Eastwood Doubleneck 4/6

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Hi folks. Here we have our tribute to the rare 1960's Telestar 4/6 double-neck! You'll be the coolest guy on stage and ready to handle all stringed duties with the ability to change between your 6 string guitar and your 4 string bass. We've added some modern updates for a pro quality instruments.

FEATURES & SPECS

Body: Bound Maple Top, Tone-Chambered Mahogany back and sides

Colours: Sunburst

Pickups: Two EW RTG SC, Single Bass EW RTG SC

Switching: 3-Way Guitar, 3-Way GTR/Bass

Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone

Bridge: PRO Adjustable Roller Bridge, Jazzmaster style Tremolo

Neck: Bound Maple, Bolt-on necks

Finger Board: Rosewood, Block Markers

Scale Length: 24 3/4" zero fret, 30 1/2"

Width at the Nut: 1 5/8"

Hardware: Gotoh style Nickel/Chrome

Strings: #9-46

Case: Gigbag

$150 deposit secures your instrument. Final Price $779 includes custom gig bag. Expected shipping date will be (revised) June 2018.

Comments (51)

George
November 22, 2017 Reply

Please make it a baritone/Bass! That would be out of this world!

Michael Robinson
November 22, 2017 Reply

what is a baritone bass?

Michael Robinson
November 22, 2017

Oh, I get it….

Bryon
November 23, 2017 Reply

If you make this PLEASE give lefties a chance to get one!
Jake
November 23, 2017 Reply

Will you only be offering it in the sunburst, or will it be available in the red burst as well? Thanks!
Sean
November 23, 2017 Reply

I would LOVE to see a Joe Maphis Mosrite double neck style, with 6-string octave neck and regular 6-string. Help me, Eastwood, you’re my only hope!
MotorBongo
November 23, 2017 Reply

Nice!

How about separate outputs?
Possibly as a common out, selectable, as shown, but when the second output is used (side mounted, say),
both signals can be obtained separately. Ah, in essence Rick-O-Sound…
John Kathrein
November 23, 2017 Reply

I think it needs separate outputs and controls. I would run through different amps and pedals. I would prefer a standard guitar and short scale bass layout.
Kit
November 23, 2017 Reply

Any chance there will be a lefty version of this? I’m certainly not too proud to beg.
Johnny R.
November 23, 2017 Reply

Will this be available in a left handed model? Please tell me it will be!!!
Steve
November 24, 2017 Reply

Love it. So cool
billpjonz
November 24, 2017 Reply

I agree with George. A baritone/bass double neck would be killer! I’d buy one for sure.
J Lloyd
November 24, 2017 Reply

4/6!!!! I have been wanting one for so long. I have come So close to buying vintage on eBay.(danelectro/Gibson). You guys always bring it in to the future with your upgrades. I am glad I waited. Obviously this is why I unconsciously waited. Short scale bass and a guitar. I can’t wait. Thank you ! The photo you posted looks perfect. A dream come true.
Stephen
November 25, 2017 Reply

Maybe in the future a double neck like the original joe Mathis mandolin on top six below
Bob
November 25, 2017 Reply

I like the way George and billpjonz think! I would prefer the bass on top – that would be more ergonomic, even for what appears to be a short-scale bass

RobbieNuke
December 1, 2017 Reply

This is a live performance instrument, not recording. Guitar playing is much more involved for chording, lead work, etc and needs to be up higher. Bass playing can be done down low. Especially since you brought up the point of ergonomics. Other builders that have done these type of instruments with the bass on top haven’t sold well and are tough to play (I’ve tried them). As a bass player who could occasionally start song intros then jump on bass as the song progressed past the intro, the bass on bottom is the way to go.

