Chet Atkins himself also used a Stratosphere on the tune “Somebody Stole My Gal.” Not much was seen of the guitar after.Ĭustom versions (in various stages of completion) of Terry McArthur’s Moseley-inspired recreation, “The Maphis” by TNM Guitars. Bryant used a prototype Stratosphere Twin at a session in September of 1954. The complex tuning of the Stratosphere required the player to almost completely relearn the fretboard. The tuning of the Stratosphere was a big departure: on the twelve-string neck the courses were tuned in either major or minor thirds. The Stratosphere Twin is acknowledged as the first doubleneck electric-as well as the first 12-string electric-offered to the public for sale (unlike the Bigsby, which was custom order-only). The body on the Stratosphere was a bit of a blob. The Stratosphere had both a six- and twelve-string neck, maple fretboards and P-90-style pickups. Whether it was Bryant who approached Stratosphere or the other way around, Stratosphere owner Russ Deaver had just the thing to solve Bryant’s dilemma: a doubleneck electric guitar that was different from any before or since. He paired with Stratosphere Guitar Manufacturing Co. In a nutshell, Bryant was looking for an instrument that would allow him to play melodic harmonies without having to team up with another guitarist. In 1954 Bryant was looking for new levels of showmanship in his playing, and new ways to get the sounds in his head out to the world. Possibly the first Fender endorsee, Bryant used an early Broadcaster to great effect. Bryant, the six-string virtuoso whose many recordings from the late 1940s and early 1950s brought a Django Reinhardt-fluency to country swing soloing, was an early adopter of the solidbody guitar. All totaled, it’s believed Bigsby made about a half-dozen doublenecks.ĭoubleneck guitars were still an extreme rarity when Jimmy Bryant stepped in. The Grady Martin model wasn’t the first, or last, doubleneck that Bigsby would make. Martin used this guitar throughout the ‘50s. The six-string neck used a Bigsby vibrato and three P-90-style pickups. The guitar was a solid maple instrument featuring a standard six-string guitar neck paired with a mandolin neck. One of the earliest examples of a doubleneck electric guitar made for onstage use was a doubleneck electric guitar and mandolin made in 1952 by Paul Bigsby for country singer Grady Martin. It diverges from Paul Bigsby’s original in a number of details, most noteably the lower bout ornament, vibrato assembly, pickup and control configuration and (rather obviously) the pickguard. Allen for Gary Lambert, the rockabilly picker who played with Glen Glenn and Eddie Cochran. Strings Ernie Ball Regular Slinky #2221 (.010-.A replica of Grady Martin’s doubleneck Bigsby made in the ‘80s by R.C.Bridge Pickup Schecter USA Pasadena Plus™.Electronics Controls Volume/KILL Switch.Body Guitar Colors Tickets To My Downfall Pink.Truss Rod 2-Way Adjustable Rod w/ 5/32” (4mm) Allen Nut.Side Dot Markers Luminlay Glow in the Dark.Neck Material Maple w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods.Guitar Color Shown Tickets To My Downfall Pink.Brand new instrument, only ever touched by the hands of pros, and packed professionally, double boxed, and fully insured, just the way you want it. We then quality inspect again, and then ship it out to you right away, usually same day that it comes in. This fine instrument is in stock currently at our Schecter distributor in Montreal, and upon your order, we order it immediately and after a complete inspection and set up by the pros at Schecter, it normally ships to our store within a few days of your purchase.
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