Twin neck , anyone?

morebass · #1 10-25-2021, 01:57 AM

I play guitar and bouzouki and have thought about this s few times, even got to planning stages with a Luthier, but he was just too busy to try it. Are there any twin neck acoustic owners here?

https://www.maartinallcock.co.uk

Steve DeRosa · #2 10-25-2021, 06:24 AM

Never bought it, but I remember seeing this one hanging in the Brooklyn Sam Ash in the late-60's:

morebass · #3 10-25-2021, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Never bought it, but I remember seeing this one hanging in the Brooklyn Sam Ash in the late-60's:

Looks nice. I wonder how many people really play these

captain_jack · #4 10-25-2021, 08:58 AM

Did anyone really play double neck electric guitars either? Or were those just to look cool on stage in the 80's?

Steve DeRosa · #5 10-25-2021, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by morebass

Looks nice. I wonder how many people really play these

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Originally Posted by captain_jack

Did anyone really play double neck electric guitars either? Or were those just to look cool on stage in the 80's?

Friend of one of my old shooting buddies scored a brand-new Gibson EDS-1275 in the late-70's, at the old King James Music on Flatbush Ave. & Ave. S, as a companion for his '65 SG Special - last I heard of him he was still using it...

Shaneh · #6 10-25-2021, 03:14 PM

I had an ovation doubleneck. It was neck heavy I had buy a lock-in strap. Seems like a cool idea but not so fun to actually play so I sold it. These case was insanely huge

s2y · #7 10-25-2021, 03:22 PM

Agree that the novelty wears off in a hurry once you start lugging around the case!

davidbeinct · #8 10-25-2021, 03:53 PM

morebass · #9 10-26-2021, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by davidbeinct

I'm taking about acoustic guitars only

jrdavies · #10 10-26-2021, 12:19 AM

George Kuo, slack key master, has played a double neck Yairi for years. Here is a clip from 2011.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbFDrGIDI3w

boombox · #11 10-26-2021, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by morebass

I play guitar and bouzouki and have thought about this s few times, even got to planning stages with a Luthier, but he was just too busy to try it. Are there any twin neck acoustic owners here?

https://www.maartinallcock.co.uk

Maartin Allcock - fantastic musician and sorely missed by all in the UK folk community. Maart was the first person I'd ever heard coin the name 'bouzar' or 'guitzouki', referring to this Sobell:

His twin neck acoustic was interesting - saw him use it with Fairport:

Steve DeRosa · #12 10-26-2021, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by morebass

I'm taking about acoustic guitars only

Does this qualify...?

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kurth · #13 10-26-2021, 08:31 AM

how 'bout this....for sale

https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx...e-61e9d0ee3436

those are pesos, not dollars. About 400US

Gdjjr · #14 10-26-2021, 08:36 AM

Chipotle · #15 10-26-2021, 10:33 AM

(Side note: I had an Aphex Aural Exciter back in the day; not sure using it on a straight UST pickup gives the best tone... but that guitar!)

And what's even crazier is that when I searched for the above video, I encountered this... at WalMart?!
6-6-Strings-Acoustic-Double-Neck-Double-Sided-Busuyi-Guitar