advice on 12 string acoustics???

buttle · 2016-11-23T16:20:17+00:00

I have 7 6-strings guitars, classical to top end steel, and I love them all, and play them all. I am looking at getting a used 12-string off the net. Does anyone around here know anything about 'old' Ibanezzizsses's compared to original Epiphones or Yamahas? There is an Epiphone PR 100-12 going for what sounds like the appropriate price of 1500. There is also a very old Ibanez (slot head style machine heads) going for only 800. My concern with this is that it has been lying around unstrung for so many years it may have developed some neck or action issues. If this is not the case I am tempted to just GO FOR IT anyway as it does look rather unique and old worldly beautiful. I mean, 800 bux!!!! Then there are some Yamahas. An FG-412-12 for 2k. If all these instruments are technically and equally sound... which one is the better buy? Tonally or build?? Problem is I'm in jhb and the guitars are scattered around the country. Any sane advice (I realize that I could just buy ALL OF THEM) would be appreciated. I'll attach a pic of the Ibanez

buttle

Yeh, im getting the Tusq agents in ctn to make me one out of a tusq blank. I have sent him tech dwgs with all the dimms.

Cant wait!

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