Teye-Doubleneck
So, Teye is in the midst of constructing a two-necked monster. What are the major flaws of double-necked guitars?
- Who needs them?
- Rotten balance on the strap (totally neck-heavy)
- Way too heavy as an instrument
Teye’s solutions:
The 12-string portion of the Teye-doubleneck, like Jan Akkerman’s doubly (made by Anno Galama in the mid-seventies) is set up to have the strings not an octave, but rather a fifth apart. This creates a rich soundscape not achieved by any other guitar (listen to the superb album ‘Eli’ by Kaz Lux and Jan Akkerman).
So, you
- DO need one.
- By cleverly chambering the body, even chambering the headstock, and setting the necks slightly different, the Teye does NOT dive to the ground.
- Weight-wise, it is …about the same as the average Electric Gipsy single-neck guitar, by careful selecting the wood, chambering, and other weight-watcher-tricks.
Specs are below the pics:
Teye Double-neck specs:
6-string-neck:
- totally a full Electric Gypsy guitar with 25.5″ scale length, 3 Lollar hum-buckers
- two volume knobs, 1 master Mood-knob, and 1 master Tone knob
- 5-way switching like the EG: bridge / br+mid / br+neck / mid+neck / neck pick-up.
12-string neck:
- neck set at an ergonomic angle w the 6-string (not parallel)
- 24.75″ scale length (like a Gibson), for less tension on the 12-string (it resonates well enough already!)
- 2 Jason Lollar hum-bucking pick-ups with 3-position toggle and single master volume knob
- chambered headstock
- mini-Grover tuners
- Master-Mood and Tone knobs work also on the 12-string neck
global:
- the switch to activate the 12-neck sits right by the 6-neck
- switch to activate the 6-neck sits right by the 12-neck (this makes neck switching w/out silence easier)
- super-light and small body: this guitar will fit in most regular rectangular guitar cases!
- not awkward to play.
