Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar

[gtrguy]

Interesting double neck Alembic style guitar. I know nothing more.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/166839713216?_skw=cort+double+neck&itmmeta=01JGHPDATT6HP5NAA64H9209YK&hash=item26d86bfdc0:g:O98AAOSw9V1mel0S&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKlfEdVplGNn9Z5X1CwWb13wPsuG21qO1%2BvwR9mSekk42ZTRvFmIPKHgmC2MfuvUjo22FQlNuetmSSlOOmvQdqD6mfgxMLFXRo5G%2FkMFvxsUPegGRRV0I4DbB5WLYqNBxOsTzitDyN3A1dYHaT53T%2FM9evPdne5AriDoe%2FWBCPhztttQfDBSkmORwDasem7pAURE5Vn91oEKWvieGCVzURg9hxn1wQdws5up1RSdPTT2%2FUzp3DlrZfN3crnk1RYHkww%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7yttbaEZQ

[lbpesq]

I have a similar Alembic-influenced Cort double-neck.  Paid about 1/6th the asking price on this Kawai about four years ago.

Bill, tgo

[edwardofhuncote]

I was thinking about it the other day, doubleneck guitars are such a niche' thing... there just can't be but so many of them, regardless of what the double is, guitar/guitar, guitar/bass, I've even seen a guitar/mandolin doubleneck. You just gotta' want a thing like that I guess.


Has anybody got an educated guess how many doublenecks Alembic has created? Maybe a couple dozen? I can think of about six right off, but every single one is at least half bass. I can't think of any that are guitar/guitar configuration. Like 12/6. There must be one somewhere.

[gtrguy]

I have a liking for double necks for some reason. With a looper pedal you can do some cool stuff and cover a lot of ground. Of course, they are heavy.

[pauldo]

The late Allen Woody:

http://www.emando.com/images/players/Allen_Woody.jpg

[garyhead]

I’ve got 4. 4 + 6 Alembic. 4 + 6 Waterstone (prototype) 4 + 6 Steinberger Spirit & a 6 + 12 OLP Musi man clone.  They just happened to present themselves to me over the last 30 years or so.  I’m a big-framed guy so the weight / size doesn’t bother me. 

[hieronymous]

I’ve got 4. 4 + 6 Alembic. 4 + 6 Waterstone (prototype) 4 + 6 Steinberger Spirit & a 6 + 12 OLP Musi man clone.  They just happened to present themselves to me over the last 30 years or so.  I’m a big-framed guy so the weight / size doesn’t bother me. 

I gotta ask - when you say 4 + 6 (as in the case of your Alembic) is it 4 string on top + 6 string on bottom? My '75 doubleneck is 6-string bass on top + fretless 4 string on bottom - I guess I'd call it 6+4? Mine is DEFINITELY heavy and uncomfortable - but who's perfect?

[garyhead]

Yes Harry, the 4-string bass is on the top and the 6-string guitar is on the bottom.  I can't seem to post pictures anymore....my iPhone 11 won't let me resize the photos to fit this websites requirements.
This Alembic is 17.2 pounds.  I have a stand that holds it in playing position and it's a pretty comfortable fit.  The stand is $350.00 and it is stout! (German made)

[adriaan]

[...] I can't seem to post pictures anymore....my iPhone 11 won't let me resize the photos to fit this websites requirements. [...]

The limit is simply 1,000 kB in file size (slightly *less* than 1 MB, which is 1,024 kB).

[edwardofhuncote]

Gary, I don't know if (or how) it works on an iPhone but I have found that texting pictures to myself, then downloading them to a different folder (other than the camera pictures file) resizes them well below the forum limit.


Sorry 'bout the hijack... carry on. 

[garyhead]

Test photo of Leviathan.

[hieronymous]

Test photo of Leviathan.

Thank you for posting that! Such a cool instrument.

And that stand?!! I have been wanting something like that for my doubleneck for a long time - I love playing the 6-string neck standing with it on a strap, but would love to also play the fretless standing, in which case I would love a stand like this.



Also thanks for clarifying the nomenclature - that makes mine a 6 + 4!

[garyhead]

Here’s the stand. Full Compass. I believe it was around $350.

[edwin]

I have to chime in and say that the fretless half of Harry's bass is one of the nicest fretlesses I've ever played. It's a gem!