Best Sellers
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Best Sellers in Acoustic Guitars - 12-String
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Gibson B-25-12 1962 - 1979
30 available from $750The 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 - 9
Taylor 355 (1998 - 2005)
4 available from $895The 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. - 11
Godin A12 SG Solid Cedar Cutaway 12-String with Electronics Natural Semi-Gloss
9 available from $999 - 15
Takamine GJ72CE-12 NAT G70 Series 12-String Jumbo Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Guitar Natural Gloss
17 available from $683.99 - 17
Yamaha APX700II-BL 12-String Thinline Cutaway with Electronics Black Gloss
11 available from $614.99 - 18
Epiphone Hummingbird 12-String
6 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. - 32
Yamaha FG720S-12 12-String Folk Acoustic Guitar
2 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. - 47
Fender Villager 1965 - 1971
4 available from $250One 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 - 58
Fender F-55-12 1972 - 1978
4 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 - 65
Taylor 555 (1992 - 2004)
8 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. - 66
Taylor 655 (1992 - 2004)
One available for $2,211.13A 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. - 71
Taylor 454ce
6 available from $2,599Typical 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
Taylor 655ce with ES1 Electronics
2 available from $1,800Like 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. - 81
Epiphone DR-212
One available for $299.99The Epiphone DR-212 is a 12-string acoustic guitar with a spruce top and mahogany body. - 85
Larrivee L-03-12 Natural
3 available from $2,068.72Jean Larrivee started crafting guitars in Toronto. The company moved to Vancouver in the '80s and opened a second factory in California in 2001. The Larrivee L-03 uses Larrivee's signature L body style which is smaller than a dreadnought, and the L-03-12 is the 12-string version. Guitars with an 03 designation use Sapele back and sides.
Wood Composition: Mahogany Neck, Canadian Sitka Spruce top, Ebony fingerboard, Sapele back & sides
Body Style: Larrivee L Shape
Notable Larrivee Players: Peter Yarrow, John Hiatt - 96
Fender DG-16 12-String Black 1997
3 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 - 97
Taylor 556ce with ES1 Electronics
2 available from $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.
