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The Sawtooth Maple Series 12-String Acoustic-Electric Cutaway Jumbo Guitar features a solid spruce top, flame maple back and sides, and a maple C-shape neck, providing exceptional sound quality and playability. With a 25.5" scale length, Ovangkol fingerboard and bridge, and a Fishman EQ 1SYS301 preamp/tuner, this guitar is perfect for both stage and studio. It comes with a padded gig bag and pick sampler for convenience.
5**3
Ok
The action on it came a little high but great sound
K**C
Good Grief!
I've been playing 12 strings since 1974, including a Westerly Guild F212XL, a Martin D-12-20, a couple Guild JF30-12s, and currently a Hartford-built Guild 512. So I know what a decent 12 string is supposed to sound like. I saw this on Amazon for $203 on Sunday, not sure why so low since it is usually $370 something. Given the excellent reviews, and the price, I couldn't resist. The electronics alone are currently $199 on Amazon, so I figure I just bought a new 12 string for $4. With case. I just arrived here at the office and I opened up the box. What looked like a mummified cat is the gig bag, which is decent and fits the guitar well enough. I tuned up the guitar, down a half step, which is my usual. The electronics have a built in tuner which works fine.Fit and finish is quite good, I see no obvious flaws. The finish -- poly I am sure -- is glossy and well applied. Solid spruce top, and the sides look like solid maple to me. The set up is pretty much fine, could maybe use a little flatter neck which I'll make a little flatter with a truss rod adjustment when I get home. It is quite playable. Neck is decent, all strings are buzz free. The finishing of the frets is impressive at any price. The strings seem a little heavier than my usual 10/47s. The 11th string measures 0.49.Sound is relatively bright, which is normal for a maple 12. Intonation is excellent. I've had some nice maple 12 strings in the past. When strummed hard, they don't have the "roar" of a mahogany guitar. Same thing here. And the bass does not have the thump of a rosewood model. The bass is a little light despite it being a "jumbo," but that is something I've heard in much more expensive maple 12 strings. Plugged in you can add a little bass to your sound with no problem whatsoever. Pickup sounds very good. This guitar requires no apologies despite the price, even if it is $347 when you buy it. Excellent intonation and playability. Nice 12 string shimmer. Good looking and nice sounding guitar. Even at $374 I'd say it is a real bargain.UPDATE: I've been playing this guitar for 18 months. It still sounds very, very good and is holding up fine. Not sure why Amazon only has the lefty version at the moment.
