A friend of mine checked every 12 in Bath and Bristol and then bought a Kincade. Some say they are too light to be durable. Another friend of mine had a Maton which he sold to a third friend of mine, and after a bit of neck massage it plays and sounds very nice but the tuning stability is poor. Said second friend now has a Martin and the tuning stability is still poor. The Landolas (12s, not 6s) have a thing a bit like a truss rod in reverse to reduce twist on the bridgeplate and seem to tune suspiciously easily for a 12. My brother in law has a mid-price Yamaha and it too tunes OK. Basically, if it feels like a cricket bat, it may not be the most wonderful sound, but you will probably still be playing it while the owers of "fine" guitars are either tuning or gone to find a luthier to do repairs. Old EKOs are likely to be good value and to last well, but the guitar snobs will laugh.