OD312CEB-A-U 12-String Acoustic Electric Guitar. Black

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.

La guitarra muy bien algunos rayones pero no de gravedad ni el funcionamiento solo mal empaquetado al cuidado del producto

I own a couple Puerto Rican Cuatros (10-string) from oscar schmidt by washburn and have been extremely happy with them for several years now, so felt (or hoped) I knew what to expect with this 12 string. and so far, have not been let down a bit (will update this review if that changes)buying something like an instrument through the mail, I always make sure to go for the "ships for *AND SOLD BY* Amazon", even if the other vendor is cheaper, because that however-many-extra-bucks makes me feel safe and secure, knowing that Amazon's customer service and return policy are nonpareil. (e.g. the reviews of this item and the 4 or 5 other OD312CExxx instruments on here, a small percentage of people saying it arrived with broken strings or, even in one case, cracks in the body)I considered I'd probably have to go have the guitar set up, but I think I got really lucky - the action is super light (but still no buzzing or twanging!), the neck is straight. the bridge is fixed (glued) and the saddle is not adjustable. at worst I will have to retune it many times for a couple weeks as it adjusts to the temperature and the strings stretch a bit.so, the 10 string: everyone who hears it cannot believe the sound, and its body is literally 1/2 the size of this 12 string. the sound out of this 12 string dreadnought is phenomenal and ungodly.I love the feel of the neck, same as my other oscar schmidts just slightly wider. the tuning machines are not the best, and some of them seem to work better than others (one of them particularly, I almost feel like I am forcing it too much, even to get 1/8 turn out of it)the finish is not amazing or perfect, but it's pretty good (and as for actual flaws - one tiny 1mm chip inside the sound hole)but most of all THE SOUND! I love most any kind of octave-pair instrument, and this thing just puts out great sound (not just volume but more importantly beautiful tone) with no effort (does require great effort if you are trying to play softly!)

Mi hijo quedó encantado con la guitarra todo a tiempo y buen vendedor.

Probably dont need my review but here it is. The good: This guitar covers many of the desires that a guitarist would want in a modern guitar. Cutaway, built in tuner, 12 string, electric output etc. This guitar is well enginered. Comparable to other well built guitars. It has my respect in its price range and what it offers for the price.The bad: yes, you have to remember the bad when buying discounted goods. The assembly is sub par. Sharp tuners that cut strings. Cracks occurred on the finish near the top frets from temperature changes. First time I observed such an extreme reaction to moderate changes in weather. I am a floridian, after all. Strings were popping while loosening, while adjusting the truss rod. Truss rod seems poor. It does not budge as much as one would expect. The solution is to adjust the bridge height and the nut via filing, as suggested.This guitar is an excellemt choice for those willing to have them filed and adjusted to their liking. I can imagine they did not put too much effort into this because of the lower price tag. The good news is it is ,surely, not a garbage guitar. The bad news is you will need to invest a few (either time or money)into making it shine as the engineering would permit.