gazaa Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 hi all, i've lurked here for a bit. i'm a pretty casual builder, but i've tried a few projects. here's my latest: a les paul style doubleneck. its awaiting final polishing, some cleanup, and some dressing, but heres the idea. specs: 1 piece carved honduras mahogany body. 3 ply binding maple/ebony/mahogany necks w/ truss rods, carbon fiber rods seymour duncan sh-2, jb-4? (something like that) dimarzio tone zone for 6 side, dimarzio paf joe and gfs dream 180 for 12. master volume, tone, 3 way for each side w/ 2 outputs. mostly gotoh hardware, some sung-il stuff http://www.flickr.com/photos/28155506@N08/2768691415/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28155506@N08/2768691421/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28155506@N08/2768691429/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28155506@N08/2768691435/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28155506@N08/2768691425/ -g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Looks amazing...I have never seen a baritone 12 or the 12 on the bottom...even a les paul version is pretty rare...so this looks...welll amazing...but also amazingly heavy (is it chambered at all?) and I imagine amazingly heavy in sound on that 12 string...do you have a music in mind for it? good work all the same, looks like a classic! pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 thats a really cohesive double neck design... i really like it. i have been in talks about a double neck for a while and this definately gives me some ideas, i particularly like the way the two different scale lengths work together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazaa Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 thanks guys. it weighs in at about the same as an eds-1275, which is to say heavy. as for playing, i've attempted some two hand tapping, but stick mostly to either playing the necks individually or playing primarily the six with the 12 providing drones, sympathetic support, and open chords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 That is indeed beautiful. What tuning are you keeping the baritone in? I also noted the flame maple Strat in the background also...another one of yours? Good work - can't wait to see some polished pics in daylight! GOTM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 How is the 12 tuned, EeAaDdGgBBee? But there must be some high ass tension on those octave strings at bartitone scale length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 (edited) one of my friends at roberto-venn made a really killer baritone 12 string, tuned it to B, it sounded amazing. wanna say it was 28" scale Edited August 17, 2008 by ElysianGuitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazaa Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 the baritone is a 27.5" scale tuned Bb Ee Aa Dd GbGb bb strung with 62/26 46/18 36/13.5 26/10 17/17 13/13. based on d'addario's numbers each fundamental string is about 19-21lbs (/in2? i don't think their fact sheet explained much. i dunno.) and 14-17 lbs per octave. thats more than electrics are accustomed to, but probably equatable to an acoustic 12 in standard. the neck is also reinforced with a truss rod and two largish carbon fiber rods. i've seen some baritone 12 acoustic dreads; those must deal with some serious tension. the strat is another of mine; actually its the first electric i built and still my primary guitar. its a pretty standardish strat with lace sensors in olympic white/maple/rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InSasquatchCountry Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Curious, Why a baritone and twelve sting? and Why the twelve on bottom? Also it looks amazing. When your done could you maybe put a youtube video up? I wanna see/hear the specs and some of the music you play with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazaa Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 its actually a 24.75" standard 6 and a 27.5" baritone 12. with the baritone 12 i have the option of stringing as a regular baritone or as various other tunings from octave courses to maybe courses in fifths or stringing 3 bass strings and 3 unison courses/etc. also, i can use it sort of like the bass strings on a harp guitar when i'm primarily playing the 6. the 12 feels more natural on bottom; les paul's are a little small for my size and when standing this seems like a better arrangement for me. additionally, this arrangement is more suited aesthetically imo as the waist offset matches the longer headstock. i'll try to get something recorded sometime, but i'm a student and i'm back at school so my resources are sometimes limited. thanks for looking everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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