carteater
Well-known member
What sounds better/what do you prefer playing and or recording with
Depends what you want it for, you can get a fuller sound with a 12 string but if you want to pick and pluck you are better off with a 6 string. If you are recording then you can flesh out the sound of your 6 string by double tracking etc after you have recorded.
I would love a 12 string but only as an extra. If it is your first guitar i would go 6, if it is an extra and you have a nice 6 string already a 12 sting would be niiicee.
Bit of an urban myth, that. Especially now with electronic tuners they're no bother to tune (just a few more strings to deal with!) and once tuned, they are no more likely to go out of tune than a six string guitar of similar quality.As Badfish says it depends what you want out of it. I've never played a 12 string properly but I hear they can be a bit of a nightmare to keep in tune.