Danelectro Owners Club

[mongo2]

I've never heard of a solid-body Danelectro U2. Have you opened the control cover and liked inside?

Yes. It's definitely solid.

 

[bassburner]

Are the stock strings on the Longhorn EXL170s?

 

[bcbckr]

I've owned several Dano's over the years, in fact it was a 2002 Longhorn that got me interested in short scale basses. Here is my '99 Longhorn which is my main bass at the moment.

Can I have a number? I'd like to join the club.

 

[portaflexer]

Please join me in welcoming our newest member bcbckr!

01 - portaflexer
02 - Rob Martinez
03 - rllefebv
04 - The EH Man
05 - Turock
06 - Abaroa
07 - mongo2
08 - deste
09 - JimmyM
10 - Mastermold
11 - williamk
12 - smcfarland1337
13 - jumbodbassman
14 - atomicdog
15 - rfslick
16 - Bullitt5135
17 - bamofo88
18 - sub006
19 - emblymouse
20 - msb
21 - GBassNorth
22 - guylorenz
23 - moonshinegtrs
24 - AphekGreg
25 - brokencode
26 - Farmerboymusic
27 - Wagz
28 - ddinpsl
29 - johninmemphis
30 - gus79seyffert
31 - sneha1965
32 - jasongil1
33 - 1stnamebassist
34 - iamthebassman
35 - rodl2005
36 - April
37 - JoeyDiLamma
38 - rapidfirerob
39 - Southway
40 - benlauziere
41 - FatherG
42 - JGintheHam
43 - mcgreivey
44 - King Kenton
45 - racecarguy
46 - CaptainGrog
47 - SherwoodGreen
48 - foxxiroxx
49 - johnnyangel69
50 - DENelectro
51 - RandyMolson
52 - pinebrookjohn
53 - GIBrat51
54 - suprblip
55 - 4-stringB
56 - tacman6749
57 - Thedeadking
58 - leftieray
59 - jsutton1988
60 - AaronVonRock
61 - scabpicker
62 - rogerbmille
63 - danosix
64 - RicMetsBruce
65 - Back To Bassics
66 - fjadams
67 - Fuzzbass666
68 - old mark
69 - HelpImaRock
70 - R&B
71 - Robin
72 - AlexanderB
73 - biglugpa
74 - sethmadsen
75 - mel0dic.bassist
76 - Eldo
77 - lowendfriend
78 - tomshepp
79 - TDZ
80 - CatSquare
81 - ack
82 - hodad
83 - Celtic59
84 - Michael King
85 - MVS
86 - secretsound5
87 - ScarfFace
88 - blankfield
89 - SamanthaCay
90 - TBPlayerOC
91 - danomite64
92 - Rikki_Sixx
93 - Real Soon
94 - radioripster
95 - Ductapeman
96 - Jouleo
97 - ba$$
98 - CharlyG
99 - EdO.
100 - Old Fart
101 - stringthrough
102 - pedwar
103 - FitzFitz
104 - Arturo+music
105 - Thwack
106 - donny brooks
107 - hulaguy
108 - Marcocolo
109 - Gringo Basso
110 - Rikster
111 - Skillet
112 - odysseios
113 - marmil
114 - Groove Doctor
115 - bassburner
116 - JEBassman
117 - Patrick Spencer
118 - bcbckr

 

[Jeff Bonny]

 

[mongo2]

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Nice Model 1444

My 1444s are my favorite Danos.

 

[portaflexer]

My '63 Dano short scale makes an appearance in this video. Yes, I realize I refer to it as a "cheap Chinese bass" but the video was made for a my nieces who are non-musicians... and realistically it is a cheap Chinese bass. It just happens to sound flippin' amazing! I love the way this baby records with a little overdrive. Pure rock tone.

 

[ATLbassist]

I've owned several Dano's over the years, in fact it was a 2002 Longhorn that got me interested in short scale basses. Here is my '99 Longhorn which is my main bass at the moment.

Is the E string different from the others or is it the lighting?

 

[mongo2]

Is the E string different from the others or is it the lighting?

Looks to me like the E string is different. Even has different wrap color which looks like that found on Chromes. The others look like they might be Rotosound nylon tapes.

 

[bcbckr]

Is the E string different from the others or is it the lighting?

Looks to me like the E string is different. Even has different wrap color which looks like that found on Chromes. The others look like they might be Rotosound nylon tapes.

I was wondering when someone would notice.

Mongo2, you are right, The E string is a Chrome. When I first tried the Rotosound 88s on a Longhorn about 15 years ago, I really liked the ADG but the E string didn’t do it for me. One day, just by chance, I decided to put a Chrome E string on just as an experiment, and it sounded great, or least to my ears it does. It’s like a set of acoustic strings where the construction of the strings may vary across the set, and but their timbres remain complementary. I wasn’t thinking that at the time I tried this out - it was just a fluke.

I’ve tried the same combination on other Dani’s, (a Hodad) and and some Fender Short Scales, and it sounds Ok, but not as good as on the two longhorns.

