The reference to a "bouzouki-like" sound reminds me that on the (sadly, only) two occasions I've seen David Lindley perform, the ONLY fretted guitar he used was a 12-string - a Guild acoustic in a show with Wally Lindley, and some strange electric with Ry Cooder... One of the Pahinui Brothers (Gabby's sons) plays 12-string slack key almost exclusively, I believe. Harvey Reid also does a lot of traditional material on it. I love it as a rhythm guitar for country music (a regular rhythm guitar plus a high-strung Nashville tuning all in one!) Nick