Rickenbacker/Microfrets double neck

The Rickenbacker/Microfrets double neck was the second of Mike's double necks, succeeding the Rickenbacker double neck. He had used this double neck virtually throughout the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway tour during 1974-75 and part of the A Trick Of The Tail tour in 1976 before switching to a Dick Knight custom double neck.

This double neck had a Rickenbacker 360/12 electric 12-string guitar on top, joined with a rare Micro Frets 6-string electric bass on the bottom half. It was assembled by Knight, who also added a couple of extra pickups and refinished both instruments black like on the previous double neck.

The Micro Frets short scale bass in particular was a favourite of Mike's, even as a bass on its own before it was joined with the Rickenbacker during the making of Lamb. He quite liked the bass and felt it was very good as a recording instrument, but wasn't as good as a stage instrument.

He continued to use the Microfrets bass on the neck for recording work, such as on "Snowbound" on ...And Then There Were Three. As of 2011, the Rickenbacker/Microfrets double neck remains in Mike's possession, and belongs with his guitar collection at home.