Allegedly 'Super Rare' (according to the BBC) 5 Neck Guitars Up For Auction...

[binky_bass]

An article in the BBC about 'super rare' 5 neck guitars from Hutchins being sold at auction... oh yeah, well I had a SIX neck version so 😝

 

If it has loads of strings, I've probably owned it!! 

 

Appreciate this is a completely pointless post... feel free to move along! 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjevveglx88o.amp

 

Edited February 28, 2025 by binky_bass

[andytoad]

Love the pic 😃

[Owen]

He is not playing, he is just trying to maintain balance. 

[Mykesbass]

One was in their (or their mate's) Haywards Heath shop window for a very long time. Only sold one so that makes these very rare and desirable somehow 🤔

[binky_bass]

7 hours ago, Mykesbass said:

One was in their (or their mate's) Haywards Heath shop window for a very long time. Only sold one so that makes these very rare and desirable somehow 🤔

When there is one of something, it's automatically worth billions - didn't you know?? 

[Richard R]

10 hours ago, binky_bass said:

... oh yeah, well I had a SIX neck version so 😝

 

"Also in the sale will be a Hutchins six-neck guitar called The Beast, as played by comedian Bill Bailey and spoof rock band Spinal Tap."

 

This one?

[binky_bass]

Yup. That one. Should have kept it! T'was mine before it was Bill's. I sold it to a guy who bought it for his father in law as a birthday present, pretty sure that father in law was Bill!

 

Edited March 1, 2025 by binky_bass

[Sean]

This is what we have from what I see

 

12 string guitar

6 string guitar with Floyd

5 string bass, 24 fret

4 string bass, 24 fret

7 string guitar with Floyd

6 string guitar with stop tail piece

 

 

Edited March 1, 2025 by Sean

[NigeJ]

Does the guitar hide your truss and scaffolding needed to hold it?

[prowla]

Steve's Guitar Centre (Cosham, nr. Portsmouth) has one.

 

[Bolo]

18 hours ago, prowla said:

Steve's Guitar Centre (Cosham, nr. Portsmouth) has one.

 

 

One?

You need a backup for when you break a string as well!!

[prowla]

1 hour ago, Bolo said:

 

One?

You need a backup for when you break a string as well!!

Good point - that's why I could never have one of those.

[Bolo]

But two. And one with flats. And its backup.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Does something like this come with a case, and if so, how the hell would you carry it?

 

Its a bit of silliness like Elwood's multi-stringed beast in ZZ Top.

[warwickhunt]

...and no body so far has mentioned Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick? 

 

[binky_bass]

Absolute amateur... only 5 necks! 

[Hellzero]

6 minutes ago, binky_bass said:

Absolute amateur... only 5 necks! 

Yep, but one is fearless, oops, fretless. 🤪

[Richard R]

I think we need a dose of common sense:

 

[binky_bass]

Tape three of them together then you'd be on to something! 

[SteveXFR]

Well Jaco only needed one neck

[binky_bass]

5 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

Well Jaco only needed one neck

Jaco only had one neck... think of what he could of done with 6! 

[Hellzero]

6 hours ago, binky_bass said:

Jaco only had one neck... think of what he could of done with 6! 

6 times more noise!

[prowla]

7 hours ago, binky_bass said:

Jaco only had one neck... think of what he could of done with 6! 

He would've only needed 4.

[Hellzero]

21 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

Well Jaco only needed one neck

In fact, the right quote should be: Jaco only needed one shrink.

[Mykesbass]

Guess what...

 

 

...they didn't sell 🤔