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Danelectro bass tone description
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I posted that because Fido was a good zombie, i.e. there was nothing wrong with him, but also because his expression in that picture matches my own upon reading your post, which appears to be a zombie-post just for the sake of zombie-posting.
It would have made more sense to make the "wooden butter" remark, or something otherwise worthy of resurrecting the thread for, and then end with your zombie remark. Just in my opinion. I like Danelectros though, so.
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With my 5 string, Line 6 Variax, the model I use most is the Danelectro Longhorn model. There is nothing thin about it. I used to have a Dano doubleneck (guitar and bass) and the neck pickup selection on the L6 is really close.
Compared to, say the J bass model, the Dano is more complex, with a better high end but lacking nothing in the bass dept, even when the bridge pickup is solo'd. It is perfect in the 3 piece band I'm in.
Compared to, say the J bass model, the Dano is more complex, with a better high end but lacking nothing in the bass dept, even when the bridge pickup is solo'd. It is perfect in the 3 piece band I'm in.
They're pretty zingy with fresh strings , pretty woody once you get the strings dead . I have a first generation Korean re-issue Longhorn . Still got the original factory strings . Glorious old school woody thump there . The guys I play with love the sound .
I used to own a couple Jerry Jones Longhorns and they are put together really nice. They sound essentially the same as a Dano which I used to own. I'm in Ft Myers too.
That seafoam green Dano is the same color of the first Jerry Jones Longhorn I bought. I believe is was 1992 and I paid about 600.00 for it. It had volume and tone controls and a three way pickup switch instead of the stacked knobs. It was probably one of my all time favorite basses. Kick myself every time I see a picture of one that reminds me of how stupid I was to sell it! Owww! Thanks!
It really looks better than the pix. It was an iPhone 4s with low light. Not exactly their forte.
Although it doesn't much sound like it, that's actually a Gibson EB-3 that Rinus Gerritsen was playing on "Radar Love." He played a Longhorn a lot, too, of course, on probably the majority of the Golden Earring albums. I like the Longhorn, the EB-3, and the Fenders he played, but in my opinion his best sound was a Yamaha BB3000 on the "Paradise in Distress" album.
Reviving this cause i just brought out my mid 2000’s era longhorn. I bought it on a whim.
It has a very distinctive sound. The bridge pickup is twangy, jangly, especially on the g and d strings. I think this pickup gives the bass its unique voice.
The neck pickup has a ton of bass and for my more alt rock tastes the bass sounds best with the neck pickup soloed.
Play the e string around the region of the 12th fret and even with round-wounds, it has a hint of that upright woody tone. With flatwounds and some tone cut, i am sure you could make it sound pretty upright influenced.
As a ric fan… there is no comparison on tone imho, aside from solid bass from the neck, and a more treble heavy bridge pickup. But the voices are very different. The longhorn bridge pickup is so unique.
Also, the seafoam green longhorn above looks great.
It has a very distinctive sound. The bridge pickup is twangy, jangly, especially on the g and d strings. I think this pickup gives the bass its unique voice.
The neck pickup has a ton of bass and for my more alt rock tastes the bass sounds best with the neck pickup soloed.
Play the e string around the region of the 12th fret and even with round-wounds, it has a hint of that upright woody tone. With flatwounds and some tone cut, i am sure you could make it sound pretty upright influenced.
As a ric fan… there is no comparison on tone imho, aside from solid bass from the neck, and a more treble heavy bridge pickup. But the voices are very different. The longhorn bridge pickup is so unique.
Also, the seafoam green longhorn above looks great.
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I guess I put a watch on this thread ages ago, but never posted on it.
I can't really compare my Danos to other basses very well, because I haven't actually played many other basses. I have a jazz bass that was my only bass for years, but it got too heavy for me. Then I got a Jerry Jones Longhorn (a copy of a Danelectro), and it was light, and sounded close enough to the jazz bass, though not the same. But it was light! And it sounded nice!
Then I started buying Danelectros whenever I give one cheap, and they're all great. They don't all sound the same, and the same bass doesn't sound the same with different strings installed.
Honestly, I can rarely figure out what kind of bass someone is playing just by listening. Sometimes I can recognize a Danelectro or a P-bass or a Ric, but sometimes I can't.
So we should all play whatever bass we like to hold in our hands, as long as it's in tune and doesn't sound like poop.
I can't really compare my Danos to other basses very well, because I haven't actually played many other basses. I have a jazz bass that was my only bass for years, but it got too heavy for me. Then I got a Jerry Jones Longhorn (a copy of a Danelectro), and it was light, and sounded close enough to the jazz bass, though not the same. But it was light! And it sounded nice!
Then I started buying Danelectros whenever I give one cheap, and they're all great. They don't all sound the same, and the same bass doesn't sound the same with different strings installed.
Honestly, I can rarely figure out what kind of bass someone is playing just by listening. Sometimes I can recognize a Danelectro or a P-bass or a Ric, but sometimes I can't.
So we should all play whatever bass we like to hold in our hands, as long as it's in tune and doesn't sound like poop.
