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#2,284
notJaco said:
Looks like something that Spock would play.
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Dano Longhorn (2).JPG Yeah, they do. But, if you actually play one, the ergonomics are pretty normal - for a little hollow body guitar. My Longhorn lives in an Epiphone ES-339 guitar case; as you can see, it fits quite nicely...:cool:
 
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GIBrat51 said:
View attachment 3657729 Yeah, they do. But, if you actually play one, the ergonomics are pretty normal - for a little hollow body guitar. My Longhorn lives in an Epiphone ES-339 guitar case; as you can see, it fits quite nicely...:cool:
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Really? Hmmm...I've been considering snagging a 339 lately. I only have one electric guitar and I want another. Maybe.
 
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EpicSoundtracks said:
OK, Dano dudes, I'm being offered Wild Thing baritone in trade. They seem to be pretty rare, so i can't even come up with comps to determine a value. What would you value one (red, Korean, VG condition) at in trade value?

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In the 'States I'd guess about $300. That's not one of the desirable models (baritone makes it a little more so) and down there MOST Danos (except the originals and some of the firs run Koreans) go for under $400.
 
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msb said:
After using my Longhorn as my favourite gigging bass for many years it looks like I might be getting a Dolphin nose as a back up . Apparently about six years old . Are they Korean ? Thinking they are but not positive . I know the necks are chunkier than a Longhorn , I'm ok with that . I imagine the pickups are quite hotter . Hope to pick it up tomorrow .
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Some (most?) are Korean.

I think most or all of the Chinese ones were made around 2008-2010? I think they have popsicle stick bridges and white/cream "cupcake" knobs (I volumes, 2 tone), no pickup selector switch, and matte-finish paint and hardware.

My dolphin bass actually matches that description, though, and it was made on Korea. It has a "made in Korea" sticker on the back of the headstock. My Chinese longhorn (probably about 2008?) has "made in China" on a sticker on the headstock, so maybe if you're lucky it will have a sticker also.

But if it's actually 6 years old, it's probably Korean.
 
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The dolphin nose I'm getting has three cream coloured knobs and the wooden bridge , picking it up tomorrow morning . Might pick up another set of LaBella Dano flats for it . My Longhorn has the factory strings from 98 and I have a set of flats ready for the inevitable . Strings on the dolphin are not factory but they're rounds . I'll check out how it sounds at my Sunday gig . Looking forward to this !
 
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msb said:
The dolphin nose I'm getting has three cream coloured knobs and the wooden bridge , picking it up tomorrow morning . Might pick up another set of LaBella Dano flats for it . My Longhorn has the factory strings from 98 and I have a set of flats ready for the inevitable . Strings on the dolphin are not factory but they're rounds . I'll check out how it sounds at my Sunday gig . Looking forward to this !
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I've never used the La Bella Dano set. I have the fatter La Bella 760FSS set on my Jerry Jones Longhorn, and they sound great.

I had a D'Addario ECB81 Chromes (or it may have been ECB82: slightly fatter) long-scale set on my Dolphin for a long time. I bought the bass cheap, thinking it would suck, hated the rounds on it, and put the long scale set on after drilling out the E tuner a tiny bit. I just had them lying around (they were briefly on my Jazz bass). It sounded excellent, though, and I left them on for years, and it was my #1 bass in that form, until the strings turned to spaghetti. So I put a fresh, new ECB81S short scale set on, and it didn't sound as nice. I needed a bass with rounds, so I reverted to the go-to D'Addario EXL170S. I bet it would sound great with La Bella flats of some sort.
 
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Picked up the dolphin nose this morning , slight bridge sag , but everything else looks good . Immediately put on a set of LaBella Dano flats I had , slightly lowered the bridge . Intonation is fine , it plays like buttah ! I've got a gig tonight in the local blues bar so I'll hear how she does a room , with any luck I'll have a guest or two trying it out and be able to hear it out front too . I'm really liking this cheap little thing ! Don't know if it's Chinese or Korean .
 
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msb said:
Picked up the dolphin nose this morning , slight bridge sag , but everything else looks good . Immediately put on a set of LaBella Dano flats I had , slightly lowered the bridge . Intonation is fine , it plays like buttah ! I've got a gig tonight in the local blues bar so I'll hear how she does a room , with any luck I'll have a guest or two trying it out and be able to hear it out front too . I'm really liking this cheap little thing ! Don't know if it's Chinese or Korean .
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No sticker on the headstock? Does it have 3 cream/white knobs, or 2 (3?) black knobs and a switch? Matte or shiny finish?

Or you could just post a picture and answer all questions in one go.

I replaced the saggy bridge on mine with a Jerry Jones popsicle stick bridge. It's the only thing that wasn't perfect on it.
 
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