12 strings?

has anyone else played 12 stringed acoustics? are they much harder to play then a normal acoustic or is it a big difference? as in chording and hammer-ons, not really asking about sound difference

from what I can say, its not really any different, just feels a little bit wierder having the other strings on there.
I wish I could have bought this Fender 12 string I saw for sale on CL a couple weeks ago, I love the sound of those 12 strings.

yea i was lookin at a fender one on musicians friend

they are definitely something I would love to own one day, I freaking love the sound of a good 12 string acoustic, like Boston's acoustic stuff.

I own one...They can be tricky to play, however, you just have to get used to it. They do sound ultra rad though man.

12's are great. It does take some getting used to. I hear some say that the skin on your fingers can get pinched in between the strings. I haven't played on enough to find out. I've always wanted on though.

since i was 15, lol, after waiting 5 or 6 years and washing a million cars/mowing a million lawns.

Big Acoustic 12 Strings have a sound like nothing else on the planet!
Ya GOTTA love 'em!
Sure they are a bit harder to bend, and stuff like that , but hey! yer using twice (almost) the tension!
I Used to have a Fender Strat 12 String but it was killed in 1986 or so...
Still have (at studio now) a thick bodied Martin 12-String and still love playing it as much as day one.
my "other" guitarist , Mike, has no Ac-12 (shame!!) but lets me play his 1967 Rickenbacker semi-hollowbody 12 string, which is more than a treat!
but
as to the "hard" question.
if you've been playing your acoustic git diligently for a few years, (as little as 3-5 yrs, max!thats all!)taking care to strengthen the hands and super-harden yer callouses and widen your chordal vocabulary, there should be no problem at all with the mechanics of playing the 12, only the fine-tuning of your approach. 'the little stuff'.

Hope that Helped

RAWK!
Cs

they take twice as long to tune... :'(

If only!

I'm not a fan of 12 strings but I also don't like ice cream. Each to their own. I prefer a grittier, less 'bright' sound.

If set up correctly, they aren't that difficult to play if you are mostly strumming chords. Actually it's easy to forget it's a 12 string after a few minutes. Finger picking, etc is a different story. 12 strings have their place but I wouldn't recommend as a first or second guitar. For a second guitar, I'd go with a different sounding six string or a classical guitar.

yea i was listening to Srv's unplugged songs. and i was like dang i want my guitar to sound like that

ill probably get one someday