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Buy a 12-String Western Guitar at session
If you're looking to add an exciting complement to your arsenal of six-string guitars, or you simply love "Stairway To Heaven", you should definitely take a look at 12‑string Western guitars. What sets these instruments apart from standard guitars is the double number of strings. More precisely, they consist of six pairs of strings, since each of the regular strings is paired with a thinner string. These are tuned an octave higher, and in the case of the B and high E strings, in unison.
The strings sit so close together that the octave doubling of the strings produces a fuller and more harmonically rich sound. Because the string pairs are never tuned or vibrating completely identically, you get the chorus-like effect often associated with a 12‑string Western guitar. Due to their dense sound when strummed, 12‑string guitars are usually used as accompaniment instruments; they're especially popular in ballads and in country music.
Compared with a standard acoustic guitar, the fretboard of a 12‑string is a little wider to accommodate the extra strings, although scale length and construction are identical to normal Western guitars. So there's a 12‑string Western guitar to suit every taste, for example with a spruce top, cutaway, pickup and jumbo body. Many manufacturers such as Taylor, Yamaha, Ibanez or Fender offer 12‑string Western guitars, and you're sure to find the right instrument with us, as well as suitable accessories like string sets for 12‑strings, Western guitar cases, picks and tuners for guitars.