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Freaky.
i've seen these with a standard guitar neck and a mandolin neck, or a tenor guitar neck and a mandolin neck.
This appears to have an 8-string mandolin neck and a 4-string mandolin neck, both of the same scale length (or pretty close to it).
I doubt it's worth $149K but you can't deny it's cool.
https://reverb.com/item/32334116-cir...uitar-ultimate
That is pretty cool.
I dont know about $149K, but it is certainly unique.
I'm puzzling over what the use for this would be. Maybe I lack imagination at the moment, but I can't think of one. Can someone enlighten me as to its utility?
Muy cooliso. Here's a couple images for posteriority.
Mick
Duet with Jimmy PageQuote:
Originally Posted by Bob Clark
I wonder if Jethro Burns ever considered one of these. I bet he would have made it sing.Quote:
Originally Posted by mandolinstew
:)
Daniel
I could see it if one neck was mandolin and one was OM. That, I could get some use out of. I just don't get two of the same scale length. Nah, not for me. YMMV and that's cool, too.
I think they were going for a mandolin equivalent to the Double 12 guitar: one neck with single courses, the other neck with doubled courses. Perhaps the upper neck was strung in octaves?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Clark
https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com...s/gib60p17.jpg
I wonder if they'd take $49,000 for it?
15.5” scale?6 string mandolin?$495Quote:
Originally Posted by nmiller
Jethro played a Mandocaster(at least in the advert)I think Homer had a Duo SonicQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Nestlerode
Homer did have a Duo-Sonic, but he also had the famous triple-gold Stratocaster that fender Reissued as the HLE(Haynes Limited Edition).Attachment 183772Quote:
Originally Posted by mandolinstew
Most likely because I'm in the UAE, with these calculations being computer-generated – the shipping (to me) alone is $4,995!
I'd love to know who "custom ordered" it. :)
4k GBP :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bevan
Very cool. If I hit the lottery [well, I guess I'd have to play first], I might give it a whirl. It would definitely turn some heads.
For that price you could buy a Loar...... and I highly doubt it sounds as good as any 1000$ solid body electric mando being sold around these forums......
Gibson humbucking pickups from that era are legendary, so that doubleneck may sound incredible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cú Chulainn
It ain't gonna sound like a Loar, though ...Quote:
Originally Posted by John Rosett
Perhaps you're wondering if this is the highest price anyone's ever seen for an electric mandolin.
No, it is not.
I believe that distinction is still held by Nudie Cohn's Mosrite:
https://patch.com/washington/seattle...t-sale-seattle
A bit overkill but one neck is double course while the other is single. Here is a picture of an EDS 1235 with mandolin and tenor guitar.Attachment 183795
I recall one of the mandolin/tenor doublenecks being for sale not that long ago, at less than a tenth of what's being asked for the 2-mandolin version.
the 2nd 4 string neck could get the Johnny Gimble CGDA string selection, option.. .050" C...
"But there are only so many people out there with $400,000 and an appreciation for a custom-built electric mandolin that comes in a blue velvet case."
I suppose the number of people who have $400,000 and an appreciation for a custom-built electric mandolin
is much larger than anyone who would actually buy it. :disbelief: Where do you find those people? Mandolin Cafe!
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