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Title: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: Dave W on December 28, 2012, 01:41:19 PM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SLR4-Neck-Thru-Black-Combo-Electric-bass-Guitar-2011-Double-Sided-Guitar-/170964674657?pt=Guitar&hash=item27ce49e861

Seller calls himself "bassguru". Maybe he knows something we don't. 
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: ilan on December 28, 2012, 01:50:33 PM
That is stupid on so many levels.
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: Granny Gremlin on December 28, 2012, 02:24:09 PM
Come on; The body shape should at least be a symetrical doublecut.
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: uwe on December 28, 2012, 03:48:44 PM
Rick Nielsen will be in ecstasy.
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: Rob on December 28, 2012, 04:31:35 PM
Quote from: ilan on December 28, 2012, 01:50:33 PM
That is stupid on so many levels.
:rimshot:

Only used with buttonless shirts too
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: dadagoboi on December 28, 2012, 06:01:11 PM
It even has TWO MAGNET humbucker pickups.  Is there another kind?
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: Denis on December 28, 2012, 07:12:31 PM
My IQ dropped 10 points looking at that thing.
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: Granny Gremlin on December 28, 2012, 08:39:58 PM
Quote from: dadagoboi on December 28, 2012, 06:01:11 PM
It even has TWO MAGNET humbucker pickups.  Is there another kind?

Actually, yes, but still funny to mention (generally single mag pups tend to the high end or at least vintage; just about any stacked humbucker for example, maybe vintage Gibson Mudbuckers too, but I'd have to double check).
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: Dave W on December 28, 2012, 09:38:25 PM
Quote from: Granny Gremlin on December 28, 2012, 08:39:58 PM
Actually, yes, but still funny to mention (generally single mag pups tend to the high end or at least vintage; just about any stacked humbucker for example, maybe vintage Gibson Mudbuckers too, but I'd have to double check).

Gibson mudbuckers have two magnets. Every stacked humbucker I've seen has magnet polepieces, not a separate magnet.
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: dadagoboi on December 28, 2012, 10:52:34 PM
Quote from: dadagoboi on December 28, 2012, 06:01:11 PM
It even has TWO MAGNET humbucker pickups.  Is there another kind?

Obviously, yes...that's why someone else makes mine. :-[ :-[
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: Granny Gremlin on December 29, 2012, 07:22:39 AM
Quote from: Dave W on December 28, 2012, 09:38:25 PM
Gibson mudbuckers have two magnets. Every stacked humbucker I've seen has magnet polepieces, not a separate magnet.

The 90s Epi reissue has 3 (4 if you count the central magnet as 2 since it is technically 2 separate pieces laminated together to form a single larger magnet).  I figured the original might just have the one central magnet (whether or not 2 eparate pieces) but I haven't looked under the hood of one in a while.

As for stacked humbuckers, the ones with dummy coils and/or blade polepeices could definately be made with a single magnet (as I suspect the Gibson LoZ is, but I never took one apart and they're potted pretty solid).
Title: Re: Double-sided bass/guitar
Post by: mc2NY on January 15, 2013, 09:07:23 AM
That just looks like some stupid idea Gibson would roll out at a NAMM, with a major press announcement of it being "the next big thing"....except there would be a Custom Shop decal on it, a catchier name like "The Clone" and a couple more zeros added to the price, plus some crazy paintjob with flames and sparkles.

....oh...and some big name endorser playing it (or maybe Two-Face from Batman :)

Sort of reminds me a bit of the old Roberts Rotoneck guitars, with two fingerboards at 45 degrees on the same neck, that you rotate to select.