Bought a Guild 12-string last night

Buss it over some fool's head like The Honkey Tonk Man.

What kind of shit do you play on it? I remember they always used to be used in a kind of folkie setting. And Leo Kottke still tears it up on the 12. Glen Campbell was a session guitarist long before anyone knew of him, and he always used to play hot bluegrass flatpick runs on the 12, of all things. 12 is a cool sound, for sure. Sometimes you can get it on a recording using a Nashville high guitar stringing, but it isn't as full as a great 12 string!

I once heard a kid in high school play Wish You Were Here on an acoustic 12, and it sounded good.

have fun tuning that axe

my sense of tone has never been perfect,

so i must rely upon an electronic tuner

What guild did you join? You usually want to keep that stuff on the dl

Love those elixir nanowebs. If you can manage not to break the G string, they'll last a year of regular playing and still sound crisp and don't get out of round.

Sounds like a fun guitar!

12 strings is one thing Taylor actually does respectably... but I won't own Taylor.

Guild is it for 12 strings. I might have been tempted to check out a Breedlove, but I'd have bought a Guild. :btu:

..tho maybe only after failing to find a nice vintage Holzapfel.

Does Taylor use nitrocellulose (lacquer... instead of polyurethane) these days?

although...

when playing a 12 string you pretty much have to wear Clark's desert boots, striped socks and velvet pants. Probably a pirate shirt, and in silk.

...all while trying not to look like a fruit.

Only Jimi and Stevie can pull it off.

Been decades since I've owned a 12 String, and that one was a Guild. I own a Taylor that I use for gigging with acoustic/electric bands. Their sound system is perfect for that kind of blend, plus I don't care all that much ifnit gets best up or even stolen. I think it's probably a urethane finish, so that's good for a beater too, cuz you can use insect repellant

This is almost like being at a star trek convention.
Or a toy train store.

I played a cole clark last week.It is the best acoustic guitar I've ever played! 100% handmade in austrailia. No 2 are alike.Unbelievable guitar!

http://www.coleclarkguitars.com/products.asp

Cool now you can play Seals and Croft songs all day