Me too. Dunlops on my 09 Longhorn, with a hole drilled on the top horn. It's held for 8 years now. Screw hasn't even loosened up.
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Danelectro Owners Club
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Garry Tallent with a Jerry Jones Longhorn
- Jan 28, 2009
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- Owner: Moonshine Custom Guitars
I was part of a joint project (I built the body, Garry already had the neck, Sean Paden and Steven Fazio of Southbound Guitars were in charge of the build); This is Garry's "Damnelectric" Longhorn...
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Replacement pickups
DANELECTRO LONGHORN PLAYERS: I Need Your Modification Ideas
Got the idea from @electracoyote over here....
DANELECTRO LONGHORN PLAYERS: I Need Your Modification Ideas
DANELECTRO LONGHORN PLAYERS: I Need Your Modification Ideas
Got the idea from @electracoyote over here....
DANELECTRO LONGHORN PLAYERS: I Need Your Modification Ideas
Dunlop dual design on every bass I own.
I predrilled the horn on mine. Has not loosened 2 years and many gigs, and rehearsal .
When swapping basses at a show, with the Dunlops on everything, I keep the wireless transmitter on the strap. Easy peasy .
Man, I sometimes miss playing that thing. Been a good long time since I brought it to a gig. But I hate bringing a lot of basses and Fenders and Fender style basses work for everything so I tend to stick with them. Dano gets some home use but everyone prefers Fenders and I'm in the people pleasing business.
Just yesterday at the rehearsals my bandmates (we play electric blues) said they prefer the sound of the Longhorn. I also have a Fender P, a J and a Hofner 500/1.
I've had similar comments from bandmates.
My three current favorites are my Dano Silvertone 1444, Hofner Ignition Club and DIY SCPB SS. I like them all equally and which I use depends on how I feel that day.
After 2+ years, I've restrung my '99 MIK with my beloved Chromes! It's like coming home... Welcome back lil' buddy... I promise I'll never make you wear any other kind of strings again!!
-robert
I’m a great fan of Jack Bruce since i was 13, but only since there’s the web i have known he played a Longhorn between the Fender VI and EB3 and saw it on pics and movies. I am lefty, and considering that currently is more easy to find a LH Longhorn than a LH EB3, i’m gone on the Dano. That’s also was ok for the price. 
The stock D’Addario rounds sounded good (apart from that i don’t like the rounds feel) but i believe, hope i don’t go wrong, in 1967 the Danos had flat strings.
So finally i restrung mine with GHS Precisions, among the few shortscale strings which fit the Longhorn scale and tuners. Great tone and feel.
The stock D’Addario rounds sounded good (apart from that i don’t like the rounds feel) but i believe, hope i don’t go wrong, in 1967 the Danos had flat strings.
So finally i restrung mine with GHS Precisions, among the few shortscale strings which fit the Longhorn scale and tuners. Great tone and feel.
Did some recording yesterday and brought three basses . My Longhorn is a first generation reissue that still has the factory strings . They are dead , but I get a beautiful old school woody thump . We we're playing some blues based roots stuff . Engineer loved the thump , Dano was on all the final takes .
Picked up today this old “hairy” Ashdown Five fifteen... sounds good in my study, and fine coupling with the Dano. 
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Finally part of the club. I was going to just through some Labella DTFs on but the stock roundwounds actually don't sound that bad. Going to wait to try them at the practice space with my main amp. These are deceptively versatile.
