La Bella Acoustic 12 String Guitar Silk & Steel Medium, .012 - .056, 710-12Mstar rating 5John AndrewDecember 10, 2009I have discoverd the secret of making your 12 string sound like the song of angels rather than a collection of rusty slinkys! A 12 string is a powerful instrument and needs light silky strings, hit something hard with something soft, hit something soft with something hard- my Aikido teacher always said. These will make your guitar sound like a totally different instrument!