Abitfunky
November 25, 2017 Reply

Hi There. Any idea what the scale length of the necks will be?
MotorBongo
November 25, 2017 Reply

Hello,
How about having the possibility for separate outputs for each ?
EL Hub
November 25, 2017 Reply

A vote for standard electric guitar and bass guitar combo! Chambered body as light as possible!
Rich
November 26, 2017 Reply

Make it in blue !
And possibly two outputs ?
I have a custom shop deposit to claim, and a blue/cream finish similar to the Backlund’s would be hard to resist ! (Am I right in thinking the deposit won’t double for Black Friday)
What would the baritone tuning be – BEADGCB ?
Standard tuning’s still great though.
Would love the standard scale length as the Backlund /Astroluxes have.
What a looper friendly instrument !
Rich
November 26, 2017 Reply

Make it in blue !
And possibly two outputs ?
I have a custom shop deposit to claim, and a blue/cream finish similar to the Backlund’s would be hard to resist ! (Am I right in thinking the deposit won’t double for Black Friday)
What would the baritone tuning be – BEADGCB ?
Standard tuning’s still great though.
Would love the standard scale length as the Backlund /Astroluxes have.
What a looper friendly instrument !
Would be fab if it was one of your high end instruments. I’m love the pups on the Backlund 200 and also the Astroluxe Cadet.
Maxwell
November 27, 2017 Reply

Very excited to see this come into production! I know this is not true to the original, but is there any way the bass neck could be on top? That just seems to make the most sense to me, that way all the strings go low to high.

RobbieNuke
December 1, 2017 Reply

NO!!! Much easier to play with bass on bottom (reaching for single notes) than guitar on bottom (reaching for chords super difficult).

Maxwell
December 3, 2017

If you can’t reach the neck, you can’t reach the neck. Jimmy Page didn’t seem to have any problems playing notes or chords on his double neck.

Gareth
November 28, 2017 Reply

Could we have fretted and fretless bass versions please?
JPL
November 29, 2017 Reply

Gotta say the Joe Maphis guitar / octave guitar combo is one to think about. Only ones I’ve seen are extremely expensive.
John
December 1, 2017 Reply

I would like to add another vote for the bass-on-top with 2 output jacks. Then again, that’s actually branching into creating an original rather than a direct tribute (also as noted previously). However, I have always approved of cover bands making the plunge and throwing in originals! And some form of Bass VI/Standard VI would also be cool. There’s also the concept of a 4&12 like a certain model 4080/12 from that “big name” company with an “R” name sort of known for basses and 12-strings…
RobbieNuke
December 1, 2017 Reply

As a bass player, I’ve been looking for an instrument like this (to do occasional guitar stuff at song intros, etc) for awhile now and hard to locate even vintage units that are affordable and comfortable. The Jerry Jones double-neck longhorn DanElectro styled unit was the ultimate but went out of production (hint; wink). I would like to make the following suggestions…

1. Bass section should have a second pickup (RWRP) or a single hum-bucking pickup. For live performance the bass section needs to be a noise free as possible.
2. Ric-O-Sound (stereo/mono) output would be a nice option, but not necessarily a standard feature.
3. Optional selections for upper neck choices (e.g. 12-string guitar, 8-string short scale octave bass, 6-string baritone) might make it even more marketable for tweak geeks, but could also make build-cost prohibitive.
4. Color choices should be available too.
Maxwell
December 1, 2017 Reply

I’ve seen a few variations of the original Telestar, one variation that I saw had a Gibson style headstock for the 6 string and a Fender style headstock for the bass. Will this version have matching headstocks as shown in the project’s picture?
Andrew Turner
December 2, 2017 Reply

Two tenors, one in GDAE and the other CDGA. Vintage cream and Black and cream

Jake
December 2, 2017 Reply

Guitar/tenor would also be super cool.

Andrew
December 2, 2017 Reply

Sorry CGDA 🙂
Cameron
December 9, 2017 Reply

Shouldn’t it say “East-” on one headstock and “-wood” on the other? 😉
Johnny R.
December 10, 2017 Reply

Where is the lefty version?????????????????????
Chuck
December 21, 2017 Reply

So cool! A question for ya (pretty important one on a multiple neck instrument)… What will/does it weigh? Not with on for S&H, just the doubleneck itself.
Viobass21
January 5, 2018 Reply

It’s really great to see all the input and exciting responses for this proposed project. In the spirit of trying to recreate this beauty in a cost-effective and updated manner, it really needs to stay with the doubleneck 4/6 and headstock prototype configurations as proposed. The two outputs suggestion is really something Mike Robinson and his team should seriously consider as a practical innovation, especially as noted by RobbieNuke for live performances. If you haven’t seen it from the link in a recent Eastwood email, go to YouTube and view Mattson 2 – Man From Anamnesis. That is a truly awesome video featuring the original Telstar instrument that Eastwood is channeling in this project.
bobby bellpepper
January 6, 2018 Reply

You ARE going to make this available for us LEFTIES- right? Where do I order the LH version???

