The first Gibson Doubleneck Guitars were introduced in 1958. The purpose of the doubleneck guitar was to allow the guitar player to switch between two guitars without the need of putting down one guitar and picking the other guitar up. The Gibson Vintage Doubleneck Guitars were one of the first of its kind, Gibson also made history by factory building the doubleneck guitar.

Many popular artists have implemented doubleneck guitars into their music, including Jimmy Page, known for playing Stairway to Heaven and is what inspired the Jimmy Page Signature Doubleneck, which had been reissued as a Gibson limited edition.

Here are the models of Gibson Doubleneck Guitars That Have Been Released:

Gibson EDS 1275 Doubleneck Guitar (1958-1990)

The Gibson EDS 1275 is one of the first doubleneck guitars to be manufactured. Early editions have a hollow body style while later editions are solid bodies. The Gibson EDS 1275 has one 6 string neck and one 12 string neck. Each guitar has 20 frets and its own humbucker pickup.

Gibson EMS 1235 Double Mandolin (1958-1968)

The double Mandolin guitar is semi hollow and made of spruce and maple. Compared to the sales of the other doubleneck Gibson guitars, relatively few were sold, so are quite a collectors’ item today because of their scarcity.

Gibson EBS-1250 and EBSF Doubleneck Guitar (1962-1970)

This Gibson double neck guitar features the top neck as a four string bass guitar and the bottom neck as a standard six string guitar. It was the EBSF guitar that Gibson introduced the built-in fuzz tone, to discontinue it in the EBS models.

Below we’ve included ebay listings for Gibson doubleneck guitars to give you an idea of their value today – and of course it’s a good place to see if you can find one of these rare guitars if you are interested in acquiring one for your collection.