1965 Gibson EMS-1235 Doubleneck - CherryAll original and very rare 1959 Gibson EMS-1235 Doubleneck guitar in excellent condition. Doublenecks where built to custom order only and just 3(!) of this model left the factory in 1965. In ´62 Gibson discontinued the hollow thinline bodystyle and started building the EMS-series as a SG-style solidbody guitar. The long neck has a scale length of 625mm, the short neck is a 8 string mandolin and has a scale length of 352mm. All 3 pickups are "Patent Number." humbucking pickups. Considerable lightweight with only 4,3 Kg, this monster is pretty comfortable to play! Comes in its orig. black Gibson case.
Techn. details:
Solid mahagony body with double - cutaway,
Upper neck: 1-piece mahagony (625mm),
Lower neck: 1-piece mahagony (352mm),
2x rosewood fretboard with 22/34 frets,
3x original "Patent Number" humbucking pickups,
2x Vol + 2xTone, 2x 3-way toggleswitch,
2x Gibson Tune-O-Matic ABR-1 bridge (guitar),
2x non-adjustable bar tailpieces,
20x Kluson - Double-line tuners,
Nickel-plated hardware,
Incl. original black Gibson case.