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Bass & guitar together
- Thread starter zontar
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That. Is. Freaking. Awesome. That "honey" finish with the tort guard is just really sharp. Beautiful piece.
OP, if I had to play leads on guitar, it would have to be on top. If I am just banging out chords it would be on bottom.
heh. he mostly sticks to the bass. every now and then he'll do some chord/rhythm/drone stuff on the guitar. also in that picture, he appears to be wearing the guitar lower than he usually does.
it's hard to find a boris video that doesn't focus on wata's shredding
looks like he's playing his first act custom here.he also had an ibanez back in the day
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I love it! Two classics rolled into one!
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This is the first double neck instrument I saw being used at a show(actually, several times back then), and that is how I feel they should be.
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lol - imprinting, anyone?Bass on top, like a Ric 4080, since I play finger style. Also this is what a doubleneck should look like; without Geddy attached to it it's just not as cool:
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And re-lol
But don't get me wrong, for me it's carrots because it depends on the player, as you and the others have shown.
Kinda like, thin string on top or bottom in coursed basses (or guitars for that matter), but the answer to this here thread's dilemma is way less standardised it seems.
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I'd only consider a double neck if it were made or two Steinberger-type, headless and paddle-shaped, halves. And make it out of the lightest tonewood there is.bass on top
a la takeshi
I saw this a couple days ago on Rondo's website. Funny how there is a thread about them today. The cosmos must be trying to tell me something.
I love it! Two classics rolled into one!
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lol - imprinting, anyone?
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And re-lol
But don't get me wrong, for me it's carrots because it depends on the player, as you and the others have shown.
Kinda like, thin string on top or bottom in coursed basses (or guitars for that matter), but the answer to this here thread's dilemma is way less standardised it seems.
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I'd only consider a double neck if it were made or two Steinberger-type, headless and paddle-shaped, halves. And make it out of the lightest tonewood there is.
That sounds like a fun project. Get a couple Steinberger Spirits (bass and guitar) and Frankenstein them together. Definitely would be MUCH lighter than the others on this thread.
It entirely depends on which neck I would be playing predominantly. For me the main one should be at the bottom (you don't want to have to reach FARTHER) for the second neck.
Purely hypothetically though, the Ass should be on top because it will balance better and look more aesthetically appealing (unless it's a Dano- super shorty) in which case it'll be the same length as the guitar anyway in which case - dominant instrument at bottom.
That's a good design. At least from the standpoint of having the nuts far apart and the bridges close together. Makes it much easier to play.
A lot of doublenecks with the longer one on top have the necks so close together that the back of your left hand ends up bumping into the tuners of the lower neck while playing.
I've passed on several customs, Dano, Ibanez and others because of that issue. They all had parallel necks.
I voted guitar on top, for the usual "way I play" reason. But, I've honestly never thought about it. Never wanted one, and I've never even seen a picture of a lefty one, anyway. I always considered these things to be just another thing I couldn't have...
Eh, I just might! Def not a short-term plan though...That sounds like a fun project. Get a couple Steinberger Spirits (bass and guitar) and Frankenstein them together. Definitely would be MUCH lighter than the others on this thread.
But it's no a question of what you think others would do or should do--but what would YOU do?And re-lol
But don't get me wrong, for me it's carrots because it depends on the player, as you and the others have shown.
Maybe it's still carrots, maybe not
Good point and apologies for not reading the OP - I was swayed into thinking this was sort of a "which configuration is objectively better" or "if you was king, what would you decree the shape of double necks was to be" (for everyone) -question.
Now, what would I do? Since a double-neck would put either or both of the necks outside the ideal line where I tend to have both bass and guitar (which may not be the exact same for the two instruments, but still), two possibilities are given:
-if the instrument has only one way of balancing itself, and every time you raise the neck(s) it comes back horizontal, I'd need the guitar neck higher (because of barre chords) and I could adapt to having the bass neck lowish (and to wrapping the thumb around it full-time - not a biggie with what little I can do on bass);
-if I can orient the necks to whatever (reasonable) angle I fancy, I'd put the bass neck higher. I still could do guitar barre chords, and I wouldn't mind having the bass headstock very high as long as the plucking side is not at collarbone height.
No mention was made to primary use, because realistically I'd use a double-neck in songs where quick switching back and forth is needed, and then which neck would I use most? Which role would command more dexterity and so require a neck placed more comfortably? Hard to tell beforehand.
I voted guitar on top, for the usual "way I play" reason. But, I've honestly never thought about it. Never wanted one, and I've never even seen a picture of a lefty one, anyway. I always considered these things to be just another thing I couldn't have...
There You Go...
Mensinger Left Handed Guitars 2011 | Part 2 | LeftyFretz.com
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Now that would be a handy, basscentric double neck. They both are about the same overall length, so it would look good, too.
However, the Steinberger styled doubles would have reasonable weights.
A thread about beheaded hydras, by @CanadaNeal:
Looking for body-less/headless (double neck) bass/guitar ideas.
That's where I learnt they don't automatically entail low weight, as remarked about a Washburn model - hence my mentioning light wood above.
Also, if you like short scalers, this Danelectro would be cool, and - I guess - still manageable weight-wise, since single-neck Danos are featherweight:
Looking for body-less/headless (double neck) bass/guitar ideas.
That's where I learnt they don't automatically entail low weight, as remarked about a Washburn model - hence my mentioning light wood above.
Also, if you like short scalers, this Danelectro would be cool, and - I guess - still manageable weight-wise, since single-neck Danos are featherweight:
I had this Danelectro 4/6 in the 80's.
