Its not quite finished yet, but this is pretty much it. The body is an extra deep, teacup shaped Biscuit Tin, so once its strung up, its going to be very resonant.
Speaking from a left handed players view, the top neck is a 4 string slide neck. I'm going to string it with the old favourite of Open G, but with a twist, the 3rd and 4th strings will be tuned in unison similar to a 4 string Dulcimer. I have found since building the 12 String that having the g strings tuned in unison is better than in octaves.
The 1 String neck is quite simple, a long scale 1 String bass neck, probably going to use a 135 gauge Bass string tuned to B or C for a nice low thump, going to sound nice and full once I have installed the duel piezo disc pickups (one of the reasons I haven't strung it yet).
I got the strings and the bolts I'm using for bridges ready, just need the electrics to arrive and I can finish.
What you guys think?
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