Gold Tone F-12: 12-string F-style Mando-Guitar with Pickup and Case

The F-12 is not a mandolin — it’s a 12-string guitar with mandolin-inspired design that expands tonal possibilities for both guitarists and mandolin enthusiasts. Built on a larger F-style mandola body, the F-12 provides increased air resonance for greater volume, improved low-end response, and a balanced timbre across its extended 12-string range.

With a 15" scale length, it offers more finger room than earlier manditar models, making barre chords near the nut playable and reducing tension for comfort. The Zero Glide nut ensures tuning stability and low action, while the radiused rosewood fingerboard enhances playability. A solid spruce top with maple back and sides delivers bright acoustic tone, and the bridge-mounted transducer pickup makes it stage-ready.

Perfect for recording, live gigs, or creative jamming, the F-12 allows guitarists to access mandolin-like textures without learning a new tuning. Strung and tuned to standard guitar E-E (EEAADDGGBBEE), it produces lush, chorus-like tones. Includes a rigid foam hard case.

Best For
Guitarists wanting to explore mandolin-inspired sounds on familiar tuning, singer-songwriters adding tonal color, and performers needing a compact, versatile 12-string stage instrument.

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