Brucebubs
Senior Member
My long search for a rich, warm, lush sounding 12-string lead me to rosewood jumbo's.
8 years ago I narrowed it down to 1 of these 3 choices.
-Guild F-512
-Taylor 855 - pictured
-Martin Grand J12-40E Special - pictured
Taylor dropped the jumbo and the new Martin jumbo was expensive.
I was a mouse click away from buying a new F-512 from the USA when I found a brand new Martin at a reduced price.
Australian $7299.00 down to $4500.00.
A Perth dealer lost their Martin franchise when the Australian distributors changed hands so they were selling off their Martin stock.
So I bought it.
Got me thinking, have any F-512 owners played either of these guitars and how did they compare?
Throw the current Taylor 858 in that mix too.
8 years ago I narrowed it down to 1 of these 3 choices.
-Guild F-512
-Taylor 855 - pictured
-Martin Grand J12-40E Special - pictured
Taylor dropped the jumbo and the new Martin jumbo was expensive.
I was a mouse click away from buying a new F-512 from the USA when I found a brand new Martin at a reduced price.
Australian $7299.00 down to $4500.00.
A Perth dealer lost their Martin franchise when the Australian distributors changed hands so they were selling off their Martin stock.
So I bought it.
Got me thinking, have any F-512 owners played either of these guitars and how did they compare?
Throw the current Taylor 858 in that mix too.
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