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Danelectro Owners Club

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Greywoulf said:
Wouldn't buy one of them either... :roflmao:
I'm not an antique collector I'm a bass player, and I like my basses to be in as new and good a condition as possible. So I don't believe in paying premium prices for something just because it's ~old~ when I can get the same or similar instrument in a newer updated format for far more reasonable cost... Hey, I'm old myself. -A human antique one might say, and other than not being dead I don't see a helluva lot more in it to recommend it! o_O
So iffen I can get several good new basses for the price of an old worn out one, you know where I'm gonna go! Forget about all that 'vintage' mystique stuff, AFAIC it's just sentimental...:poop:
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
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I don't collect antiques either, but an old bass does not necessarily equate to a bad bass. Do you know that the bass I posted is not a good bass?
 
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Greywoulf said:
Very nice, but I can put $1500(??) to much better use AFAIC... (-Like maybe 3 new and different types of Danos maybe?) :D
Also those massive hunks of metal tuners setup behind it's headstock looks like a lot of head dive to me!
Greywoulf
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Yeah, I basically agree. I admire the old shorthorns, but I can't afford one in the condition I'd want it to be in.

I'm holding out for a proper guitar-size shorthorn reissue.
 
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SJLee said:
I don't collect antiques either, but an old bass does not necessarily equate to a bad bass. Do you know that the bass I posted is not a good bass?
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Careful, you will always lose attempting to have a reasonable debate at that level. ;)
 
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SJLee said:
I don't collect antiques either, but an old bass does not necessarily equate to a bad bass. Do you know that the bass I posted is not a good bass?
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No, not at all... It may be a very good one, perhaps well preserved, maybe even with pots and electronics and bridge and tuners in halfway decent shape. (Maybe...) But you'll never convince me that a 1959 bass (Dano or Fender) is worth $1500 when a new one of the same type and brand can be gotten for $500!
Also I don't think any bass is worth more just because some famous bass player has his signature imprinted on it! -And then there's those phony 'aged' new basses that all seem to have their finish rubbed off the same way and in the exact same place? -Hoo hah, -what was it Barnum said about one being born every minute? LOL!

But listen, it's really all good anyway, okay? Whatever you like re basses and whatever you're willing to pay for one, that's your prerogative...
I just enjoy them thas all, I just enjoy being able to own and play one.. -Especially given how good a bass you can get nowadays for not a whole lot of money!
Regards,
Greywoulf
 
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[Ack... probably user error, but somehow the editor threw away half my replay. But whatever. What did I say? Hmmm...]

Umm So yeah,

Sure, some people fetishize vintage guitars, and drive up the prices of vintage ones in ugly condition. But some people want old guitars because there's nothing made like them now. The old 15-fret shorthorn hasn't been made since the sixties, and some people like them, and they're apparently willing to pay too much to get one in nice shape, or less to get one in grotty shape.

Anyway, I'll just repeat here the thing I keep saying, in case someone from Danelectro reads it: Thanks for the new short-scale DC bass. A lot of people like them. I have a long-scale DC bass, and 3 other modern Danelectro basses, and I like them all a lot. But I'm hoping Danelectro will get around to putting out a short scale DC bass that's more like the vintage shorthorn model 3412 basses (guitar-size, 14 frets, 30" scale).
 
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Here's my short scale Longhorn. Not sure what year but no concentric knobs.

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Always thought these were swell sounding basses. Here's a clip of Bruce Thomas of the Attraction.

 
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mcgreivey said:
[Ack... probably user error, but somehow the editor threw away half my replay. But whatever. What did I say? Hmmm...]

Umm So yeah,

Sure, some people fetishize vintage guitars, and drive up the prices of vintage ones in ugly condition. But some people want old guitars because there's nothing made like them now. The old 15-fret shorthorn hasn't been made since the sixties, and some people like them, and they're apparently willing to pay too much to get one in nice shape, or less to get one in grotty shape.

Anyway, I'll just repeat here the thing I keep saying, in case someone from Danelectro reads it: Thanks for the new short-scale DC bass. A lot of people like them. I have a long-scale DC bass, and 3 other modern Danelectro basses, and I like them all a lot. But I'm hoping Danelectro will get around to putting out a short scale DC bass that's more like the vintage shorthorn model 3412 basses (guitar-size, 14 frets, 30" scale).
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It looks like Danelectro copied the Jerry Jones Neptune bass for their current short scale DC model. I'm guessing they did this to accommodate a traditional short scale neck to be used on either the short scale Longhorn or DC bass. I'm sure it helps keep production cost down, but the pickup location is not the same.

Pardon the Jerry Jones content.

