An exotic Gibson

John Rosett · Post by **John Rosett** » 26 Mar 2015 9:00 pm

A 1938 Gibson 6 string Spanish and 8 string steel double neck:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281642136409

Scott Thomas · Post by **Scott Thomas** » 26 Mar 2015 9:22 pm

The first Guit-Steel! (Sorry Junior, someone beat ya to it.) Just when you think you've seen everything. The first Gibson electric Spanish guitar too. Incredible.

John Rosett · Post by **John Rosett** » 26 Mar 2015 9:27 pm

I'm checking the couch cushions for coins!

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 27 Mar 2015 3:21 am

At $20K you better have a pretty big couch John

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 27 Mar 2015 5:45 am

Shaking head ...... the stuff that's out there! Just when you think you've seen it all ..... you realize you haven't.

Dustin Rhodes · Post by **Dustin Rhodes** » 27 Mar 2015 5:46 am

Just a reminder of how Gibson used to be. Like the doubleneck SG that Elderly had that was a tenor/mandolin.

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 27 Mar 2015 5:53 am

What a treasure!

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 27 Mar 2015 6:27 am

That looks rather similar to a git-steel that Ron at ramguitars.com made within the past month.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... =guitsteel

John Rosett · Post by **John Rosett** » 27 Mar 2015 6:30 am

Stephen-Do you have a link to that guitar?

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 27 Mar 2015 6:32 am

Just added the link to my original post.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 27 Mar 2015 6:59 am

Amazing!

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 27 Mar 2015 7:00 am

That's just hot. Presumably built around the template of the EH-150 double neck.

Ron Mielzynski · Post by **Ron Mielzynski** » 27 Mar 2015 7:29 am

If anybody is interested in something like that I can make it.
you can reach me at - ron(at)ramguitars.com

Heres are a couple double necks that I have done.

Double Barrel

SpeakEasy Double8

Eugene Cole · Post by **Eugene Cole** » 28 Mar 2015 1:18 pm

eBay Photos's

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 28 Mar 2015 2:51 pm

thats pretty amazing....

John Ed Kelly · Post by **John Ed Kelly** » 28 Mar 2015 5:10 pm

so...to play the 6 string neck one has to stand up, and to play the steel neck one has to be seated?

Actually...I just noticed the picture at the bottom, where he's playing the 6 string seated...still getting in to position to play the steel would seem to entail a bit shuffling about.

Does the 20 grand include a seat?

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 29 Mar 2015 4:07 am

Cool piece of history. Too bad someone along the line hacked the steel side to move the pickup. The resulting repair could have been better too. Certainly not an easy repair, but going heavy and out of bounds of the original shading pattern with the tobacco brown is disappointing.

Dustin Rhodes · Post by **Dustin Rhodes** » 29 Mar 2015 6:15 am

That should have negated Steven's patent on the guitsteel no?