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Title: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: jazzyvee on September 10, 2020, 12:05:45 AM

or maybe a rotating necked bass

I wonder what Mica would say if she received a custom order like any of these. :-)

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: paulman on September 10, 2020, 04:21:12 AM

These didn't look nice on Reverb a few years ago, but the product line seems to have grown.


Still don't get the single neck double sided thing...https://busuyiguitar.com/en/

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on September 10, 2020, 10:50:01 AM

Quote from: paulman on September 10, 2020, 04:21:12 AM

These didn't look nice on Reverb a few years ago, but the product line seems to have grown.


Still don't get the single neck double sided thing...https://busuyiguitar.com/en/ (https://busuyiguitar.com/en/)

The rotating neck is......interesting; sort of a great answer to a question nobody was asking.  The ones you link to, with two separate necks on opposite sides of the body?  Likewise.

The ones with fretboards on both sides of one neck?  Well, I guess if you have no intention of playing in more than one position, it would only be mildly stupid - but even I - The World's Worst Guitarist, The King Of The Cowboy Chords - move up to the 7th fret sometimes.

Peter

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: lbpesq on September 10, 2020, 01:02:28 PM

I prefer the cat head.

hehehehe

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 10, 2020, 04:31:01 PM

Quote from: jazzyvee on September 10, 2020, 12:05:45 AM

I wonder what Mica would say if she received a custom order like any of these. :-)

Well shoot... now we can't troll her with it for an April Fools.  ::) ;D


I reckon she would always be glad to build someone two instruments fastened together side-by-side. BT-DT.

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: pauldo on September 11, 2020, 04:06:48 AM

The clearance in first position on the ‘flipped’ neck seems awkward...

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: paulman on September 11, 2020, 04:33:35 AM

I'm thinking there has to be a way a righty and lefty could play this instrument at the same time.

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: elwoodblue on September 11, 2020, 04:36:29 AM

Here's another angle on it :


(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/y90QI75qGkuozTIZq93Oc-iEkLcl2K_9qmYuujdalTnQZw9KEPvFX2CeZuKrQl56NpRznBPDopAEcJXkMk8IxRyphAS_iuVP-sga_dRxX1X0YXQooHzMQtM)



http://romanguitars.com/v/roberts-roto-neck-12/P1081 (http://romanguitars.com/v/roberts-roto-neck-12/P1081)

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on September 11, 2020, 08:41:23 AM

Quote from: elwoodblue on September 11, 2020, 04:36:29 AM

Here's another angle on it :


(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/y90QI75qGkuozTIZq93Oc-iEkLcl2K_9qmYuujdalTnQZw9KEPvFX2CeZuKrQl56NpRznBPDopAEcJXkMk8IxRyphAS_iuVP-sga_dRxX1X0YXQooHzMQtM)



http://romanguitars.com/v/roberts-roto-neck-12/P1081 (http://romanguitars.com/v/roberts-roto-neck-12/P1081)

Yet another creative mind banking on the well-known fact that some guitar players will spend money any sort of foolishness.........


Peter

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: lbpesq on September 11, 2020, 05:37:04 PM

Speaking of the devil, I just stumbled onto this one on reverb:

https://reverb.com/item/35078661-4-strings-short-scale-bass-6-strings-lead-double-sided-neck-thru-busuyi-guitar-2020-left-right (https://reverb.com/item/35078661-4-strings-short-scale-bass-6-strings-lead-double-sided-neck-thru-busuyi-guitar-2020-left-right)

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: jazzyvee on September 12, 2020, 12:44:51 AM

I wonder how you set up the truss rod for that

Title: Re: Have you ever seen a double sided guitar like this?
Post by: edwin on September 18, 2020, 11:33:57 PM

All that stuff is pretty vanilla compared to the wild and wonderful world of Hans Reichel. He was a pioneer in thinking well outside the box.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1160249654060637

And then there was the ever snickering daxophone.

He was a true treasure who passed way too early. Seeing him in person was a wonderful experience. He could express the entire range of humanity through his homemade instruments. I caught one show that was acoustic duets with Fred Frith that was probably in the top 5 concerts I've ever seen.