The Quint Neck Guitar (Also known as a Five Neck Guitar) consists of 5 guitar necks, hardware and pick-ups morphed into one oversized body. There are only two known guitarists on earth that use this instrument: Rick Nielsen from the rock band Cheap Trick and Bobby Demonic from the rock band Circus Of Legends.
History
The guitar's birth was first conceived on ruled note book paper by musician Rick Nielsen during one of his frequent scribble sessions. He brought the idea to his manufacture (Hamer Guitars)to build. The original design sought after by Rick was a circular guitar allowing him to spin the guitar from neck to neck. This design was scrapped by Hamer due to weight and logistical issues.
Rick Nielsen and Bobby Demonic both have employed several five necks over the years. Ricks Original "orange Quint neck" with dove tail jointed necks, eventually was retired in the mid-1990s after The top neck snapped off after years of abuse. It was replaced by a black and white with 1/2 inch checkers (Rick's unofficial trademark).
Bobby Demonic's solid black quint was made with Bobby's "upgrade design" His guitars necks can be removed by loosening bolts. This was decided after Bobby Demonic scrutinized the design of Rick Nelsen's "flawed but genius" prototype. Bobby Demonic also noted he wanted to be able to change the position of any of his specialized necks. Mr. Demonic also hand wound most of his own pick-ups after disassembling other parts he used made by Seymour Duncan.