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Danelectro Basses
- Thread starter SolidBass
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Maybe it's the low weight that does it. Either that or I'm a bassquatch. That would explain why all of the band recordings only show grainy footage of me stalking around logging sites.
No, you're not lumbering!
They're plenty stout enough to stand up to long usage. No problems.
this is good to know. i have to check my bass in an skb bass safe when i fly, and i was afraid to try it until now. shouldn't have been too worried since i fly my beatle bass copy a lot and it hasn't gotten so much as a scratch. i'd say the dano is at least as well built as it, except for those darn guitar tuners. they do worry me.
I was the same way at first but it grew on me. Its not totally repulsive looking to me anymore
I like it. It looks unique and different. Same with the reverse headstock on my Rickenbacker 4001C64. It's different and gives the bass character, IMO.
Question for Dano' dudes...
Which Danelectro Bass model did Dee Dee Ramone use before he switched to the iconic P bass?
I've searched around, and it's always been, "Danelectro Bass"... nothing more specific :/
Which Danelectro Bass model did Dee Dee Ramone use before he switched to the iconic P bass?
I've searched around, and it's always been, "Danelectro Bass"... nothing more specific :/
I love my danos... most are the korean reiisues that have had none of the issues the chinese made ones seem to have.
my first
my favorite dano. dc in silver sparkle
copper burst long horn
hodad - great bass but some buzzing issues
not sure why they made this bass although built in chorus is cool sounding..
long scale 63
my first
my favorite dano. dc in silver sparkle
copper burst long horn
hodad - great bass but some buzzing issues
not sure why they made this bass although built in chorus is cool sounding..
long scale 63
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
In the late '70s, I bought a small practice amp, and the seller threw in a bass he had found in a bathtub. The bass sounded awful, and it was a goofy looking thing which had a double octave, short scale neck. The headstock looked like a shrunken Fender Telecaster guitar neck with four small tuning machines. It had beat up black paint and a huge mother of toilet seat pick guard with a couple lipsticks, four pots, and a row of switches. People who saw it thought it was some kind of mutant Fender Mustang, but it was a Dano or Silvertone Hornet bass. After I got it, I pulled it apart and found the neck shimmed up with folded up matchbooks. Since the neck was not adjustable, shimming was really the only way to adjust anything. I don't remember what kind of bridge it had. Probably non-adjustable. I reshimmed the neck with pennies and the bass came alive. Those pennies and new strings made it sound great. I played it for about four years until trading it for the EB-2DC I still have. Sometimes I regret letting it go, but then I think about the neck dive it had, and I don't miss it as much.
I never did figure out what all the pots and switches did. If I ever see another like it, I'll probably be tempted to buy it if possible, but the chance of seeing one is zero.
I never did figure out what all the pots and switches did. If I ever see another like it, I'll probably be tempted to buy it if possible, but the chance of seeing one is zero.
Silvertone Hornet bass!! I looked up some google images of it... it looks awesome!
No close ups of the many knobs though!
I think Danos are among the NON-Fender and Gibby-looking instruments that have great styling. They've always managed to create instruments with their own look, not just re-stamp other brands' images.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
It wasn't as awesome as it looks, but it wasn't too bad. It sure had a unique sound. It was mostly hollow behind the pickguard, and the pickguard was a soft-ish plastic, not the usual bakelite or formica type stuff.
My best-sounding bass is a Danelectro Rumor ($199). I installed a DiMarzio Model P pickup and Hipshot bridge, and it now beats my 2008 American Standard Precision and G&L L-1000!
Sorry to resurrect this dead thread... but I just bought a Dano Rumor this past weekend. I found it at a pawn shop and it really blew me away. I was amazed at how good it sounds.
Anyway... what does one do for a hard case? Does this thing fit in most P cases? Just curious. Thanks.
In case any of you are interested...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/danelectro-owners-club-911749/#post13101944
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/danelectro-owners-club-911749/#post13101944
Longtime Longhorn player , I have one of the original reissues . Still has the factory strings . Those twenty year old strings give it a wonderful deep woody thump . I have a set of LaBella Dano flats ready in case I break a string . I've got to say that despite the light weight the Longhorn has proven to be as tough as nails . And after years of regular use as my favourite gigging bass has never let me down . People have said the wooden bridges sound the best and once you get it set you can forget about it . That Dano made me re-evaluate just what it is that makes an instrument good . It weighs nothing , is a ton of fun to play , and sounds great .
Good score if it's a good example ... and CHEAP! This should be $200 or less. Note that I did A LOT of mod on mine to make 'em hang with better basses but these took to the upgrades very well. First and foremost, disconnect that noisy on-board effect entirely, then upgrade tuners and pickup.
