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Circa 1973 Jacobacci Double Neck W/ Fender Mustang Bridge | Reverb

The real deal from the 1970’s! Back in the early 70’s, the Jacobacci were at the top of their game selling guitars to amateurs and stars alike. Back in the days, a Gibson double neck would have cost you 8000 francs while it’s Jacobacci equivalent was half the price. All that with that made in France

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It almost makes me think of an imaginary double S-90.. Jacobaccis often have that certain je ne sais quoi.

 

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Neat.

 

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Neat.

That's what I thought myself. Some Jacobaccis truly look impressive but the prices are never modest.

 

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The price isn't terrible considering the price of guitars now, $3000 for anything near acceptable brand new and or slightly used, and $30k for average vintage pieces, so it's all relative.

So the price is actually modest.

I would be more concerned with build quality, and weight.

What's actually in your hands when notions of price fade away.

I had something of a lasting love affair with a double neck guitar some years back, but the weight, it was just unplayable for me, otherwise I'd still have it.


Cortez the killer, the back killer that is. I shoulda renamed it The Albatross.

 

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The price isn't terrible considering the price of guitars now, $3000 for anything near acceptable brand new and or slightly used, and $30k for average vintage pieces, so it's all relative.

So the price is actually modest.

I would be more concerned with build quality, and weight.

What's actually in your hands when notions of price fade away.

I had something of a lasting love affair with a double neck guitar some years back, but the weight, it was just unplayable for me, otherwise I'd still have it.


Cortez the killer, the back killer that is. I shoulda renamed it the albatross.

I don't disagree and apparently Jacobaccis were never built in large quantities and have some sort of cult following. This double-neck is a relative deal compared to other J's seen online. I actually question the price of eggs and basic commodities much more than those of vintage guitars.


Your Cortez is very cool, and I used to own a LP from the same brand that wasn't bad at all (for 350$).. I believe they were coming out of Matsumoko like many other lesser MIJ brands.

 

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I believe they were coming out of Matsumoko like many other lesser MIJ brands.

That sounds about right. What a great builder. The Cortez was set necks.

One that got away that I wish didn't, but for the "legend of the rent", was a Cortez set neck ES 175 from my favorite LGS years and years ago, who was importing from Japan. It just reeked of great build quality, had a great feel and vibe, but I flipped it.

What's interesting about the Japanese brands are the possibility of improvements over the original designs. In the case of the Cortez double neck, there were many, a full 22 frets on both necks, a proper bridge/tailpiece on the 12 string side, and 1 more three way switch than the Gibson offering, more better electronics/more tones, and also a much shorter 12 string headstock.

Interesting on the Jacobacci, the use of zero frets, and lots of micro switches for each neck.

What pickups I wonder?

 

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Preaching to the converted here - I own a number of quality MIJ copies of the US classics, and get a special kick out of the lesser known brands. My El Degas 335 (with stock Dimarzio Dual Sound) outperforms the paltry 280$ I paid in every respect.

And yes, the Japanese weren't shy about improving what they saw fit.

Zero frets for some reason have always seemed more popular in Europe than here in the States. Besides the French (I assume) Benedetti, I've seen a bunch of Gibson humbuckers on Jacobaccis, and that may be the case of the double neck in question.