As a result I became really interested in strings and am constantly experimenting. It adds a whole new layer to GAS. Now when NBD happens, it is followed by hours cycling through my string collection until I find the “right” set of strings for the instrument. Recently I rented a bass and spent a couple of weeks trying strings before I bought it.

—Bryan

 

[msb]

I have a Longhorn from the original batch of re-issues , so it was probably made in 98 . Still have the factory strings on it . I felt it kept sounding better as the strings aged , and never changed them . I do have a set of LaBella Dano flats ready for that day when one breaks but I'm going to hold off until that day comes .

 

[bcbckr]

I have a Longhorn from the original batch of re-issues , so it was probably made in 98 . Still have the factory strings on it . I felt it kept sounding better as the strings aged , and never changed them . I do have a set of LaBella Dano flats ready for that day when one breaks but I'm going to hold off until that day comes .

I had 2 longhorns when I bought this one, and this one came with LaBellas. I played those strings for a long time and they sounded great. I have a set of LaBellas in my string collection, I really like them but I’m sticking to my Roto-Chromes.

 

[bassburner]

I was ordering some Curt Mangans for my long scale basses so I thought I would try their short scale for my longhorn. They almost fit without modification. You could get away with it if you don't mind more than the typical amount of wraps around the tuning key. They're probably better suited for 32" short scale. Soundwise, they're very close to the stock strings.

I never did get an answer on what the current stock strings are. I understand that they are D'Addarios so I'm guessing if they are steel or 105s then they are Prosteels EPS170S otherwise they're the Nickel EXL170S.

 

[mcgreivey]

I was ordering some Curt Mangans for my long scale basses so I thought I would try their short scale for my longhorn. They almost fit without modification. You could get away with it if you don't mind more than the typical amount of wraps around the tuning key. They're probably better suited for 32" short scale. Soundwise, they're very close to the stock strings.

I never did get an answer on what the current stock strings are. I understand that they are D'Addarios so I'm guessing if they are steel or 105s then they are Prosteels EPS170S otherwise they're the Nickel EXL170S.

As far as I've read, they're EXL170S, although the ones that came on my 56 (2010 or '11) seemed like stainless. (I took them off immediately and put flats in, so it didn't really matter.)

But I do like EXL170(S) when I use rounds.

 

[bassburner]

As far as I've read, they're EXL170S, although the ones that came on my 56 (2010 or '11) seemed like stainless. (I took them off immediately and put flats in, so it didn't really matter.)

But I do like EXL170(S) when I use rounds.

As far as I've read, they're EXL170S, although the ones that came on my 56 (2010 or '11) seemed like stainless. (I took them off immediately and put flats in, so it didn't really matter.)

But I do like EXL170(S) when I use rounds.

I was going to go straight for flats but the Danos ended up being more versatile then I expected so I kept rounds on the longhorn. The DC got the chromes.

 

[Roger Ford]

I bought my Long Horn new in '68 and have used rounds ever since. I finally sold it in 2012. I made a huge mistake back in the early '70s, I installed a Jazz Bass pickup in the neck position. Worked fine, but, ruined the value as I had to cut out the body to fit it. Also, I didn't like the flipper on and off switches as in the middle of the song, I found myself with no sound coming out. I wired it to have one volumn and one tone, both pickups on all the time.

 

[cornfarmer]

Here's my oddball. Seems like someone slapped a bass neck/bridge on a Pro reissue guitar body.

 

[mongo2]

Here's my oddball. Seems like someone slapped a bass neck/bridge on a Pro reissue guitar body.

Very nice.

10 years ago I converted a U3 RI guitar body to bass with a shortscale bass neck and stick bass bridge. I gave it to a friend of my son who wanted to learn bass. I also converted a U2 RI guitar body and Convertible RI body at the same time. I still have them.

I still want a Pro RI body to convert.

 

[cornfarmer]

I was thinking the necks/bridges were pretty much universal, but never pulled the trigger on a couple of them to make my own mutants. Then this popped up and ticked off all the right boxes, I was wanting to get a Dano or lipstick PU bass for a while. It's full scale too, neck dives, but not really that bad (I know because I have an EGC neck on a Thunderbird).

Had to fix some bad QA on the sloppily installed nut. Then one of the Chromes that were on it snapped while putting it back on. I had another set of flats that I don't know the brand - dark purple silk, La Bella, or TI...? They are dead and lifeless sounding when compared to the Chromes and Fender 9050's. The Chromes and Fender strings make me like flatwounds again.

 

[mcgreivey]

Here's my oddball. Seems like someone slapped a bass neck/bridge on a Pro reissue guitar body, but penally a factory second.

(Note the paint discoloration. It looks like it was stored in a stack of bodies inter a DC body, maybe in bright got sunlight for several years. I was originally going to repaint it, but i decided not to mess with it.)

I did this. I've never seen another until now. I had to cut the neck pocket deeper because I didn't want to move the bridge. I think the neck I used is from nineties longhorn. The body was NOS.