Just succumbed to GAS today.
Couldn't resist the price on a Martin D12X1AE 12 string with a Fishman Sonitone @ $520.00 CDN. It's built in Mexico and the back and sides are high pressure laminate but I checked it out against a $1800.00 Taylor and a $1400.00 Larrivee (both of which were very nice guitars) and I didn't hear or feel a more than $1000.00 difference. Not to mention the fact that I didn't have between $1600.00 and $2000.00 after taxes to spend on a guitar. It lists for $819.00 US so I feel pretty good about it. Always wanted a 12 string.

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Donnmac

'09 American Deluxe Strat Sunburst Rosewood
'63 Les Paul Jr SG body
'80's Fender F 15 Acoustic
'09 Larrivee D 03RE
'09 Squier Affinity J Bass
'10 Martin D12X1AE
'66 Traynor YGM1 (tube)
'08 Traynor TRM30
'11 G-DEC 30 Blues
'09 Fender Rumble 15

Sounds like a good find Don, how about some pics...

Bill

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Hey, Boy Blue is back!

i wish i could say that.
dude, i have GAS on drip from an I V bag.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

PICTURES

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2011 PRS 25th SAS
2008 Eric Clapton Custom Antigua Strat
2012 PRS Artist Package Studio Special Order

Here are my babies except for the F15. My brother currently has it.

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Donnmac

'09 American Deluxe Strat Sunburst Rosewood
'63 Les Paul Jr SG body
'80's Fender F 15 Acoustic
'09 Larrivee D 03RE
'09 Squier Affinity J Bass
'10 Martin D12X1AE
'66 Traynor YGM1 (tube)
'08 Traynor TRM30
'11 G-DEC 30 Blues
'09 Fender Rumble 15

Very pretty babies,how does the sound of the MIM Martins compare to MIA Martins though?

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Good on you with the new Martin.

12-string flat tops are in a musical class all their own. Nice harem of guits, too. Enjoy!

Guitslinger, I didn't have an MIA Martin to A/B against the MIM but I couldn't afford the MIA anyway. As I mentioned, the sound was close enough to the Taylor and the Larrivee that I felt that the MIM was more than competitive considering the price difference. It sounds great and I'm a happy camper

Thanks JSJH. I do enjoy 'em all.

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Donnmac

'09 American Deluxe Strat Sunburst Rosewood
'63 Les Paul Jr SG body
'80's Fender F 15 Acoustic
'09 Larrivee D 03RE
'09 Squier Affinity J Bass
'10 Martin D12X1AE
'66 Traynor YGM1 (tube)
'08 Traynor TRM30
'11 G-DEC 30 Blues
'09 Fender Rumble 15

If the MIM Martin can hold its own against a Larivee and a Taylor it must be primo gear anyway but I was just wondering if it had the fullness and projection of an MIA Martin.She really is a beauty in the meantime.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Does it have the fullness and projection? No, not really, but it sounds amazingly good and its all I'll ever need. Same deal as when I bought the J Bass. Mind you, if I'd had the bucks, there'd be no question that I'd have gone for the Grand J12-40E. Sweet......but five grand.....not happenin'.
While I was nosin' around yesterday I played a gorgeous Gibson J200 Standard and (my personal favorite and I will have one someday) a Songwriter Deluxe Standard. Beautifully balanced tone and playabiliy that had me droolin' like one of Pavlov's dogs. Bar none, the absolute finest accoustic I've ever played. IMHO

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Donnmac

'09 American Deluxe Strat Sunburst Rosewood
'63 Les Paul Jr SG body
'80's Fender F 15 Acoustic
'09 Larrivee D 03RE
'09 Squier Affinity J Bass
'10 Martin D12X1AE
'66 Traynor YGM1 (tube)
'08 Traynor TRM30
'11 G-DEC 30 Blues
'09 Fender Rumble 15

Great score on the Martin.


Nice pics by the way.