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12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - vashondan - 10-02-2021
Just curious, 12 frets are intriguing to me and I'm wondering what you've tried (any brand) and what you thought about them?
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - AlanSam - 10-02-2021
Dan - I love the rich tone of my E20P Parlour, typical of 12 frets with its bridge on the sweet spot of the lower bout. However, my favourite non-Eastman guitar is my 2005 Larrivee SD-50 slope shouldered dread - 12 fret, slotted headstock, Mahogany/Sitka tobacco burst. Achingly beautiful to look at, with a rich, sweet and clear tone. And loads of projection - no problem being heard. 1 7/8" nut and wide string spacing - a finger pickers delight. I suppose it's a bit of a niche guitar, but I would move my Martin 000-28 and Bourgeois EIR OM on before it.
Dan - you must try a 12 fret when you get the chance.
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - vashondan - 10-02-2021
(10-02-2021, 06:52 AM)AlanSam Wrote: Dan - I love the rich tone of my E20P Parlour, typical of 12 frets with its bridge on the sweet spot of the lower bout. However, my favourite non-Eastman guitar is my 2005 Larrivee SD-50 slope shouldered dread - 12 fret, slotted headstock, Mahogany/Sitka tobacco burst. Achingly beautiful to look at, with a rich, sweet and clear tone. And loads of projection - no problem being heard. 1 7/8" nut and wide string spacing - a finger pickers delight. I suppose it's a bit of a niche guitar, but I would move my Martin 000-28 and Bourgeois EIR OM on before it.
Dan - you must try a 12 fret when you get the chance.
Wow, that's quite a testimonial. Yeah, I'm looking for something different from what I have for a next guitar and it's narrowed to either a 12 fret and/or an all mahogany.
Wow!
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - pszy22 - 10-02-2021
(10-02-2021, 06:52 AM)AlanSam Wrote: I love the rich tone of my E20P Parlour, typical of 12 frets with its bridge on the sweet spot of the lower bout.
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Dan - you must try a 12 fret when you get the chance.
I also have a E20P, it is one of my favorite guitars. I knew I'd like it before I bought it, but it has exceeded my expectations and just keeps getting better and better sounding.
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - AlanSam - 10-02-2021
(10-02-2021, 07:13 AM)vashondan Wrote:(10-02-2021, 06:52 AM)AlanSam Wrote: Dan - I love the rich tone of my E20P Parlour, typical of 12 frets with its bridge on the sweet spot of the lower bout. However, my favourite non-Eastman guitar is my 2005 Larrivee SD-50 slope shouldered dread - 12 fret, slotted headstock, Mahogany/Sitka tobacco burst. Achingly beautiful to look at, with a rich, sweet and clear tone. And loads of projection - no problem being heard. 1 7/8" nut and wide string spacing - a finger pickers delight. I suppose it's a bit of a niche guitar, but I would move my Martin 000-28 and Bourgeois EIR OM on before it.
Dan - you must try a 12 fret when you get the chance.
Wow, that's quite a testimonial. Yeah, I'm looking for something different from what I have for a next guitar and it's narrowed to either a 12 fret and/or an all mahogany.
Wow!
Mine sounds better than this - maybe not a great recording.
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - Pura Vida - 10-05-2021
Dan, what size of 12-fret are you looking for? I see a lot of parlor / 0 size, and I think the 00 size is just about perfect. But they also make them in full size 12-fret dread (and sizes in between). Silly Moustache plays mostly 12-fret guitars and is a great resource, but others own 12-fret guitars and will certainly chime in.
My daughter has an Eastman E1OO-LTD, which is a 12-fret 00 with open pore Sapele and Adi top. It sounds great and has a 1-3/4" nut width, which I prefer. I've played the P and 00 models at an Eastman event, and I was impressed with their sound. The 12-fret design does a lot to provide additional sound from these small bodies.
