Stairway to Heaven… One of Only 4 Double-12's Made in 1966.

1966 Gibson EDS-1275 Six-String + Twelve-String (double-Twelve).

This custom-built double-neck (conventional six-string neck in the lower position combined with a twelve-string neck) weighs just 10.50 lbs. Both necks are one-piece mahogany and have a nut width of 1 9/16 inches and a medium-to-thick profile. Four "patent-number" humbucker pickups with outputs of 7.40k and 7.53k on the six-string guitar, and 7.49k and 8.61k on the twelve-string guitar. One of just 4 guitars built in 1966. Housed in the original Gibson black rectangular hardshell case with yellow/orange plush lining (9.00). The complex structure of "Stairway" stimulated Page to get a special instrument that could accommodate its varied parts, and he chose an unusual twelve- and six-stringed double necked Gibson for its live performance. A legendary rarity. "When you just play the six-string neck," Page pointed out, "all the other strings start ringing in sympathy like the strings on a sitar… It can sound like a harp…" A tangible display of his multitalented guitar techniques, the double-neck became Page's most iconic axe and prompted numerous other players to show off with EDS-1275s of their own.