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Triple neck acoustic nylon/steel string guitar + bass

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-TRIPLE-NECK-ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-AND-BASS-COMBO_W0QQitemZ190116658289QQihZ009QQcategoryZ47064QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-TRIPLE-NECK-ACOUST...oQQcmdZViewItem[/url]

a US auction, but it probably won't be long before these show up in the UK too- all this Galveston, Tennessee etc. branded stuff seems to be the same as Wesley and other UK ebay stuff.

dunno how that acoustic top would stand up to all that string tension over time, but you wouldn't get bored with that to practice on- at least until it implodes!

edit- actually, thinking about it, how do you play that sitting down? :)

there are some funny double + triple neck bass + guitar + lap steels/banjos too.

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a bit more manageable-
[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC-DOUBLE-NECK-GUITAR-AND-BASS_W0QQitemZ190177475730QQihZ009QQcategoryZ2385QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC-...oQQcmdZViewItem[/url]

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That seller has some absolutely bonkers stuff - this one's comparatively sane:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-LEFT-HANEDED-DOUBLE-NECK-HEADLESS-BASS-5-4-FRETLESS_W0QQitemZ190122088384"]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-LEFT-HANEDED-DOUBL...emZ190122088384[/url]

If it was right-handed, with a lined fretless 5 & fretted four, and had the fretless neck on top, I'd be interested! As it is, I guess I'll just have to build my own! :)

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it's odd how there doesn't seem to be a cheapo 12 string electric guitar-
only in doublenecks, but plenty of cheap 8, 10 and 12 (doubled/tripled) string basses.

the gimmicky angle seems to sell.

this looks like the Steinberger Spirit doubleneck-
with separate outputs for each neck it could be an interesting concept for solo playing with 2 processing lines.
I'd prefer the guitar neck on top though.
[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PRO-DOUBLE-NECK-GUITAR-AND-BASS-WITH-TWO-INPUT-JACK_W0QQitemZ190121488043QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PRO-DOUBLE-NECK-GU...oQQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[url="http://www.musicyo.com/product_specs.asp?pf_id=189"]http://www.musicyo.com/product_specs.asp?pf_id=189[/url]

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i've got [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PRO-CONCERT-ELECTRIC-SILENT-UPRIGHT-BASS_W0QQitemZ190174927992QQihZ009QQcategoryZ16222QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]this,[/url] but under the name 'artisan'
he's going on about the spruce and mahogany body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard. but it's actually a 1 piece, hollow plastic type mould thing....

and a [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PRO-TENNESSEE-BRAND-10-STRING-ELECTRIC-BASS_W0QQitemZ190121910744QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]TEN STRING[/url] (not doubled) bass with only FOUR BOLTS for the neck!?!?
surely that couldn't hold the tension??

and then theres the [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PRO-TENNESSEE-BRAND-10-STRING-ELECTRIC-BASS_W0QQitemZ190121910744QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]FIVE NECK[/url] guitar
but the middle 3 necks are exactly the same. i suppose in theory you could use 2 of them, but what possible application could 3 be for??

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I don't get the pickup config on that 10 string- it's a sort of giant reverse-P setup but they overlap too much for even output...

the 5 neck is just ridiculous- Rick Nielsen of Cheap trick had Hamer build him one- pretty much a stage prop.
[url="http://stores.ebay.com/tropicalmoonmusic_Guitar-Quintuple-Neck_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ14QQftidZ2QQtZkm"]http://stores.ebay.com/tropicalmoonmusic_G...4QQftidZ2QQtZkm[/url]

someone in the Uk is selling a Galveston triple neck they brought over, modded, upgraded, with a Midi pickup-
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Unique-Custom-Galveston-Triple-Neck-12-7-6-Midi_W0QQitemZ110198034930QQihZ001QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Unique-Custom-G...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

quite nice to look at, but the practical applications are a bit limited.

another german company is importing a similar triple neck to the UK-
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-TRIPLE-NECK-GUITAR-6-7-12-STRING_W0QQitemZ160184894968QQihZ006QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-TRIPLE-NECK-GUIT...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H-S-Headless-Doubleneck-Double-Neck-Bass-headless_W0QQitemZ270191425214QQihZ017QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H-S-Headless-Doublen...VQQcmdZViewItem[/url]

doubleneck headless, fretless 4 on top, fretted 4 beneath, for £229.

the pickups and hardware look the same as on the "Riverside" cheap headless Steinberger copies.

Hohner B2/B2A's are pretty expensive in comparison, wonder how these compare.

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That ten-string looks to be strung with very light strings, maybe a 4-string bass set & a set of guitar strings - I'm pretty sure the top 3 look unwound. Probably why it hasn't snapped in half.

Wonder where you get guitar strings as long as that? And how is that pickup wired, that it needs 2x volume & 3x tone controls?

J.

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here's a review of that 10-string-
[url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Tennessee/10+String+Bass/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...tring+Bass/10/1[/url]

"I've been a musician for 20 years, worked in music stores, bought top of the line and a lot of cheap Japanese/Chinese/Korean instruments, but this is the biggest turd I've ever laid my hands on."

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='97114' date='Dec 1 2007, 10:14 AM']That seller has some absolutely bonkers stuff - this one's comparatively sane:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-LEFT-HANEDED-DOUBLE-NECK-HEADLESS-BASS-5-4-FRETLESS_W0QQitemZ190122088384"]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-LEFT-HANEDED-DOUBL...emZ190122088384[/url]

If it was right-handed, with a lined fretless 5 & fretted four, and had the fretless neck on top, I'd be interested! As it is, I guess I'll just have to build my own! :huh:[/quote]

Just start with one of these:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270173689997"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270173689997[/url]

and swap the frets from the 5-string to the 4-string neck. Easy. :)

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