Zissou Intern is holding out for a 12-fret dread... he calls it a Smeckman!
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - vashondan - 10-05-2021
(10-05-2021, 11:32 AM)Pura Vida Wrote: Dan, what size of 12-fret are you looking for? I see a lot of parlor / 0 size, and I think the 00 size is just about perfect. But they also make them in full size 12-fret dread (and sizes in between). Silly Moustache plays mostly 12-fret guitars and is a great resource, but others own 12-fret guitars and will certainly chime in.
My daughter has an Eastman E1OO-LTD, which is a 12-fret 00 with open pore Sapele and Adi top. It sounds great and has a 1-3/4" nut width, which I prefer. I've played the P and 00 models at an Eastman event, and I was impressed with their sound. The 12-fret design does a lot to provide additional sound from these small bodies.
Zissou Intern is holding out for a 12-fret dread... he calls it a Smeckman!
Hey PV, Thanks. I'm not totally sure yet about size but I don't think I'm looking for a Parlor but don't hold me to it. I was thinking about a grand concert or 000 type size or even a dreadnaught. There's a couple of Taylors I've been looking at particularly their 324? I think that's the number. I don't like the 00015's but not because they don't sound good. Still early so we'll see where the journey takes me. Smeckman? Zissou, explain!
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - Cachecropp - 10-05-2021
(10-02-2021, 07:13 AM)vashondan Wrote:(10-02-2021, 06:52 AM)AlanSam Wrote: Dan - I love the rich tone of my E20P Parlour, typical of 12 frets with its bridge on the sweet spot of the lower bout. However, my favourite non-Eastman guitar is my 2005 Larrivee SD-50 slope shouldered dread - 12 fret, slotted headstock, Mahogany/Sitka tobacco burst. Achingly beautiful to look at, with a rich, sweet and clear tone. And loads of projection - no problem being heard. 1 7/8" nut and wide string spacing - a finger pickers delight. I suppose it's a bit of a niche guitar, but I would move my Martin 000-28 and Bourgeois EIR OM on before it.
Dan - you must try a 12 fret when you get the chance.
Wow, that's quite a testimonial. Yeah, I'm looking for something different from what I have for a next guitar and it's narrowed to either a 12 fret and/or an all mahogany.
Wow!
Why not do both and get a Martin 000-15SM all mahogany 12 fret? Kill two birds…
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - vashondan - 10-05-2021
(10-05-2021, 01:00 PM)Cachecropp Wrote:(10-02-2021, 07:13 AM)vashondan Wrote:(10-02-2021, 06:52 AM)AlanSam Wrote: Dan - I love the rich tone of my E20P Parlour, typical of 12 frets with its bridge on the sweet spot of the lower bout. However, my favourite non-Eastman guitar is my 2005 Larrivee SD-50 slope shouldered dread - 12 fret, slotted headstock, Mahogany/Sitka tobacco burst. Achingly beautiful to look at, with a rich, sweet and clear tone. And loads of projection - no problem being heard. 1 7/8" nut and wide string spacing - a finger pickers delight. I suppose it's a bit of a niche guitar, but I would move my Martin 000-28 and Bourgeois EIR OM on before it.
Dan - you must try a 12 fret when you get the chance.
Wow, that's quite a testimonial. Yeah, I'm looking for something different from what I have for a next guitar and it's narrowed to either a 12 fret and/or an all mahogany.
Wow!
Why not do both and get a Martin 000-15SM all mahogany 12 fret? Kill two birds…
Yeah, that's an option. My only concern is the minimalist look of the guitar.
RE: 12 Fretted Guitars You/ve Tried and Loved - Pura Vida - 10-05-2021
Zissou can chime in, if I get the details wrong... but he's longed for Eastman to make a slope dread (think E10SS), but with a 1-3/4" nut width (a request many of us share) and 12-fret dread body. It's like a Gibson Roy Smeck, but made by Eastman, hence Smeckman!
