ckdoublenecks

Ck Doubleneck bass/ guitar Duoblus conversion

from Peavey Foundation 4 string bass with

Super Ferrite single coil pickups and Dean Evo

six string guitar with 2 pickups, 2 controls

w/switch. Actions have been tweaked and both

necks play and sound great. This unit has dual

output jacks for the maximum fidelity. Sale price

= $495.00 See and contact us at

www.ckdoublenecks.com .

I need input from someone who really knows guitar wiring wiring. I have a bass over guitar doubleneck unit with dual output jacks, each with completely independant controls. I want to install a switch to: (up position) switch to bass only or (middle position) leave both guitars on or (down position) switch to the guitar only. Help will really be appreciated. Thanks ion advance.

A double neck can be anywhere between two extremes. It can be a 12 string guitar on one neck and an 8 string bass on the other. Or it can be a 24-3/4" scale on one with a TOM and vintage humbuckers on one, and a 25-1/5" scale on the other with Tele single coils. Not a extreme difference, but two different sounds in one guitar. The sky is the limit. I have seen plenty that are identical except one neck is a Floyd Rose and the other a TOM. It does at least allow the trem work when needed with the stability of a string-thru the rest of the time.

You're right - two different sounds in one guitar from moderate to extreme if dual output jacks ( dual amps) are incorporated.

Hey Sami,

Dubai sounds NUTS now! No wonder you spend so much time on the roads. I live fairly close to a mall that was/is? tied for 5th largest in the US... and it's still "just a mall".

I'm not trying to be a buzz kill or anything, but doubles are very touchy for the reasons I gave in my first post. I'm considering starting a double myself, but I'm poor- I have 2 guitars waiting for paint. Been waiting for over a year... cant afford to have em painted. Have 3 more guitars and 2 basses under construction... Dont have money for parts/pick ups to finish them, or the money for the paint.... Starting to get worried about necks warping without a finish on them.....

Got a LOT of time, and still have some wood left, so I consider starting the doubleneck... but at double the truss rods, triple the tuners for a 6/12 string, double the pickups and pots.... etc.... My double would be sitting for a couple yrs waiting for paint and pickups.... before I finally see if I got it just right....

The point I was making, is that a lot can go wrong in a build. A double is basically 2 builds that share a common oversize body, so it's twice the work and twice the money and twice the risk of something going wrong. I'm certainly not trying to talk you out of it by any means. I think any serious guitar collection needs at least one double..... I just want to press the point that you need to be sure of yourself and your skills and the cost of the build before attempting. If you know yourself and your skills, and think the project through, and feel confident that you can achieve a positive outcome, then go for it. If you have any doubts, it's a sign that you're not ready yet.

Regards,

Postal!

Postal: You're right in much of what you say but making a doubleneck conversion from 2 other units doesn't have to be that expensive. It can be done with less than $100.00 with the proper planning providing you can do all the work yourself. Also doublenecks don't have to be the huge oversized units that most are used to seeing. Take a look at my display units at www.ckdoublenecks.com . The Duoblus is 14 inches across and weighs about the same as just the Peavey bass that the bass neck came from. The Melodius is semi-hollow and is 16 1/2 inches across. The most important issue, to me, is to come away with a unit that is easy to play and sounds great. It doesn't hurt if it looks great also. If you're not willing to take the time to set up the unit: nut, string height, bridge, pickups & intonation then why do it at all?

yeah i was thinking one neck with open tunings and one with a standard of some sort.

I mostly play modern metal. But recently i've been listening to a lot of different stuff (modern jazz is definitely one) and i'm trying to experiment. I'm not a malmsteen or anything, actually maybe i'm more interested in making and modding guitars than actually playing them haha (which won't sound weird at all to many builders here )

anyway, it all seems to have haulted for now as i'm really finding difficulties locating wood sources. The only build i did before had an f'in PINE body due to the lack of choice (it was either ply or pine) so until i find proper wood somwerhe in this desert, modding is the only thing i'm gonna do, i'm not gonna invest so much time, effort and money on another pine body.

Btw, anyone knows an online store where i can find body blanks big enough for a King V? my new design has approximately the same dimensions, but all the blanks i've seen so far (SM, Warmoth) are enough for a strat only, maybe an LP but that's about it.

Sami: If you are interested in building a painted unit, then why not just buy a blank ash or poplar blank for under $75.00 from one of the suppliers such as Gilmers online and contouring it yourself. You can use sections from the cutoffs and glue them on as the wings.

Hey all!

So having a very limited amount of time, tools, money and equipment; i decided i wanna go for the following items on the double neck V i'm making (ala jackson/kxk) i wanna make, and i wanna know if what i'm thinking of makes sense:

Lower side:

- An Ibanez RG350EX neck

- Either the EdgeIII trem that came with the guitar or just a standard fixed bridge.

- The same INF pickups i got with the guitar (unless i get money later on to get better pickups)

- the same tuners that came with the neck

Upper side:

HERE"S where the fun and questions are! i was thinking of selling a guitar or two from my collection and fund this project. I'm thinking of buying an RG321 and basically snatch out the neck, and convert it to a 12 string neck just like that double neck jackson (or IIRC the dean mustaine double neck V).

here are my questions:

1- Can i convert the neck by drilling the headstock to hold the ball ends of the second set?

2- would slotting the same nut for another set of strings do?

3- how would i go about the bridge? can i just get any TOM, recess it, and make extra notches on the saddles to hold the new strings?

4- am i high for coming up with all the crap above?

5- any extra info/warnings/issues/ideas?

thanks a load!

Sami

Hey Sami, I admire your spunk for wanting to build/convert a doubleneck for yourself. I do that for a living. First off, unless you're willing to put in a lot and effort or suffer great dissappointment, consider just buying a conversion or custom unit. Check out www.ckdoublenecks.com . You can, of course, use the existing necks, tuners, etc. and all the supplies you need, such as nuts, tuners, bridges, etc. are readily available from firms such as Stewart McDonald - www.stewmack.com. You will not be pleased with the approach you are indicating.

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