Whoa!!!!!
What kind of EBMM double neck do I see here???
BP, could you give us some info on this baby? I've never seen this one before.
Fellow Tap fans,
Yes, it is I will one of Nigel's beauties.
Nigel Tufnel's double neck guitar / sitar, aka "Nitar". This baby is all Koa, with a book matched top and chambered body, in the "double-gourd" style. It's bound, all-around, with genuine Italian celluloid in a tasty Black & White block design. The inlays are genuine rhinestones set in stunning bezels, including the headstocks, knobs, and switch tips (carved from genuine bone). Topping off the embellishments, courtesy BP, is a portrait of Taj Mahal (the bluesman) in a fine gold frame, which is under my arm in the photo. We accessorized with a fine brass incense burner that can be hung by a gold chain from the headstock.
The Sitar side has 6 Sym-Pathetic strings which are tuned via the banjo style heads around the edge of the body. The Sitar effect is created by the strings buzzing against the sea shell imbedded into the bridge. The pickups are all DiMarzio. The guitar can be seen in action on the Spinal Tap 25th Anniversary video.
Rock on, Dudley
I think its funnier that I did.
Dudley posted a thread devoted to this guitar awhile back, do a search very interestingI´m speechless,
the EBMM Headstock with binding is truly beautiful!
why was this guitar not mentioned in the "Doubleneck-Threads" in the last months?![]()
Real Italian celluloid is incredible stuff, getting kinda hard to get a hold of nowadays too.the binding on that thing was outrageous