I've been fooling around with playing slide in open D a bit over the last few months and I've been thinking about dedicated slide guitars and the like. I think I've decided on my dream guitar, if I ever get around to making a scratchy guitar. I think a want a small body 6+6 double neck. Kind of like Roy Rogers' one. The top neck would be set for slide and tuned to open D, the bottom would be set up and tuned standard.
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
Like that!
"If it's Blues music in a bar and it helps people swallow their drink of choice, or it's a dance song and people get up off their chairs and shuffle their feet, or it's a Jazz tune and the Chardonnay tastes so much better... then it's all good."
- Marcel
Yeah, that's a nice looking guitar. I've never played any slide, but I've always thought it sounds wonderful
#001 (LP-1S) [finished - co-runner up Nov 2018 GOTM]
#002 (WL-1)
#003 (MPL Megacaster - semi scratch build) [finished]
#004 (ST-1 JR - Arachnoid Superhero build) [finished]
#005 (LP jr)
#006 (TL-1A)
Junk shop acoustic refurbs (various)
'The TGS Special'
Start drawing up the plans...
Scott.
I’ve been doing the same in Open G on my dobroOriginally Posted by Fretworn
I've been fooling around with playing slide in open D a bit over the last few months and I've been thinking about dedicated slide guitars and the like. I think I've decided on my dream guitar, if I ever get around to making a scratchy guitar. I think a want a small body 6+6 double neck. Kind of like Roy Rogers' one. The top neck would be set for slide and tuned to open D, the bottom would be set up and tuned standard.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Back in the 70s the guy who played flatbed steel with us had an Ibanez SG 6/12 mounted flat on a stand, open G on the 6 string neck and open D on the 12 string neck.
Through a Super Reverb it sounded brilliant, it helped that he really could play a bit
This pic was taken at South Sydney Juniors where we did a two week series of shows with John Williamson, I'm on bass on the left
Note: That is NOT Bob Rogers on drums
Last edited by dave.king1; 11-02-2018 at 05:06 PM.
That is VERY cool!... and it has one thinking....
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
I also love the idea of a 6 + 6 doubleneck.
I would have two tunings. Then I could just bring one guitar, hah.
Just buy a good 10 string double neck pedal steel and have a C6 & E9 neck, all bases covered
I'd love to have such a beast... the lack of a spare 10 grand keeps it a dream!!Just buy a good 10 string double neck pedal steel and have a C6 & E9 neck, all bases covered
"If it's Blues music in a bar and it helps people swallow their drink of choice, or it's a dance song and people get up off their chairs and shuffle their feet, or it's a Jazz tune and the Chardonnay tastes so much better... then it's all good."
- Marcel
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