Product: Crafter CT120-12
Price Paid: US $320
Submitted
10/20/2004
at
11:45am
by
V.V.
Features
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No Opinion
Made in Korea, 12-string, hybrid solid-body acoustic/electric guitar with a bolt-on neck. This guitar has an acoustic-type bridge pick-up with active EQ and requires a 9-volt battery. Individual sealed tuners. The neck is a wood color (unlike the body which is finished in gloss black). Recent vintage, probably 2003 or 2004. The listing on E-Bay says "spruce top, solid wood body" - but the guitar is neck-heavy (prob. because of the 12 individual chrome die-cast tuning machines) so the "solid wood body" must be balsa wood or pine.
Sound
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No Opinion
The guitar sounds fine through an amp or a PA - as it is a solid body acoustic/electric, there's not a lot of volume without plugging it in.
Action, Fit, & Finish
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No Opinion
The guitar is put together fine, my only complaint is the neck is too wide for my own personal taste. It has the widest and thickest 12-string neck I've ever played.
Reliability/Durability
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No Opinion
I used it for practicing with a few times and I used it on 1 gig and I've decided that I can't live with the neck.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
This guitar is distributed in the U.S. by Hohner.
Overall Rating
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No Opinion
I've been playing a long, long time. I own a Yamaha Pacifica 12-string electric with the thinnest 12-sting neck I've ever had the pleasure to play. I'm playing in an acoustic duo with my girlfriend, so I wanted an acoustic type 12-string guitar. I just didn't want a deep body acoustic, but I think I'm going to get a Yamaha APX5 12-string instead - it's body isn't too deep and the neck is certainly more playable than the Crafter. To be fair to Crafter, I own a mandolin made by them (with a plastic back - like a an Ovation) and I'm happy with that.
