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It's a Simon and Patrick. Made in Canada, same guys who do Seagull and Godin guitars. Solid Cedar top, Cherrywood lam back and sides.
Sounds GREAT... I've been hunting a 12 to plink around on for awhile, and it sounded better than every other 12 I've encountered in the last few weeks. This includes Alvarez, Takamine, Ovation, Fender, and a few others that were weird brands. The only 12 I didn't put it up against that I could have was a Taylor that was nearly $2k. Sorry, not going to spend that type of $ on a 12, but this thing sounds great.
Also holds a great low action, stays in tune awell, and IMHO is a friggin' bargain. They also make Seagull guitars, and if you can get over the weird headstock, they are great values too. A local music store had a Seagull 12 for $439 new w/case, and it KILLED a Takamine that sold for twice as much. However, I found the S&P at a pawn shop for less, so I grabbed it. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
If you're looking for an acoustic, check out the Seagulls or S&Ps. I'm going to probably get rocks hucked at me for this, but I owned a Taylor and worked for a Taylor dealer for years - got to play everthing from Babys to Presentation models. These guitars aren't as ornate, but sound wonderful and have solid wood tops that aren't choked to death with 50 coats of lacquer. You can get 90% of the sound of the taylor, same playability, and 1/2 or less of the price with one of these. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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