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Originally Posted by Glennwillow
I would think that a Martin HD12-28 or a D12-35 would be just as hard to play as the F-512. I drove 120 miles from my home to Seattle to try out a restored D12-35 in Seattle some years ago and I didn't like the guitar at all. I found it extremely hard to play with a much thicker neck than my Guild F-212 that I was used to.
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Having owned both, to me the HD12-28 is much easier to play than the guild. The body is smaller, the scale is 24.9 instead of 25.5, and the neck is slimmer and slightly narrower. The HD12-28 is a much more modern take on the 12 string than the old Guilds and Martins.
That said, it's still a dread and the Taylors are quite a bit smaller and easier to play. I found them quite lacking in bass, however, which is usually the tradeoff with a smaller body.