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You might have seen thousands of various kinds of guitars. Have you seen those guitars used with multiple necks on it? These cool guitars with multiple necks are what we call multi neck guitars. The most popularly used multi neck guitars are those guitars with two to three guitar necks. They are called double neck guitars and triple neck guitars respectively.

What is the benefit of using multi neck guitars when performing on stage? Multi neck guitars may look quite complicated but they are made to give guitar players comfort when playing. When playing one song to another, it helps when guitarists do not have to throw they guitars to switch to another one although it looks cool when they throw their guitars. Different guitar necks in a single guitar will allow the guitar player to play different guitar riffs depending on which song they are playing.

A guitar player who plays multi neck guitars looks astonishing. They definitely catch everyone’s attentions. This is why sometimes it is not just about the benefits that it gives but is also makes guitar players look good if they can play it with poise.

Double neck guitars are an example of multi neck guitar. It is in fact the most popular multi neck guitar. It became popular back when Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin use it one of their performances. Many double neck guitars are made to match or exceed the quality of the most popular double neck guitar used. Some popular double neck guitars are Gibson’s double neck guitars.

Next type of multi neck guitar is the triple neck guitar. Triple neck guitars are composed of three guitar necks to be able to switch between three different guitar necks. The most popular and most familiar looking triple neck guitar is the heart shaped one. The heart shaped triple neck guitar was made popular by Steve Vai in David Lee Roth music video.

It is understandable that anyone can start making or crafting their won guitar according to what type of shape they would like it to have. Guitarists such as Ken Smith for example choose the wood that he is going to use for his guitar himself. Most like to make their guitar look cooler, more stylish and interesting on stage. Multi neck guitars are undoubtedly amazing to see when played on stage.

The first triple neck guitar was made by Semie Mosely of Mosrite.

Lastly, it is good to know that multi neck guitars can have as much number of guitar necks as anyone can make. It can have one, two, three and more guitar necks in one single guitar.

Find more about triple neck guitars by Johny Ferdor at double neck acoustic guitar.