Firefly Double-Neck
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:37 pm
I pulled the trigger on a Firefly double-neck to scratch an itch I’ve had since I was a teenager.
Build quality is what you would expect. Overall shell of the guitar is quite good. Nice fret work, good looking, plays fairly well. Nice case included for the $400 price.
Tuners suck. Not an issue on the 12-string neck since it isn’t conducive to bending. But I’ll definitely have to replace them on the 6 neck. Pots and switches are ok. Wiring looks like a middle school project. Truss rod on the 12 neck feels like it could slide right out of the neck, but still seems to adjust the neck…
I already swapped out the pickups and changed strings while I was at it. Buddhas on the 6, GFS on the 12.
I was holding it up to a spot in the entertainment center where I hang guitars. I was just checking whether the body was too wide to fit. Lo and behold, it fit AND rested quite sturdily on a single hanger between the two headstocks. Posted a pic on Facebook and people lost their minds about the peril they thought I was putting the guitar in.
Not only was it very stably hanging, but guitar necks aren’t particularly prone to that kind of movement. I understand not being familiar with a double-neck and not realizing it, but having one in hand I gave it a feel. The necks are super solid in that direction…like an I-beam.
Anyway, no need to quibble further about the matter. I just thought it was cool that a double-neck can hang on a single hanger. I have no intention of doing that on the regular.
Let me know if you have any questions. I was definitely curious about this model before deciding to buy one.
Build quality is what you would expect. Overall shell of the guitar is quite good. Nice fret work, good looking, plays fairly well. Nice case included for the $400 price.
Tuners suck. Not an issue on the 12-string neck since it isn’t conducive to bending. But I’ll definitely have to replace them on the 6 neck. Pots and switches are ok. Wiring looks like a middle school project. Truss rod on the 12 neck feels like it could slide right out of the neck, but still seems to adjust the neck…
I already swapped out the pickups and changed strings while I was at it. Buddhas on the 6, GFS on the 12.
I was holding it up to a spot in the entertainment center where I hang guitars. I was just checking whether the body was too wide to fit. Lo and behold, it fit AND rested quite sturdily on a single hanger between the two headstocks. Posted a pic on Facebook and people lost their minds about the peril they thought I was putting the guitar in.
Not only was it very stably hanging, but guitar necks aren’t particularly prone to that kind of movement. I understand not being familiar with a double-neck and not realizing it, but having one in hand I gave it a feel. The necks are super solid in that direction…like an I-beam.
Anyway, no need to quibble further about the matter. I just thought it was cool that a double-neck can hang on a single hanger. I have no intention of doing that on the regular.
Let me know if you have any questions. I was definitely curious about this model before deciding to buy one.
