I have an extremely bad idea for a 12 string

Self Bias · 11-16-2010, 02:46 AM

So, uh take 2 6string guitars, etc, etc.
In all seriousness, I may attempt the 9 if I can't find a custom neck.

benjy · 11-16-2010, 02:50 AM

i think everyone has had this idea. someone do it already!!

Self Bias · 11-16-2010, 03:02 AM

The only major problem I foresee is the wierdness left in back of the new super-neck. The area between the humps could stand to be filled and then maybe a reshaping of the entire back. I could make a bridge and nut so the only major expenditure would be a pickup. Could prob jury rig something there, too.
I think I will eat gross amounts of turkey, lapse into a 12 hour coma, then hopefully wake up with a plan of attack. Or come to my senses.

Alberto7 · 11-16-2010, 04:44 AM

Hahaha seems like you have a lot of bad ideas

On a serious note though, I think it's kind of an over-the-top idea... You could put two 6-string fretboards together and make a 12-string one, but two actual necks put next to each other would be just... Well... Why? Just buy a chunk of wood and shape it to the size and shape of a 12-string neck

If you do decide to go ahead with that project though, please let me know

Same goes for the 9-string idea... Which is an idea that, as outrageous as I consider it to be, I do support it.

Self Bias · 11-16-2010, 05:30 AM

Was being a tad sarcastic with the 12 string idea, but a 9 would be do-able, given the contact area between donor necks. I can almost guarantee that someone somewhere is playing a similar AND completed project.
I know that I could pull this off, but really would rather have an 8 string neck with 29 frets custom made for me. Really not sure of I want to start a project this ambitious based on 2 250$ donor guits.

Metal Ken · 11-16-2010, 08:43 AM

You sir need this:

Alberto7 · 11-16-2010, 09:35 AM

^ You know, I actually wouldn't mind (AT ALL) owning one of those

But yeah, I was kind of hoping on the sarcasm hahaha it seemed too crazy.

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11-16-2010, 02:46 AM	#1
Self Bias Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: oregon Posts: 152 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have an extremely bad idea for a 12 string So, uh take 2 6string guitars, etc, etc. In all seriousness, I may attempt the 9 if I can't find a custom neck.

11-16-2010, 04:44 AM	#4
Alberto7 At Fort Kickass Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal, QC Posts: 2,057 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hahaha seems like you have a lot of bad ideas On a serious note though, I think it's kind of an over-the-top idea... You could put two 6-string fretboards together and make a 12-string one, but two actual necks put next to each other would be just... Well... Why? Just buy a chunk of wood and shape it to the size and shape of a 12-string neck If you do decide to go ahead with that project though, please let me know Same goes for the 9-string idea... Which is an idea that, as outrageous as I consider it to be, I do support it. Sum, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo dubito; dubito, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo sum.

11-16-2010, 08:43 AM	#6
Metal Ken Hates the Air Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 17,846 Thanked: 82 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	You sir need this: If you list your gear in your signature, you're a prick.

11-16-2010, 09:35 AM	#7
Alberto7 At Fort Kickass Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal, QC Posts: 2,057 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ You know, I actually wouldn't mind (AT ALL) owning one of those But yeah, I was kind of hoping on the sarcasm hahaha it seemed too crazy. Sum, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo dubito; dubito, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo sum.

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11-16-2010, 02:50 AM	#2
benjy ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Morden, MB Canada Posts: 36 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i think everyone has had this idea. someone do it already!!

11-16-2010, 03:02 AM	#3
Self Bias Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: oregon Posts: 152 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The only major problem I foresee is the wierdness left in back of the new super-neck. The area between the humps could stand to be filled and then maybe a reshaping of the entire back. I could make a bridge and nut so the only major expenditure would be a pickup. Could prob jury rig something there, too. I think I will eat gross amounts of turkey, lapse into a 12 hour coma, then hopefully wake up with a plan of attack. Or come to my senses.

11-16-2010, 05:30 AM	#5
Self Bias Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: oregon Posts: 152 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Was being a tad sarcastic with the 12 string idea, but a 9 would be do-able, given the contact area between donor necks. I can almost guarantee that someone somewhere is playing a similar AND completed project. I know that I could pull this off, but really would rather have an 8 string neck with 29 frets custom made for me. Really not sure of I want to start a project this ambitious based on 2 250$ donor guits.

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