03 12-String

Small Body 12-String Acoustic Guitar

03 12-String

Small Body 12-String Acoustic Guitar

Top Sitka spruce
Back & Sides E. Indian rosewood
Neck Honduran mahogany
Body Binding Ivoroid with b/w/b/w/b purfling
Fingerboard Binding .060" ivoroid
Peghead Binding .100" ivoroid with b/w purfling
Bridge Ebony large belly-style with 2 13/32" spacing
Fingerboard Ebony with no inlay
Fingerboard Radius 14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin Ebony with abalone dot
Nut Bone, 1 7/8"
Saddle Bone, drop-in
Neck Profile Modified V
Peghead Profile Tapered slotted square with volute
Neck Joint Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod Fully adjustable
Frets Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings logo
Tuners Golden Age Restoration w/ cream buttons (15:1 ratio)
Backstrip 3-style (Chevron)
Rosette Abalone
Scale Length 24 7/8"
Brace Material Sitka spruce
Brace Pattern Pre-war scalloped X-brace
Body Finish High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Finish High gloss polyester resin
Pickguard Tortoise
Strings D'Addario EJ-38 (.010"- .047")
Case Deluxe Hardshell case by TKL

Combining the timeless appearance and enduringly popular tone of the “0” body style with a 12-string configuration has resulted in this unique model.  The 0 12-String has exceptional note separation with a quick attack and beautiful harmonic complexity. The smaller body dimension and short 24 7/8″ scale also impart a percussive quality to the note attack that makes this an excellent fingerstyle and recording guitar. Producing a sound and feel all its own, the 0 12-string brings something new to this classic design.

01 12-String vs 02H 12-String vs 03 12-String

While all three models share the same body dimensions, key differences are outlined below.

  • Our 1-style (01) features Honduran mahogany back and sides with tortoise body binding and butt wedge, b/w/b/w top purfling, a walnut backstrip, dot fingerboard inlays, and a simpler 1-style rosette.
  • Our 2-style (02H) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body binding and butt wedge, herringbone top purfling, a “zipper” backstrip, diamonds and squares fingerboard inlays, and a more intricate 2-style rosette.
  • Our 3-style (03) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body/fingerboard/peghead binding and butt wedge, no herringbone top purfling, a “chevron” backstrip, no fingerboard inlays, and an abalone rosette.

*Instrument is shown with optional maple back, sides, and neck.

Custom Options

Top Options

  • Old-Growth Sitka spruce
  • Adirondack spruce
  • European spruce

Back & Sides Options

  • Honduran mahogany
  • Walnut
  • Wenge
  • Maple
  • Koa
  • Cocobolo

Peghead Inlay Options

  • Torch

Fingerboard Inlay Options

  • Diamonds & squares (long or short)
  • 42-style snowflakes
  • 45-style snowflakes
  • Mom inlays
  • Modern diamonds

Binding Options

  • Tortoise binding
  • Maple binding
  • Koa binding
  • Rosewood binding

Trim Options

  • Herringbone trim
  • Rope purfling
  • 1-style backstrip
  • 2-style backstrip
  • 41-style abalone top border
  • 42-style abalone top border

Finish Options

  • Sunburst top
  • Western Shaded top
  • Jet Black finish
  • Satin neck finish
  • Dark Vintage sunburst

Design Options

  • Adirondack braces
  • Left-handed

Scale Length & Nut Width Options

  • n/a

Neck / Profile Options

  • n/a

Bridge & Saddle Options

  • n/a

Pickguard Options

  • Dalmatian
  • Tigerstripe
  • Pearloid
  • Ivoroid

Tuner Options

  • Nickel Waverly
  • Bronze 3-on-a-plate Waverly
  • Ivoroid tuner buttons
  • Ebony tuner buttons

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