So I have an inkling for a double neck guitar. Cant say why, but the idea was there, so I guess I gotta build one now.

I was thinking of a diddly on top & a 4 string on the bottom, with the necks angled out from a common tail piece to give playing space for my left hand. I thought I might use a common single coil pickup too, the bottom 4 poles aligned with the guitar bit, and the top pole being for the bass string (so there'll be an approx 2 pole gap between the diddly and guitar strings). This will mean that all strings are always 'live', so Il be able to play and bass together if I learn to multi-task.

Question is, will it work??? As I see it, in essence just be a 5 string guitar, but Im thinking I may get loads of unwanted noise from the bass string resonating through the body? Im more than happy to experiment if theres a 50/50 its good, but I dont fancy cutting up a perfectly good box if the knowledge says I gotta put seperate pups and a switch in.

Any experience guys?