Double neck guitars

[skorb]

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I saw one of those flat-top Wolfgang copy style OLPs in GC, but I figured $400 for a doubleneck meant it had to be cheaply made.

what's the deal with this brand? are they any good?

that MusicMan/wolfgang shape turns me off though.

[hippietim]

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I have an OLP 5-string bass. It's surprisingly good (note that I did not qualify that with "for the money"). The pickup was wretched so I replaced it with a Duncan Basslines pickup and it kicks butt.

I played one of the double necks at GC the other day and with new pickups and about an hour or two spent on setup/tweaking it would be a very worthy instrument.

[skorb]

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I'll have to play one next time I'm at the store.

[Sanctuary]

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The old Ibanezes were amazing;

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Still got mine [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[screamindv]

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I have an Epiphone 1275 and the only mod done was new tuners. It sounds great and has great sustain. It weighs a ton. I moved the front strap pin to make it less head heavy. Screamin'

[bsteff666]

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Peavey made some decent doublenecks in the 80's....can't remember the model name.
They weren't bad & they were bolt ons.....you could change your mind & put the 12 string neck & bridge on top or on the bottom.
I see them on Ebay reasonably priced from time to time.

Edit......that's right it was called the Hydra....here's one on Ebay right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PEAVEY-HYDRA-12-6-DO...1QQcmdZViewItem

Also.....this one is kind of nice...Dillion makes really nice quality import guitars. I have one of their Flying V's & it is great...Tracii Guns was using them on tour last year.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-DILLION-JIMMY-PA...1QQcmdZViewItem

[pebber]

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I' ve had or still have some doublenecks, the best in terms of price/quality are the OLP and Epi.

[Subvamp]

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O.k., I didn't want to have to break out the big guns, but take THAT! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]








It's a 12, 7 and 6 string, all set necks. Sure, it's overkill, but the drunks in the audience love it. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[pebber]

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Hey Subvamp, how does this -I suppose yours is branded under- Galveston plays and feels?

[Subvamp]

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This one I actually had made, but I have played the galvestons, and they weren't bad...had bolt-on necks. I did play a Rogue doubleneck (another import) that had set necks, and played surprisingly good, especially for the price!

[donf]

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A lot of nice looking guitars being diplayed here. [img]/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

[pro-fusion]

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Wow, subvamp, that's a seriously long distance between the bridges and tailpieces on you triple-neck guitar! Does that cause harmonics or 'ghosting' issues?

I've played one of those Rogue triple-neck guitars, and it was typical cheapie Korean/Chinese stuff, just three times as much... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[jim777]

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This is giving me gas for a doubleneck (surprise!). If I hear Zeppelin over the weekend I'm likely sunk [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[hippietim]

Re: Double neck guitars

The Song Remains The Same!!!!!!

[Subvamp]

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Wow, subvamp, that's a seriously long distance between the bridges and tailpieces on you triple-neck guitar! Does that cause harmonics or 'ghosting' issues?


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It's actually done that way on purpose: When you play the lower necks, your forearm sits on the strings between the tailpiece and bridge, and that mutes any ghosting that would happen otherwise. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]