2012 Danelectro basses?

[CaptainGrog]

Ive been dying to know when the new Danelectro Hodads are coming out this year. I know the guitar is already on guitarcenter.com and some other sites but theres no news on the bass.

However this site has all of the new models in stock
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Does anyone have any ideas when the basses will be available?
The new Longhorn also looks nice with the accessible truss rod at the head stock

 

[msb]

The new Longhorn seems to look exactly like the last Chinese re-issue . In the past each re-issue has had slightly different features .

( I have a first Korean re-issue , and love the cheap little thing )

 

[CaptainGrog]

Well, the new ones are all made in Korea and I dont think the last re issue had the glossy finish and it definitely didnt have the new truss rod adjustment

 

[jumbodbassman]

love my korean 3 pup Hodad. just looked at the website. i wish they made the bass with the humbuckers. that would be worth adding to my dano 7.

no prior danos had the truss up there. always a BIA before...

 

[CaptainGrog]

I need to get my hands on any Hodad bass, whether it be this one or the original(which Id prefer)

So no one knows anything about a release?

 

[R&B]

Here you go!!! No pix but they say it is in stock. Also shows up at music 123 and Amazon Marketplace. And the price is right! ($299)

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/danelectro-hodad-electric-bass-guitar

Danelectro website now shows a photo of the 2012 Hodad bass too:

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Save one for me...though I doubt as a newbie that I could smuggle one past the War Department. They are rather distinctive in appearance. Especially the blue!

SL

 

[msb]

According to Dano Guitars the last Chinese batch of Longhorns had the truss rod adjustment on the neck .

Nice to hear they are back in Korea .

Truth is I've only had to adjust the truss rod on my Dano once the ten or so years that I have owned it . The neck is remarkable stable , and I gig with it a lot .

 

[R&B]

P.S. The current Hodad bass reissue has two pickups, not three. As consolation I suppose, both MF and GC are offering 15% off so the price dips to $255 before tax. Kind of irresistible at t

 

[R&B]

That price point. (iPad glitch.)

 

[CaptainGrog]

If anyone picks one up please post pics and videos! Im saving up for one right now

 

[smcfarland1337]

Danelectro is my favorite brand.
I have the first reissue Longhorn and the Aqua 56 Dolphinhead reissue along with the FAB distortion pedal.

I'm also working on a project now putting lipstick pickups (preferably at least one humbucker) on a Jazzmaster or Bronco body.

 

[Jim Carr]

Cool Dolphin Nose, but why 2 pickups?

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[fuzzy beard]

Short scale?

 

[afzoomie67]

I've always wanted a Longhorn.

 

[Fender Mute]

If the neck is anywhere near as good as my 3 pickup Hodad.... I have not once had to adjust the neck in the 10 plus years I have had the thing, and it plays and feels just as good as the day I bought it.

 

[R&B]

Here are pix of the new 2012 reissue of the Danelectro Hodad bass! Made in Korea. Got it from MF for a nice price with coupon.

Two pickups. Hums like a monster unless tone pots are dialed way down. Nice bright guitar-like tone and maybe slightly nasal quality in the higher registers.

Pretty to look at in person. Hollow body, very light. I might keep it.

SL

 

[CaptainGrog]

Good pics. I would still love to see how it sounds before I buy one. Is it worth it?

 

[msb]

Yes !

But there are some that don't care for them .

 

[mazareth]

So is it 30" or 34"?

 

[R&B]

So is it 30" or 34"?

Measured bridge to nut, scale length is 30".

The hum is better, but not gone, with a different cable. Live Wire = loud hum, Vox curly = less hum.

SL