{"id":1109,"date":"2020-09-09T20:16:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T01:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2020-09-09T20:16:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T01:16:35","slug":"whats-the-point-of-a-double-necked-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/whats-the-point-of-a-double-necked-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s The Point Of A Double-Necked Guitar? Even Worth It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wow, what’s that guitar for? You may have seen these mutant-like guitars in a show and wondered if there’s any practical reason to have one! I wondered this myself and decided to do some research. Here’s what I found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Double-Neck instruments allow the player to contribute multiple instruments into one song, including but not limited to 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, and the electric bass in multiple configurations. Furthermore, a double-neck has a huge (unquantifiable) wow factor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From my research, I learned there were actually a lot of advantages to having a double-neck! It’s actually possible to play them at the same time and increase that return on investment! Read on to see why they’re even used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Purposes Of a Double-Necked Guitar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are actually many reasons why to use a double-necked guitar! Let’s get into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding Multiple Instruments With Tiny Transition Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The most important purpose behind having a double-neck is the ability to have multiple instruments without having to find another guitarist. A single player can play two instruments! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the double-neck configuration, the player can transition between instruments within a moment. Typically an instrument transition would require taking the guitar strap off the body and picking up another instrument, which can’t be done safely under 5 seconds. With a double-neck the player can transition quickly between the two guitar styles within a moment. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s talk about some examples of some combos that you might see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12-String and 6-String Combo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This is the iconic <\/strong>double-neck combo. The 12-string guitar has a built-in chorus effect from 6 pairs of strings tuned to the same note an octave apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sound was really popular in many incredibly famous songs from the 1970’s and 1980’s, including Bon Jovi’s Wanted Dead Or Alive, The Eagles’ Hotel California, and Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you listen to these songs you can’t deny that the 12-string sound is married to the song–you can’t really perform the song without that instrument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love this performance by Don Felder because you see the obvious advantage of having a 12-string and a 6-string at once<\/p>\n\n\n

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Don Felder "Hotel California" Play It Loud Exibit Rock Hall<\/div><\/div>
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