Rick Nielsen's iconic five-neck guitar's got some company.
The Beast – a backbreaking six-neck monster of an electric guitar designed by Gary Hutchins – has been put up for auction by the Gardiner Houlgate firm. Inspired by Nielsen's five-neck, the appropriately named Beast features (from top to bottom) twelve-string, six-string with tremolo, five-string bass, four-string bass, seven-string with tremolo, and six-string hardtail models.
Its single solid body is over three feet wide and boasts a Metallic Red finish. Each of its necks is made of rosewood, and the guitar weighs in at a whopping 37 pounds.
The guitar's numerous pickups, meanwhile, are controlled by two three-way toggle switches that select the model, plus two more three-way switches and two master volume and master tone controls.
For his part, Hutchins describes his creation – which has been displayed by the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Museum of Comedy in London – as “the guitar that should never have been made.”
The Beast can be bid on now, with a starting bid of £1,500 (~ $2,080).
For more info on the guitar, or to bid, stop by gardinerhoulgate.co.uk.
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