Don Felder EDS-1275

[Inspector #20]

Note the three knobs and 3 screw Epiphone TRC's...







Gibson.com: Gibson Custom - Don Felder Hotel California EDS-1275

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Hummmmm

 

[Inspector #20]

Hummmmm

Interesting!

 

[Inspector #20]

So, apparently, there are several versions:

 

[RVA]

And none of them have a stereo jack?

Is your double neck done?

 

[JohnnyGoo]

So why dont the Gibson and Epiphone double necks use the standard Gibson stop bar tailpiece ?

 

[Inspector #20]

And none of them have a stereo jack?

Is your double neck done?

No stereo jacks - its a separate output for each neck.

My double neck is about 45 days from completion in Cupertino, California....

 

[Inspector #20]

So why dont the Gibson and Epiphone double necks use the standard Gibson stop bar tailpiece ?

All the original EDS-1275's use the 'Top Load' tailpiece. I prefer it to the 'thread the needle' stop bar...

 

[67plexi]

Robert, any idea the weight of your custom 1275 ??? I know Jimmy Page's is around 34 pounds.

 

[Inspector #20]

Robert, any idea the weight of your custom 1275 ??? I know Jimmy Page's is around 34 pounds.

I have no ide at this point. The body and necks haven't been joined yet. My necks are one piece mahogany, as opposed to Gibson's 3-piece maple, so I am sure there will be some weigh savings there....I am also using "green keys" to make the headstocks lighter too....

 

[Inspector #20]

Robert, any idea the weight of your custom 1275 ??? I know Jimmy Page's is around 34 pounds.

Funny, I searched from something from Gibson with the completed guitar's weight and found nothing. Epiphone lists their D-1275 as weighing 12.1 pounds:

Epiphone Ltd. Ed. G-1275 Doubleneck

Now, my necks measure 1" all the way from the 12th to the 1st fret and they have custom volutes, but I still think it will weigh less than a 3-piece maple neck variant...