Double neck guitars

[adaher]

What's the purpose of those, and does anyone in metal or hard rock use them anymore? Or did those die with the 80s?

 

[J-Dubya 777]

Originally, it was to have a 6 & a 12 string guitar for performances, with no need to swap guitars Now, people like Bumblefoot (Guns & Roses) have a fretless and a fretted, and others have different tunings on their multi-neck guitars..... Let's not even get into the multi neck guitars Of Mike Batio, Rick Neilsen, & Steve Vai Other than Bumblefoot, I haven't seen one in use since I saw a LZ tribute band in a bar a bunch of years ago....Those things are heavy, too!

 

[dcowboys311]

I believe that Coheed and Cambria uses them from time to time.

 

[AeonicSlumber]

I saw DT use one. I don't think many people use 12 string guitars anymore so that's probably why the use of double necks aren't as common.

 

[Palabra de Dios]

I think the problem is that they're all gimmick and very little practicality. It simply doesn't make that much sense to have two necks on a guitar (unless you're playing them simultaneously, I guess).

I've heard from countless people that they're way to heavy and unwieldy to really justify consistent use.

 

[TheLongshot]

Considering that most of the time they run out with a guitar on a stand for those times, you don't really see the need for it all that often.

 

[Stingray11214]

You know, I have never seen Dave Mustaine use a double-neck. But, Dean makes not one, but TWO Mustaine Double-neck V's. Is this common? To design a guitar that the artist never uses?

 

[Matt Crooks]

Mustaine always uses the double neck for In My Darkest Hour, but it's only for that one song.

 

[5150]

Rik Emmett used one in Triumph. But in a recent interview, said it was so heavy that is caused neck and back strain.

 

[Rycher]

Mustaine always uses the double neck for In My Darkest Hour, but it's only for that one song.

Actually, he used to use it on Trust. That's the only time I've ever seen him use the double-neck V.



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[J-Dubya 777]

Rik Emmett used one in Triumph. But in a recent interview, said it was so heavy that is caused neck and back strain.

Dammit, I forgot about them/him....Good call

 

[jaimek]

Steve Vai used to use a *three* neck guitar - I remember the heart-shaped one, but there are photos of him with a second, too.

 

[euleria]

Or the guy from Cheap Trick with his five necked guitar. He did pull that one out and use it for one song when I saw them in 1984, but as I recall he only used two of the necks. LOL.

My dad is a violinist, and one of his violins is from Norway, a Hardanger fiddle. Under the fingerboard is a second set of strings, which are not directly played, but which resonate with the vibrations of the 4 primary strings and alter the overall sound of the instrument. Presumably a double-neck guitar could achieve similar effects, if the pickups on both necks are active simultaneously. I don't know of any guitarists pursuing that application, though.

 

[J-Dubya 777]

I mentioned Vai & Neilsen in my first post..... more than 2 necks is just a freak show, imo. As a huge Cheap Trick & Vai fan, NEITHER of their multinecks guitars made me go "OMG that's so cool!" Do NOT even get me started on Michael Angelo (Batio)......

 

[AeonicSlumber]

I mentioned Vai & Neilsen in my first post..... more than 2 necks is just a freak show, imo.

The other necks may as well be weiners.

 

[J-Dubya 777]

The other necks may as well be weiners.

Yeah, pretty much my thoughts as well.....