They must have made at least one………

Grog · March 31, 2025, 08:17:14 AM

I ran into this Gibson Doubleneck on Pinterest the other day. I've never seen a Gibson Bass/Guitar doubleneck with the bass on the bottom like I would prefer.

Basvarken · March 31, 2025, 10:06:33 AM

Wow. That's the first one I've seen with the bass below, indeed.

ilan · March 31, 2025, 11:30:44 AM

Both are single pickup, so there's no pickup selector, just neck selector. And custom guards unlike the EBSF-1250.

Basvarken · March 31, 2025, 11:52:23 AM

Well, in the true meaning of pickup selector it is exactly that. Except it's the choice between the upper or lower instead of neck (rhythm) or bridge (treble) pickup

Grog · March 31, 2025, 02:51:46 PM

I wonder if it was modified by its owner. Never remember seeing two output jacks before. I wonder if the selector switch was originally mounted in the second output jack hole.

Basvarken · April 01, 2025, 12:07:34 AM

It does make sense to have two outputs though. One to a guitar amp and the other to a bass amp.
It certainly wouldn't work for me if it had only one.

Grog · April 01, 2025, 07:31:54 AM

Quote from: Basvarken on April 01, 2025, 12:07:34 AMIt does make sense to have two outputs though. One to a guitar amp and the other to a bass amp.
It certainly wouldn't work for me if it had only one.

I agree! I question the need for a selector switch if you have two separate output jacks. I'm guessing it was added or moved seeing it is mounted in the pickguard. I tried to find it again last night, I was going to try to contact the owner, I never ran into it again. I wish we had more pics of it, possibly back photo.

Basvarken · April 01, 2025, 08:09:03 AM

Quote from: Grog on April 01, 2025, 07:31:54 AMI agree! I question the need for a selector switch if you have two separate output jacks. I'm guessing it was added or moved seeing it is mounted in the pickguard. I tried to find it again last night, I was going to try to contact the owner, I never ran into it again. I wish we had more pics of it, possibly back photo.

I do think the selector switch has a valid function. It helps to keep the other output quiet when the other is in use. If you play a double neck you get all sorts of unwanted sympathetic resonance if you don't switch that off.
And if you do want to play them together at the same time you just set the switch in the middle position.