12stringbassist Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Thinking of getting something along the lines of one of these. or one of these... Sadly can't run to one of these... I seriously considered this one which is on EBay cheap, but decided against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I had a Shergold 4 / 12 a few years ago. Loved it. Used bass pedals when I played the 12 string. Very versatile but incredibly heavy, infact, it was heavier than a heavy thing that was really heavy. I could only play it for about an hour before it wore a giant groove in my shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I tried flaterics double neck and it was surprisingly good albeit rather heavy. Something of a gimmick IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Does anyone know any UK stockists of the backbreakers? Thanks. Edited June 4, 2014 by 12stringbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 There are some seriously light basses out there. I'm thinking pawlonia bodies. But also short scale basses, e.g. a hofner type. Given that the bass would be the heavy part of the 4string/6string, you'd think that someone could make a reasonably light doubleneck. The only doubleneck I have is a cheap knockoff of a Aria Sinsonido, but it's 6/12 string, doesn't include bass. It's pretty light. Skylark guitars were selling them, but I bought mine second hand from gumtree. There was a single neck bass version, and I wondered about buying one and making a triple neck out of it, but it's not very good so there probably isn't much point in doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Dave Perry of EAD cabs fame has recently inflicted GBH on a Status to produce a variant on the Steinberger 4/6 headless. It put in an appearance at Moffat: I had a try on it - found it rather awkward, probably because it was hanging a little low and I haven't played a low-slung guitar since I was a teenager. Dave Perry didn't have any such problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Yes please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofio Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I used have a Shergold 12/4 doubleneck, black. heavy but great tone from the bass and 12 string was nice. worth having if you can find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsmith Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I've got a Rick 4080 (and a 4080/12 as well). They do get a bit heavy after prolonged playing, so I ended up just using them on the songs they were required for. I had a "Steinberger" Spirit 4/6 for a few years, until it got stolen from my old house in Ealing. It was fine and a bit lighter than the Rick (I still preferred the Rick, but that's me!). Like bertbass I also used bass pedals when I was on 6 or 12 string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) In case anyone has been troubled by this topic, I ended up getting this one imported and it's a real honey. This spec from [url="http://www.rondomusic.com/product5113.html"]http://www.rondomusi...roduct5113.html[/url] Agile Valkyrie Double Neck Guitar HC 4/6 w/Case Double Neck Guitar / Bass ! Double Neck 6 string and 4 string bass Contoured, dual cutaway Solid 3 piece mahogany body (not a multi-ply, not alder!) for a great sound Set in Maple neck with adjustable truss rod Bound Rosewood fret-board with 20 jumbo frets (each neck) and a 13.7" radius neck for fast play Trapezoidal pearloid inlays Die-cast Grover tuners with 18-1 ratio for ultra fine tuning for the guitar. Agile tuners with 12-1 for the bass Alnico humbucker pickups Two volume and two tone controls per body section plus a three way pickup selector switch (each body section) to help you get the sound you want Stop bar tailpiece and a four ply pickuguard (Black/White/Black/White) complete the look [b]Weight 14 lbs[/b] - [i]Compared to a Rickenbacker 4003 which weighs 9.0lbs.[/i] Overall length is 41" including the strap button Width at the widest point is 17" Body thickness 1 1/2" at edge The neck is 1 5/8" wide at each nut Scale Length Guitar 24 3/4" Bass:30" Chrome hardware Edited July 27, 2014 by 12stringbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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