Popularized and raised to iconic status[1] by musicians such as John McLaughlin and Jimmy Page, it was called "the coolest guitar in rock".

Chicago bluesman Earl Hooker is seen holding one on the cover of the 1969 albums Two Bugs and a Roach and The Moon is Rising,[6] and Elvis Presley sports a cherry doubleneck in the 1966 movie Spinout.

[10] Page's influence was such that after him other guitarists picked up the EDS-1275, including Alex Lifeson of Rush, who used it to play the song "Xanadu" live.

Don Felder's white EDS-1275 was most famously used for playing "Hotel California" live with the Eagles[14] and now (via Gibson Custom Shop replicas) in solo shows.

[14] This allowed for the signal to be sent to two separate amplifiers: for "Hotel California", an Echoplex and a Leslie for the swirling tones (played on the 12 string neck capo at the seven fret), and then later through his standard guitar amp (a Blackface Deluxe Reverb or Tweed Deluxe) using the six string neck for the duet/harmony guitar solo shared with Joe Walsh.

[20][21] Japanese guitar manufacturer Ibanez produced a model inspired by the Gibson, called the Double Axe, from 1974 to 1976.

[5] German guitar manufacturer Harley Benton, which is the in-house brand for Thomann Music Store produces the 'DC-Custom 612 Cherry' doubleneck at an affordable price point.