A faker but fun...

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:05 am

Was a 'real' one of these ever made?
My dream instrument would be a double neck 4003 fretted & fretless....jg or mg....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=7307712873&rd=1

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:09 am

well, sort of:

http://www.the-music-connection.com/r21.jpg

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:16 am

Hi Sean, Nice one. I just wondered if a double neck bass + bass has ever been made?

henny · Post by **henny** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:22 am

Officially no.

But various luthiers over the UK have produced a doubleneck 4/8 4000-alike bass.

There's been a few on eBay now over the years.

cwk · Post by **cwk** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:22 am

Wow!My back hurts just looking at it.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:23 pm

Does your back and knees hurt looking at this one?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:53 pm

This one weighs in at 14lbs. They are cool to look at but not something you want to play all night.

cwk · Post by **cwk** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:56 pm

ROFL...Yeah,so does my ego

.That's pretty wild.
Who and what is that? The center neck reminds me of a Carl Thomson bass.Unique.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:03 pm

That is Chris Squire. The instrument is his custom tripleneck that I think was originally made by Wal. I could be wrong on that though. Guys, help me out. I think the current version is an exact copy that was made for him in Japan. The original has become wall art (no pun intended) in a Hard Rock Cafe somewhere.

henny · Post by **henny** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:19 pm

The Wal orginal is framed at Hard Rock, as Ted has said.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:32 pm

The original was made by Wal for Roger Newell in the mid '70s. I saw Roger play it a couple times With Rick Wakeman.

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:35 pm

Weird animal. At least the body is contoured to make playing each neck more comfortable and accessable.

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:36 pm

I've never held a 4080 but I imagine it's a bugger trying to play the bottom neck.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:55 pm

You have to strap it up fairly high. This is another thing that makes it uncomfortable to play very long.

Bugger has a lot of meanings, apparently. Simply saying bugger has quite a different meaning from being ********. Or so I am told.