Well, here's something you don't see every day.

[Fuzzbass]

But… why?

Fretted and fretless.

But your question is still valid!

 

[Lo-E]

Ironically, was it was sitting next to 2 stacked AMPEG fridges? My back hurt just looking at that picture

That’s the ever-important 1:1 neck-to-fridge ratio. Mess that up and the world tips on its axis.

 

[Polfuste]

A reverse head on the fretted neck would have been even better

 

[Bob Coldwell]

But… why?

Why what?

 

[rockdoc11]

Weight? ()

I can't tell you the exact weight, as I didn't have scales. Maybe 13-15 pounds?

I can tell you I picked it up, grunted at the strain of the huge weight of it, played it for a very few moments (neither neck felt like it was in the "correct" position), and with relief put it carefully back on the stand, and walked away.

 

[TheReceder]

I see three there

Oh man... Something like that could mess with the rotation of the earth....

 

[loukash]

I can tell you I picked it up, grunted at the strain of the huge weight of it, played it for a very few moments (neither neck felt like it was in the "correct" position), and with relief put it carefully back on the stand, and walked away.

As a former guitarist myself, I once tried my guitarist's double neck Telecaster.
Ouch! It almost broke my back!
Alright, he's almost 2m tall, and so it doesn't even look all that huge when he's playing it. But even he was using it only for a few songs in a project we were in together.

 

[Jazzdogg]

I saw this doubleneck Jazz bass at my favorite local independent music store. The owner told me it was a "PartsJazz," with two MIM necks on a custom body. The fretless neck has a standard Fender bridge, while the fretted neck has what seems to be a BadAss high mass bridge.

I picked it up for a few seconds, then quickly put it down!

$1200.

View attachment 7426386Any guess of its weight?

 

[Lobster11]

I picked it up for a few seconds, then quickly put it down!

$1200.

You sure that 1200 is dollars and not pounds?

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

I saw this doubleneck Jazz bass at my favorite local independent music store. The owner told me it was a "PartsJazz," with two MIM necks on a custom body. The fretless neck has a standard Fender bridge, while the fretted neck has what seems to be a BadAss high mass bridge.

I picked it up for a few seconds, then quickly put it down!

$1200.

View attachment 7426386

Cool! Where is it? It's no Mothman but I can't deny the appeal!

BBB

 

[JamesGrant]

I think we all appreciate the ethics of the seller being straightforward about this being a parts bass and not having an original vintage body. Some unscrupulous dealers take advantage of inexperienced buyers.

Only a handful ever made!!

 

[rockdoc11]

Cool! Where is it? It's no Mothman but I can't deny the appeal!

BBB

Boise Idaho. 12th Fret Music.

 

[BassicJazzy]

Boise Idaho. 12th Fret Music.

Take your time, no rush. I have a feeling it will be there for awhile.

 

[Kerem Koseoglu]

The ad should say "8-string bass" - you can't say it's a lie!

 

[LdoubleL]

I have a fascination with double neck basses even though they are very niche and usually impractical. If I wasn't in the UK I would genuinely be very tempted!

 

[BassicJazzy]

I have a fascination with double neck basses even though they are very niche and usually impractical. If I wasn't in the UK I would genuinely be very tempted!

For the life of me I can see absolutely no need for one of these, unless you are a pro performer who needs to switch from one instrument (neck) to the other in the middle of a song.

 

[dabbler]

For the life of me I can see absolutely no need for one of these, unless you are a pro performer who needs to switch from one instrument (neck) to the other in the middle of a song.

This is Talkbass. Our theme song is "What's Need got to do with it?"