triple neck, played by John Paul Jones

[darylcrisp]

looks like mandolin on top, then maybe 12 string, then 6 string guitar
lays up tracks and becomes his own band.

wow

and the luthier who built this- double wow


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qoWcIl53ac

and one more, looks to be electric mandolin?(maybe octave mando-neck looks long-deeper tone?)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rJdZSnkMMI

[T.D.Nydn]

146611

Here is Jimmy Page's triple.

[Mike Black]

I thought that you were referencing the one in the middle of this page.

http://www.andymanson.com/the_john_paul_jones_collection/

[T.D.Nydn]

The triple mando is unbelievable...

[Mark Gunter]

The electric actually looks to me (and sounds like) a mandolin rather than octave, neck *appears* long, but check the bridge placement.

Sounds like JPJ has the six string in an open tuning. I can't imagine playing a triple neck, but if I had a double neck guitar/mando (my dream instrument) I think I'd have the six string in open D or open G tuning . . . could be strummed open a bit while playing mando.

[jefflester]

JPJ's first triple neck (mando/12/6) was an instrument he had all the way back in Zep days, he got it in the middle of the 1977 US tour.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RGA7Pk5TP0

[David Cottingham]

Thanks for this. I saw them in Phoenix on this tour. I don't remember the instruments, but I do remember how awesome the acoustic set was.