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User friendly double necker

I have not learned to like doubles. The pretty ones seem to flashy and I would feel like a poseur with one. This one is a bit homely, but maybe I need to relic the box a bit? Suggestions?

I built this to maybe play at the KC fest. I play GDg and DGB gits and thought this setup might save on changing guitars.

It plays and sounds great acoustic and that surprised me. Sounds good plugged too. One piezo about centered in the box works for both necks.

Playing one neck, the other does NOT get in my way.

Have not put a stap on. Not sure how that will work out.

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Comment by Chris Thomas on July 24, 2012 at 4:50am: Nice one, just play and enjoy and it will do it's own ageing/patina thing without you knowing it mate and be natural too. All the best, Chris. :)

Comment by Cornbred on July 23, 2012 at 7:24pm: nice. looks like fun one of these days ill have to play one

Comment by Uncle John on July 23, 2012 at 6:09am: Thanks, Dace, Rich and Maddog. Rich, it has standard fret placement for the two different scales - plus the smaller neck has some of my accidental trademark out of square frets.

Comment by Maddog on July 23, 2012 at 12:12am: Just watched the vid john and I must say I'm impressed, it sounds awesome!

Comment by Rich on July 22, 2012 at 10:41pm: nice. I am curious about the fret spacing ...

Comment by Dave Lynas on July 22, 2012 at 10:32pm: Great economy of sound hole, pickup and user perks. Soil the box, that's my vote...

Comment by RUM SICK DAVE on July 22, 2012 at 4:26pm: Another superb bit of work uncle, the necks look great,!

Comment by Uncle John on July 22, 2012 at 4:10pm: I think you are right, JP. Not sure how I want to do that yet.

Comment by JP Swenson on July 22, 2012 at 3:32pm: Nice build Unc. Lookin' good. I agree, you should dirty up that box a bit!

Comment by Uncle John on July 22, 2012 at 2:50pm: Thanks Vinyl, Maddog, jabes, Ryan and Lonman. I canibalized 2 gits to make this one. Ryan, I put off doing this quite a while. Lon, I hope better days are soon comin'. Like you last sentence.

Maddog, I made a video with this.