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Guild F412 12 String

  Guild F412 12 String

“That is the best acoustic 12-string ever made.” said Grant as I sat strumming the Guild F412 in preparation for this review. It’s not everyday I hear such praise coming from Grant, nor is it a statement that is easily dismissed. With almost 40 years experience in guitar restoration and repair, Grant’s opinion on any guitar is something I try to pay close attention to. I asked him to elaborate; “The sound, construction quality, design, even the look… this is the guitar all other 12 strings are aiming to beat. The sixties and seventies era Guild 12 string guitars were the only ones that didn’t need constant repair and service. They have a timeless design and I am happy to see the they have gone back to their historical roots.”

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** Gibson CF-100E Reissue

It is hard to get a real sense of just how radical the CF-100E was in the early ’50s when it was introduced. This was the first production cutaway acoustic guitar with on-board pickup ever made for goodness sakes! Before this model came along, folks just had to stand as close to a microphone as possible to attempt to be heard when performing … and if you wanted to take a lead, you were definitely playing below the 14th fret!

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Bourgeois DBJC Koa SOLD Discontinued

Bourgeois DBJC Koa SOLD Discontinued

Yes this guitar just might be the next best thing to being on vacation in Hawaii!! When it came time to place another order for one of my all time favourite Bourgeois guitars I decided to try another exotic wood pairing. Seeking advise from the master I called up Bourgeois and asked what fantastic wood set they might have stashed away. The enthusiastic answer came in the form of a highly flamed Hawaiian Koa. I contemplated using a Sitka spruce top but Dana suggested that the usual Redwood top would sound great with the Koa and wow he sure was right!

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Fender Custom Shop Guitars (Used and Consignment) No Longer Available

Fender Custom Shop Guitars (Used and Consignment) No Longer Available

Here at the 12th Fret, we are lucky enough to have an incredible number of great second hand instruments move through the shop every week…. far more than we could ever hope to feature on our website. Every now and then, we get a build up of instruments that deserve some time in the spotlight. Today, we are featuring a fantastic selection of second hand Fender Custom Shop instruments. If you’ve already seen today’s “What’s New” feature, you know we have more Fender Custom Shop guitars in stock right now than we’ve ever had before, with these used beauties rounding out our selection. All 3 guitars featured here are in great condition, and play very well.

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Gibson SG JR 1965 (Consignment) No Longer Available

Gibson SG JR 1965 (Consignment) No Longer Available

Pick up a early to mid 60’s SG or SG JR and it is pretty easy to see why so
many players swear by these instruments. The light weight, great upper fret access and
excellent playability will have you coming back for more! This example is in good overall
shape with lots of cool looking lacquer checking patterns and a Vibrola trem arm.

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Music Man Stingray 2004 (Consignment) No longer available

Music Man Stingray 2004 (Consignment) No longer available

Wow the deep Candy red finish and Abalone pick guard on this Music Man
Stingray really pop! This great playing bass features an ash body, maple neck with rosewood
fretboard, compensated nut, Schaller tuners, matching headstock veneer and a powerful Music
Man humbucker with Alnico magnets and active three band eq. This example is in excellent
overall shape with only a minor ding on the top of the headstock and one on the back. This one
plays and sounds as good as it looks!

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