Up for sale is a 2008 Gibson EDS-1275 in heritage cherry finish. No issues with this beautiful guitar. Frets look new and it plays very well. Back is clean with no sort of buckle rash. A very light blemish or discoloration on the 6 string neck near the 12 fret. Hard to even get a picture of it. A very small blemish on the lower horn that is also very hard to see. It’s been well cared for and only played at home. Light pick guard marks and that’s it! This guitar wants and needs to be played. I have excellent feedback and give very honest descriptions of guitars I sell. Comes with the original Gibson hardshell case as pictured. The case is in excellent condition. A few light paint marks and a sticker on the outside from original owner. I have the original paperwork, but water was spilled on it. You can see it in the pictures. Of all the guitars introduced by Gibson in 1958 a key year in the development of Gibson as an indisputable force in electric solid body guitar design the most talked-about models are still the innovative Explorer and the Flying V. Yet most people forget or simply dont know that 1958 was also the first year of the Gibson double neck guitar, which in its original incarnation was offered in two distinct models. The Double 12 the forerunner to todays EDS-1275 had what would become the most conventional twin-neck combination: a 6-string neck and a 12-string neck. The more unusual Double Mandolin had two 6-string necks: one regular 6-string and one short scale length with its strings tuned an octave higher than a regular guitar, which was intended to reproduce the sound of a mandolin. Undoubtedly, the two unique instruments were a sight to behold, but they offered the consummate stage guitarist two instruments in one for versatility and ease of playing. They were also produced on a custom-built to order only basis, making them rare finds in todays vintage guitar marketplace. From 1958 to 1962, the Double 12 double necks sported a hollowbody design crafted with carved spruce tops and maple back and sides. The body also consisted of a Florentine double cutaway design which provided easy access to the entire fret range of both necks. In 1962, however, the Double 12 was reintroduced as the EDS-1275 model and featured a solid mahogany body that closely resembled Gibsons new SG models, along with three-piece maple necks with 20-fret rosewood fingerboards. It is this double neck model that would rewrite rock and roll history in the hands of Jimmy Page, who first used the EDS-1275 to deliver the intricate studio arrangements of the Led Zeppelin classic Stairway to Heaven in a live setting. During live performances of this epic song, Page would alternate from the bottom 6-string for the delicate fingerpicking of the songs intro, verses and legendary solo, to the ringing 12-string for the songs era-defining bridge and final chorus. Page also used the instrument for other Zeppelin classics, such as The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song. And while Page remains as the artist most closely associated with this model, over the years a host of other legendary guitarists have incorporated the EDS-1275 into their own cache of guitars, including Rushs Alex Lifeson and Elton Johns Davey Johnstone. The item “2008 Gibson Double Neck Guitar EDS-1275 Heritage Cherry Excellent Condition” is in sale since Sunday, January 24, 2016. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Electric”. The seller is “joepokester” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Gibson
- Model: EDS-1275
- Body Type: Double Neck
- Dexterity: Right-Handed
- Body Color: Heritage Cherry
- Body Material: Solid Wood
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- MPN: DSEDHCCH1