Driving through Georgia many years ago i stopped at a pawn shop for no reason, sitting on the floor was this slightly beaten up old 12 string, it was an Ibanez Performance 12, i passed the guy in the doorway who pawned it just a few minutes ago, i picked it up and started to play, fell in love with the tone,haggled and bought it for 150 bucks, did i get a good deal, yes, it sat beside my Ovation and Yairi and Martin and sounded just as good, it is still with me today, great article great subject, long overdue, thank you Wild One.