Vintage Gibson Double Neck Guitars
"Spruce top" Style 1957-1963
This is a group shot of some of the Spruce Tops I have come across or own.
Colors: Sunburst, Cherry Sunburst, Black, White, Cherry, and Natural.
This is a group shot of some of the Spruce Top EDS Series I have come across or own.
Colors: Sunburst, Cherry Sunburst, Black, White, and Cherry.
Some of the earlier '58-'59 Spruce Top double necks do not have serial numbers.
The EMS (Double Mandolin) series has many variants.
Octave neck.
Mandolin neck.
Tenor with banjo neck.
Mandolin with 12-string.
Cosmetic headstock, inlay, tuner, binding and fingerboard variants.
Here are the various body styles that Gibson used for the EMS series.
1958 Gibson EMS-1235. Sunburst is somewhat faded. No serial number.
1958 Gibson EMS-1235. No serial number.
1958 Gibson EMS-1235. Just like Johnny Echols of the band, "Love."
No serial number.
1958 Gibson EMS-1235. No serial number.
1959 Gibson EMS-1235. Very well loved, indeed! No case, the owner's wife burned it!
No serial number.
1959 Gibson EDS1275 double neck guitar. Serial number: 9 0203
1959 Gibson EDS1275 double neck guitar. Serial number: 9 0229
1959 Gibson EMS-1235. Serial number: 9 0522
1959 Gibson EDS-1275. Serial number: 9 1730
1959 Gibson EMS-1235. This EMS has very rare L-5 cosmetic appointments.
Serial number: 9 1434
Factory 1960's refin. Serial number: 8 6772.
1961 Gibson EMS-1235. Added Bigsby...like many. Serial number: 11096
1961 Gibson EMS-1235. Bigsby removed and added sparkle pickguard.
1961 Gibson EMS-1235. Added Bigsby...like many. Style 3 body. Serial number: 17670
There have been many albums over the years that featured
Spruce Top double neck guitars!
Cool magazines and posters!
"SG" Style 1962-1971
Introduced in 1962-1963, these double neck guitars were made of solid
mahogany and stylistically were sister instruments to SG line of guitars.
Again, the EMS (Double Mandolin) series has the most variants.
Colors: Sunburst, Black, White, Cherry, Pelham Blue, walnut and Natural.
One of the first SG style! Serial number: Unknown
Built in "FUZZ." Refin. Serial number: 66930
Beautiful in sunburst. Serial number: 78324
Formerly owned by Barbara Mandrell. Custom pickguard!
Serial number: 899025
Barbara Mandrell live in 1988.
Elvis with a circa 1965 EBS-1250 with Bass 6 neck!!!!!!
The rarest SG style double neck! (Note Les Paul inlays on necks!)
Serial number: Unknown
Ace Frehley of KISS with his guitar collection. Note black EMS on floor.
Serial number: Unknown
This a a shot of the various tail pieces used on the double necks.
Bigsbys occasionally had a metal plate underneath them to cover up the tail piece holes.
Factory "cut down" B7 Bigsbys on the left four. Factory B5 Bigsby on right.
Roughly half the EMS series had Bigsbys and roughly split 50/50 between the two styles.