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I'm about ready to start the necks on my double neck project. First off I have to state I have absolutely no need for a double with the type of music I play, however they do intrigue me and I've already started the body. Since I'm not really interested in using a double neck other than the challenge of building it, what are your thought on a twelve string octave for the second neck? Naturally the bottom neck will be a standard six string, so aesthetically speakining, the 12 string octave should look pretty cool. I guess!

I'm with you there, Danny. The one on Artie's wall sure looks sweet.

You come on downtown.and I'll get it off the wall if you wanna measure anything or look at it.
Artie

dubtrub posted:

"the 12 string octave should look pretty cool."

Danny, just remember that the 12 string octave neck might look cool,
but she will still end up sounding like a mandolin, because of the
octave tuning and the doubling of the strings......

Dennisthe Menace wrote: just remember that the 12 string octave neck might look cool,
but she will still end up sounding like a mandolin, because of the
octave tuning and the doubling of the strings......

Yep! That's why I've decided to go ith a 12 string octave. Sounds cool, eh?

Besides, I don't know how to play an eight string mandolin.

dubtrub wrote:

Dennisthe Menace wrote: just remember that the 12 string octave neck might look cool,
but she will still end up sounding like a mandolin, because of the
octave tuning and the doubling of the strings......

Yep! That's why I've decided to go ith a 12 string octave. Sounds cool, eh?

Besides, I don't know how to play an eight string mandolin.

Well OK, when you are done building it, your next assignment is to
learn the theme to...."the GodFather" ..............................

At least I'll be able to play it in the lower register and it will still sound high.

Just read your post again Danny:

I'm about ready to start the necks on my double neck project. First off I have to state
I have absolutely no need for a double with the type of music I play, however they do
intrigue me and I've already started the body.

OK, so why not go to the FULL EXTREME...
An Octave 12 String...with a Baritone 6 String

dubtrub wrote:

So, Danny, how will you wire the guitar - like this one, or the more standard layout?

Good question Mel. I'll have to go down to Front Porch and check it out to see what all that configuration does.