You will sell A LOT of these, if you do. It would be a “never before available” thing. Which makes it mandatory to buy. For all lefties- to be able to switch between the two would be revolutionary, with the use of loopers today this would be incredible!!!

Michael Robinson
January 6, 2018 Reply

OK, lefty version is up, spread the word as we need a minimum of 12 lefty pledges: https://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/eastwood-doubleneck-4-6/

bobby bellpepper
February 1, 2018

Mike:

You are great to us lefties. I just ordered mine! I am gonna post this on lefty fretz and other leftist guitar sites!!!

John R.
January 6, 2018 Reply

Where is the lefty version?

Michael Robinson
January 6, 2018 Reply

OK, lefty version is up, spread the word as we need a minimum of 12 lefty pledges: https://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/eastwood-doubleneck-4-6/

John
January 14, 2018 Reply

Hi,
I just pulled the trigger on this beautiful instrument and am very excited to own it.
Instead of lugging two amps to gigs, I was thinking of getting a keyboard amp with two separate channel/inputs, and using an A/B switch to be able to use different settings for each neck. That way I “shouldn’t” lose any low or high frequencies. Am I asking too much from a keyboard amp?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
J
January 23, 2018 Reply

Please consider doing to “East” on one headstock, and “Wood” on another. I think that’s be hilarious.
Andy H
February 12, 2018 Reply

I put my deposit down on a lefty. How could I resist such an awesomely unique instrument? (I tried to resist, but couldn’t….) This will be my 5th Eastwood instrument – Hi-Flyer Bass, LaBay 2×4 guitar, DuoTone Guitar and Airline Map Mandola. Not disappointed with any of them. Bring on the double neck!
JCS
February 14, 2018 Reply

Could you also make separate guitars and basses out of this double neck? If you did that, and priced each for around 390$ (half the price) I would be sold, looks so cool. I might just save up for this though, only if there is separate outputs, that is very important to me.
John
March 29, 2018 Reply

Hi,
I just saw that the expected ship by date has been revised to June 2018.
Can anyone tell us what the hold up is? I’m not upset, just curious. I have no problem waiting a little while longer. Thank you :^)

Andrew
April 11, 2018 Reply

Indeed! Do tell!

Matt
May 7, 2018 Reply

I know we are getting close. I can hardly wait. Anyone know about how much one of these weighs? I currently am playing on a double neck 6/4 Agile and it is HEAVY. Anyway… here’s to hoping June gets here fast cause I’m itching like hell to play this thing. Thanks Eastwood
Peter
July 15, 2018 Reply

Close but no cigar. I agree with other comments. Bass section should have a 2nd PUP. (Or at the very least, 1 PUP in the sweet spot), You’ve got 1 PUP right now near the neck, which I’m guessing is going to produce a tubby/boomy sound. Also, separate outputs for bass and guitar would be preferred, as nobody’s going to run both through the same amp and an A/B box/signal splitter would be required.
John
July 21, 2018 Reply

I’m still waiting for my lefty version.
Trevor Reddick
August 16, 2018 Reply

I have and use a dbl neck Steinberger (4 str bass and Strat).. The headless necks really help the balance. So does having 2 rear strap buttons (helps with standing verses sitting). I’d like to be able to have both necks switched on at the same time, smart outputs using 1 or 2 outs is also very handy. I can tell u that the bass should definitely go on the bottom. It’s MUCH easier to play gtr that way. I also have and use 30 and 32 in scale basses with 1 and 2 pickups (a 70s Musicmaster and a Conrad/univox/etc). Short scale basses all have a kinda tubby sound. Putting the bass pickup in the best spot will make a big difference in the tone.

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