Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings[font=trebuchet ms]Watch a newbie strumming, and you'll see what I mean by "chopping".

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....THAT kind of chopping! hehe, "bless 'em".

I'd already been playing for a couple of years before I first picked up a 12 string, so that sort of benefit passed me by a bit - but it definately helped me with my picking hand. 12-strings are a little more unforgiving, (although like said before), not necessarily harder. Well worth the little effort though.