1961 Gibson EBS 1250 Double Neck Guitar

In 1962, a young man walked into a local music store in rural Kansas to purchase a Hammond organ to play in his rock cover band. He took in some gear in trade, and had some credit left over. The store did not want to give him cash, and insisted that he take more gear instead. He pointed at the wall and said “I’ll take that thing I guess.“ He played the hell out of the Hammond, but never really liked the double neck because of the bright cherry color. A couple years later, he