I was thinking about getting a 12 stringer rather than go the emulation route with a 6 string. I don't want to spend a lot because I'm not sure how much use I'll get out of it. I was just having a nosey around and saw an Epiphone DR-212 for just over £200 new. Are they any good or should I go for something else in that price range? Is the tuning likely to be stable on it for instance? It's a pure acoustic insofar as it has no EQ on it but if needs must I have a Fender soundhole pickup I could use. Thanks in advance for any help or advice you may have?
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Ian
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Also, what six string acoustic guitar do you currently own?
Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
Tanglewood, minus notional value of transducer and control electronics, provides a realistic guide figure.
I’ve not tried the Epiphone but some of the recent Guild, Sigma and Chinese Fender stuff is very good for the money.
Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
Others I was looking at in the same price range included one by my neighbour, Aria, but I found the Epiphone clearly superior to the Aria I tried. Another second-hand one (can't remember the company: possibly Morris) I tried suffered badly from a bowed top, apparently a common problem, especially with cheap 12-strings, because of the high tension of the strings. So well worth making sure the top is as flat as it should be: though with a new guitar I can't imagine this would be an issue.
Sorry I can't be of more use.
Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
Ultimately, you need to visit guitar shops and try out the options for yourself. The Fender stuff has come on in leaps and bounds.
The only possible fly in the ointment is that the plain acoustic models tend to be non-cutaway. Cutaways and onboard electronics seem to have become regarded as chargeable “upgrade” options. Hence, it may be difficult to get a cutaway without also having to accept a piezo undersaddle transducer and a plastic control panel.
Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.