impending GAS - 12 string recommendations

I fancy a cheapish 12 string - under £400 - any suggestions as to what to look out for ?

Acoustic or electric?

sorry - acoustic

I've got a Yamaha apx4a -12, I am very pleased with it.

It is an electro-acoustic, slightly quiet when played acoustically, but with a nice tone. It amplifies well, with a reasonable tone.

Paul Jerome

Wait till the 8th, and you can try mine <grin>

Your Missus when you bring it home.

that's the only thing I haven't budgeted for :O)

Have you had a look at any of the LaSiDo Guitars (Seagull/Norman/S&P)? They're quite plain looking (which i like) and the ones I've played sound great.

Depending on where you look you can get then for quite a good price http://www.guitarstrings.co.uk/ have got a Simon and Patrick 12 string for 299ukp just now.

Luckily my missus is very reasonable when it comes to buying musical instruments. She has to be - she's an oboist, and they ain't cheap.

She was a bit shocked when I went out to buy a guitar and came back with an amplifier that cost more than the guitar.

Mind you, she has since bought a bass for our son, so she can't have been that upset.

Paul Jerome

Have you looked at Crafter's? The St Giles Music Centre often has one or two. For some reason I can't quite get my head around I've hated every S & P 12-string I've tried. I think they look horrible and sound worse. The fingerboards are very flat, not what I like on a 12, and unbound. Crafters are often quite ornate, but I don't think the sound suffers.

I'm still looking for a 12-string that I really like.