 and every Guild 12-string I believe has double truss rods. The neck of the 12-strings is for the spacing of the strings and ease of playability, I would guess.

 

[Scratch]

How can you go wrong getting a Guild 12 for under 400.00, especially if she's playable? Not sure if the D25-12 has dual truss rods which would explain the wide neck...

 

[Scratch]

I just ordered my first GAD. Swore I wouldn't buy a Chinese made Guild, but after everything I've read, I said what the heck and ordered a GAD G212E ANT from Power Alley in upstate NY. I read somewhere in my research that early GAD 212s had just the single truss rod, but newer are now with duals. Anyone with Guild GAD 212 experience?

 

[Guildmark]

Pretty sure Dr. Izza Plumber has one. How 'bout it Dave? You out there?