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The 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

One 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

The 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.

Discontinued 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.

As 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.

The 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.

Like all guitars in Taylor's 600 series, the Taylor 655ce 12-string jumbo acoustic-electric guitar sports curly maple for its back and sides with the balanced sitka spruce on top to comprise its fully bound body. Initially, the 655ce contained Fishman Onboard Blender electronics for its amplifying pickup, while models manufactured in 2004 and beyond had Taylor's own Expression System.

The Epiphone DR-212 is a 12-string acoustic guitar with a spruce top and mahogany body.

Alvarez Yairi have been producing hand-crafted guitars out of Japan since 1966. 

The Alvarez Yairi DY-80 Canyon Creek 12-string was part of the now discontinued Innovative Series. It was a 12-string version of the DY-52 Canyon Creek, using a solid Spruce top with traditional dreadnought body style. 

Years of Production: 1991 - 1998

With 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.

The Breedlove Atlas Studio C250/SMe-12 is a concert-size 12-string with a solid Spruce top and laminate Mahogany back and sides. An LR Baggs Stage Pro pickup comes standard.

Years of Production: 2009 - present

A member of Taylor's 600 Series, the Taylor 655 was the jumbo 12-string addition to the series, and one of Taylor's first ever models released. Though the 655 was produced between 1978 and 1998, there was a five-year reissue run starting in 2001. The curly Maple back and sides as well as sitka spruce top were featured in every member of the 600 Series.

Stella was a brand operated by Oscar Schmidt with roots going back to 1899. Affordable small-bodied Stella guitars were distributed throughout rural America and are often associated with early blues players. In 1939, Harmony acquired the Stella name and continued to use the brand as their low end in the '50s and 60s. Guitars from this era usually have very high action rendering them somewhat difficult to play. 

Years of Production: 1950s and '60s

Design Elements: White pickguard, dot inlays, trapeze tailpiece

The D-125-12 is the 12-string version of the Guild D-125. Both models were updates to the earlier GAD series which includes Asian-built version of classic Guild designs. Like the classic D-25 of the '70s, the D-125 and D-125-12 use an all Mahogany body.

The Breedlove AC250/SM-12 was part of the made-overseas Atlas Series. It was a a concert-size 12-string guitar with a soft cutaway, pairing a solid Spruce top with laminate Mahogany back and sides. It included Fishman Classic 4 onboard electronics.

Years of Production: 2005 - 2008

While 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

First manufactured in 1970, the Martin D-12-28 dreadnought acoustic guitar is a 12-string version of Martin's famous D-28. Although the D-12-28 doesn't have the collectability of the D-28, it does have the flexibility and sound of a 12-string. The D-12-28 is comprised of Indian rosewood for its back and sides and a sitka spruce top, a classic combination for dreadnought guitars.

The 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.

Like 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.