Oscar Schmidt OD312CEB-A Dreadnought (12 String) Cutaway Acoustic Electric Guitar. Black

Despite a two day delay in UPS hub in Louisville, KY, my delivery was a day sooner than originally expected as UPS upgraded the service due to the delay. I was supposed to get it on the 24th, I received the instrument on the 23rd via UPS and it got to me in perfect condition, tuned down about a step which is a good thing when shipping or storing a 12-string unused for an extended period. I immediately tuned it to concert pitch and had to tweak the truss rod just a bit to get rid of a few string buzzes, but otherwise it was otherwise pretty well set up and the tuning drift is well within what one would expect from strings that have just been tuned to concert pitch for the first time. Playing the Bb bar cords at the first fret is easier on this than on most 6 strings I've played. Beautiful instrument but no front strap post but the neck seems rugged enough to use a guitar strap with the attachment strap just above the nut. Good action, brilliant, clean tone and the tuner was close enough that it will get you well within an acceptable range. My sister and I played a duet, with her guitar tuned on another tuner and it was close enough that we didn't need any tuning tweaks to sound good together.I have been playing since I was 13 and am now a part the Geritol generation with a bad back but nimble fingers and good ears and this is one of the nicest 12 strings I have ever played. The neck is a bit thicker than some 6 strings 12 strings I've played in the past, but the instrument is very well made, quite attractive and has a very good degree of tone and balance up and down the neck. The harmonics are spot-on at the 12th and 7th frets and with the flat fingerboard, capos a lot better than many 6 and 12-strings I have played. I am imagining that my descendants are going to be using this instrument a long after I'm gone.This is one of the best bangs for the buck I have ever found out there and I would recommend this as a viable guitar for anyone who wants to play a 12-string. It may not have a fancy name and not cost more than a 2010 Hyundai, but it is a serious, good quality instrument. This is the second 12-string I've owned. My previous 12-string was a very high end Yamaha bought in the 1990s and this plays and sounds better than one I paid over twice the price for (or almost 4 times as much for in terms of 1990s dollars) and would undoubtedly sell for at least $800 nowadays.One thing is does have is both 1/4" (6.35mm) and DIN sockets so it will be good for any kind of sound setup. This is a serious instrument and Taylor has done a really good job of keeping their sound in what is essentially to Taylor as Applause is to Ovation. It may be relatively inexpensive, but it is a serious instrument with all the features that make high-end instruments easy to set up as well. Even if it doesn't project as well as a few higher end makes, it will hold up to most situations and the pickups sound good enough on an amp where this is essentially an non-issue as the equalization on the pickup is very nicely done. The guitar came with both a 1/4 guitar cord and the Allen wrench for the truss rod and that is all one really needs if the guitar is well made. The machine heads are a good design, and are the kind that are adjustable, if you know what you are doing - just use the proper sized Phillips screw driver in excellent condition to prevent damage to the screw heads and tweak it in stages to prevent over tightening which will accelerate wear on the machine heads. The overall quality of components, plus a quick look at the interior bracing and construction with an angled inspection mirror and flashlight showed good, well-glued bracing and over all good construction. An extremely good instrument for the price.

Esta muy buena la guitarra 🎸,solo que debería de traer cuerdas de repuesto

Where do I begin??? For starters, I have been playing for almost 20 years and have been doing repairs on solid body electrics and acoustic guitars for 5 years now commercially. Not to sound arrogant - but I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE....The craftsmanship for this guitar is excellent. The construction is solid feeling and the paint finish is handsomely done. The bridge is glued straight and even onto the body with no exposed seams. The nut is precisely cut for the strings - they sit there nice and snug. On cheaply done 12 strings, you see that the nut is not cut very evenly. This guitar feature a NUBONE brand nut & compensated saddle & that makes for great intonation on this guitar and your strings will stay in tune much longer.The tuners are standard sealed tuners and do well holding the guitar in tune. I normally like to replace the tuners immediately on my acoustics with "GROVER" brand tuners but after playing this guitar for a week straight - no less than 3 hours a day (seriously folks), I've only had to tune the guitar twice.The guitar arrived with the action set perfectly. The strings were nice and low from the start and still had enough clearance for hard strumming with NO BUZZING. The strings didn't need changing either since the guitar has D'Addario XL strapped on - great bright/jangly sounding highs with nice clear lows!!!The body has a spruce top with mahogany sides & back. This guitar sounds great. I compared it to my friends 18 year old FENDER brand 12 string and it sounds better than hers! (I told her it sounds just as good as her guitar so as not to hurt her feelings. But in reality this guitar beats hers....LOL)The electronics are not top of the line - obviously. BUT... The wiring is neat and the sound when amplified is pretty darn good. Naturally, you need to reduce how much gain you use if you play really loud on your amp. But that's just the way it is when dealing with acoustic guitars anyway. I might in the future change it out for a PIEZO system but then again - I might not. It holds up well as is. The instrument control board also includes a nice handy tuner which always helps & it does the job accurately.Kudos to the manufacturer for including an output jack for direct line connection to a soundboard/mixer besides the standard output jack you would plug into your amp. That's real versatility and very helpful. You usually don't find such versatility except on more expensive instruments!!! Very nice, indeed.On the control panel for the electronics, the buttons are a little stiff when you press them. The knobs are a little too small to grab and a little too tight when you turn them. You have to have a moderately "soft touch" when pushing the buttons and a little more strength when using the knobs. Personally speaking, I tend to leave the "tone tweaking" alone on the actual guitars I own and always use my amp or pedals for tone shaping alteration anyway. So i won't be using the buttons or knobs too much anyway.Lastly, I wish it came with a pick guard. Oh well, I just ordered a nice one with a fancy hummingbird design on it.Problem solved.What's the bottom line, people???BUY THIS GUITAR !!!!!!!!!You'd be a fool not to. You get so much for under $200. What the heck are u waiting for???I'm seriously gonna get a second one.

Don't let the price fool you, believe me. I too was a little skeptical in getting this guitar when I first saw it. I read other people's reviews and they were not lying. It is a quality guitar that gives a bright tone plus it comes with its own tuner inserted, which is a plus. Another plus is that is ready to play right out of the box since it comes with D'addario Exp strings, which are some good quality strings that the market offers out there. It even comes with a complimentary guitar chord to plug in to the amp(although it is one of those cheap ones) .Sure it is made in china, but it isn't the manufacturing origin that matters, but the way you play it and the skill you have.Plus you can't complain with the price. I can't wait to use it in a gig. Well that's my review and hope it is helpful for your purchaseNo se dejen llevar por el precio. Yo tambien estaba que si si o no la compraba porque el precio se me hacia bien barato. Pues leyendo los comentarios que otros dejaron con sus opiniones, pues al fin me decidi comprarla. Ellos no mintieron; y si es una guitarra bien hecha. La guitarra viene lista para tocar porque viene con cuerdas D'addario Exp, cuales son unas de las mejores que hay en el mercado. Tambien viene con un afinador integrado en la guitarra, cual es bien beneficioso y tambien viene con un cable para poder conectarla a un amplificador ( aunque es de los baratitos). Aunque sea hecha en china, la calidad de la guitarra es magnifica. Acuerdence que lo importante no es el material cual esta hecha la guitarra, si no como la tocas tu porque tu eres el del talento. No puedo esperar para usarla en una tocada. Pues alli esta mi humilde opinion de esta compra que hice. Espero que les aydue.