Best Sellers
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Best Sellers in Acoustic Guitars - 12-String
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Taylor 355 (1998 - 2005)
3 available from $899.99The original 12-string of the company's 300 Series, the Taylor 355 12-String Jumbo acoustic guitar offers up some good, resonant, solid-wood sound. Get organic tone with the sitka spruce top, solid sapele back and sides, and mahogany neck, each of which add to the 355's natural sound. Though the Taylor 355 is its own beast, it features similarities to the Leo Kottke signature model and is consequently great for fingerpickers. - 16
Gibson B-25-12 1962 - 1979
31 available from $735The B-25-12 was Gibson's student-level twelve string. This guitar was part of the B series which replaced the LG series in the early '60s. The B-25-12's bridge changed during its production with a trapeze tailpiece being used from 1965 to 1970.
Years of Production: 1962 - 1977
Wood Composition: Mahogany back and sides, Sprue top - 18
Godin A12 SG Solid Cedar Cutaway 12-String with Electronics Natural Semi-Gloss
13 available from $985 - 19
Fender Villager 1965 - 1971
4 available from $298.98One of a series of acoustic guitars designed for Fender by Roger Rossmeisl in the mid-'60s, the Villager was essentially the 12-string version of the more common Malibu. This guitar was also made in sunburst.
Years of Production: 1965 - 1969 - 21
Epiphone Hummingbird 12-String
7 available from $729.95The new Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Hummingbird promises tone and feel in the spirit of Gibson's stalwart classic at a more wallet-friendly price. This is the 12-string model, which features the same characteristics of the regular Hummingbird with a few extra strings: an all solid-wood body, bone nut and saddle, carved and scalloped bracing with a dovetail neck joint. and vintage tuning keys. The guitar is also outfitted with a Fishman pickup system for on-stage, amplified use. - 23
Takamine GJ72CE-12 NAT G70 Series 12-String Jumbo Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Guitar Natural Gloss
18 available from $416.70 - 26
Yamaha FG720S-12 12-String Folk Acoustic Guitar
4 available from $300With the lush tone of a 12-string construction and a slew of premium appointments at a workingman's price, the Yamaha FG720S-12 12-String Folk Acoustic Guitar is a real folk hero. Bringing together features like a solid Sitka spruce top, Nato mahogany sides, back, and neck, and a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, this model is an ideal auxiliary for keeping around the house or a beginning model to start learning the feel of a 12-string. - 28
Yamaha APX700II-12 Thinline Acoustic/Electric Cutaway 12-String Guitar Natural
13 available from $614.99 - 43
Fender DG-16 12-String Black 1997
2 available from $249.99The DG-16-12 is a 12-string entry in Fender's DG series of acoustic. The DG series are built overseas and imported as budget-friendly instruments.
Years of Production: 1995 - 1999. 2002 - present
Body Style: Dreadnought 12-string - 47
Taylor 555 (1992 - 2004)
7 available from $1,200Discontinued in 2006, the Taylor 555 12-string jumbo acoustic guitar sports one of Taylor's classic tonewood combos: the sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides. Though it was originally produced in 1978, making it one of Taylor's earliest models, the 555's luxe aesthetic components, like its pearl headstock inlay, abalone rosettes, and diamond fingerboard inlays, weren't added until 1994. - 57
Epiphone DR-212
One available for $299.99The Epiphone DR-212 is a 12-string acoustic guitar with a spruce top and mahogany body. - 65
Taylor 450
One available for $1,700The short-lived Taylor 450 was 12-string dreadnought offering, using solid Mahogany back and sides before the 400 Series used Ovangkol as its tonewood.
Years of Production: 1996 - 1997
Body Style: Dreadnought
Wood Composition: Solid Mahogany back and sides, Sitka Spruce top, Mahogany neck
Notable Taylor Players: Taylor Swift, Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews, Doyle Dykes, Leo Kottke - 66
Taylor 454ce
8 available from $2,499Typical of the Taylor 400 Series, the Taylor 454ce 12-string Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar is made from solid ovangkol, known for its warmth, for its back and sides, along with a glossy sitka spruce top. The Grand Auditorium body made by Taylor specifically incorporates elements of a classic dreadnought guitar but narrows down the waist for a sleeker design. - 80
Seagull Coastline S12 Cedar 12-String
2 available from $349The Seagull Coastline S12 Cedar 12-String Acoustic Guitar takes the fan-favorite design elements of their popular Coastline series and doubles up on strings for one of the most stable 12-string models on the market. Built with the same solid cedar top and wild cherry sides and back in a dreadnought shape, the real stars here are the tapered headstock and reinforced neck for unparalleled tuning retention. - 82
Seagull Coastline S12 Cedar
One available for $700Seagull guitars are built in LaPatrie, Quebec. Designed by revered luthier Robert Godin, they combine handcrafted tradition with 21st century techniques to create quality solid-top acoustic instruments at affordable prices.
The Coastline S12 Cedar features a dreadnought shape with 12 strings, cedar top and cherry wood back and sides.
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Fender F-55-12 1972 - 1978
3 available from $149While the first wave of Fender acoustics in the mid-'60s strutted a unique modern set of features, the F-series was a more traditional set of dreadnoughts. The F-55-12 was a 12-string entry in the series.
Years of Production: 1972 - 1981
Wood Composition: Burbinga back and sides, Spruce top, Rosewood fingerboard - 93
Taylor 556ce with ES1 Electronics
One available for $2,199Like other 500 Series acoustics, the 556ce features solid wood construction with a Sitka Spruce top and solid Mahogany sides and back.
The single cutaway body is based on the Grand Symphony shape and features ES-T electronics. - 96
Taylor 654ce
2 available from $3,750As it was released in 2004, every model of the Taylor 654ce 12-string Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar sports Taylor's own Expression System, never containing outsourced electronics. With shining abalone inlays and rosettes as well as a Venetian cutaway, the 654ce is comprised of maple for its backs and sides as well as a sitka spruce top, typical for many of Taylor's guitars. Due to its body type, the 654ce is sleeker and a bit slimmer than your typical grand auditorium guitar, demonstrating a few qualities of the classic dreadnought shape.