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Greywoulf said:
But you'll never convince me that a 1959 bass (Dano or Fender) is worth $1500 when a new one of the same type and brand can be gotten for $500!...
...And then there's those phony 'aged' new basses that all seem to have their finish rubbed off the same way and in the exact same place?
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FWIW I don't disagree with that statement. However I do think there are some old instruments that just have that something you won't get from a new one. But damn few. Generally IMO you can find a newer one that plays/sounds as good or better for way less money. Being an older instrument doesn't automatically make it special, and for the money I'll go with the newer one.

Yeah and I won't start on fake "relic" basses. On an old one it's mojo. On a new one it's wannabe. One opinion.

mcgreivey said:
Sure, some people fetishize vintage guitars, and drive up the prices of vintage ones in ugly condition. But some people want old guitars because there's nothing made like them now.
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I can't agree. You can build (or have built for you) an as good and probably better instrument for less money. If you like to collect and it means that much that it's worth the $$$ to you I ain't mad at you. From a pragmatic viewpoint it makes no sense IMO but again, thats just one opinion.
 
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There are certainly some duds out there and it would make a great deal of sense to play a vintage bass before purchasing.

That being said, somehow we got off on a tangent I never intended the conversation to go, but that's the way of forums. My point in showing the DC short horn 3412, was for don21480 to check out, as I have not seen any newer versions of that model, and he had commented having shoulder and hand issues.

I don't have any strong opinions either way on new or vintage basses, but one thing I can't stand is someone who wants to impose their will and opinions on others and tell them how things "are".

Those folks need to get a life and stop worrying about what others like.
 
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OK, looking closer at the pics of the 3412 Dano I do see major differences I missed before... It certainly does have a very short neck, and only 15 frets, which I doubt one can readily get anywhere else in any 4-string bass, much less a Dano. So it could be worth more $$ to folks who are specifically looking for this... I'd rather have a new short scale 59DC or Longhorn myself, but then that's just me.

While it's true I'm not much into the retro or vintage mystique I do hafta say the 50's look of all the Danos does intrigue me... Plus the extremely different (dare I say "odd"?) look of the longhorns is very pleasing to me also. And when you throw in very light weight, short scale, easy playability, excellent tone, ability to stay in tune for long periods and reasonable cost (for me anyway), what's not to like? I just need to figure out what to sell first in order to get a Dano as 6 basses would be too much for me (and my 'ol lady's living room) right now.

And a new Dano longhorn would actually become my most expensive bass, believe it or not. Currently I've got a pretty good Rogue fretless, a very good short scale Ibanez Mikro, an excellent Ibanez GSR100EX (a top notch 'sleeper' like the Danos), and two Hadean sub-short scale U-basses. I put LaBella white tapewounds on the larger basses and they all sound terrific, and they all cost under $200...!!
So who says you can't satisfy your champaign tastes on a beer budget, ay? :thumbsup:
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
 
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Greywoulf said:
OK, looking closer at the pics of the 3412 Dano I do see major differences I missed before... It certainly does have a very short neck, and only 15 frets, which I doubt one can readily get anywhere else in any 4-string bass, much less a Dano. So it could be worth more $$ to folks who are specifically looking for this... I'd rather have a new short scale 59DC or Longhorn myself, but then that's just me.

While it's true I'm not much into the retro or vintage mystique I do hafta say the 50's look of all the Danos does intrigue me... Plus the extremely different (dare I say "odd"?) look of the longhorns is very pleasing to me also. And when you throw in very light weight, short scale, easy playability, excellent tone, ability to stay in tune for long periods and reasonable cost (for me anyway), what's not to like? I just need to figure out what to sell first in order to get a Dano as 6 basses would be too much for me (and my 'ol lady's living room) right now.

And a new Dano longhorn would actually become my most expensive bass, believe it or not. Currently I've got a pretty good Rogue fretless, a very good short scale Ibanez Mikro, an excellent Ibanez GSR100EX (a top notch 'sleeper' like the Danos), and two Hadean sub-short scale U-basses. I put LaBella white tapewounds on the larger basses and they all sound terrific, and they all cost under $200...!!
So who says you can't satisfy your champaign tastes on a beer budget, ay? :thumbsup:
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
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Well if you are price consious (sp) I bought my Danelectro Long Horn brand new in '68, $150 at Saterly and Chapen Music in San Francisco. By 2012, I was tiring of it and finally sold it. I do still have a 2001 DCBass though and a DC59 and a mid '60s Convertible.
 
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Roger Ford said:
Well if you are price consious (sp) I bought my Danelectro Long Horn brand new in '68, $150 at Saterly and Chapen Music in San Francisco. By 2012, I was tiring of it and finally sold it. I do still have a 2001 DCBass though and a DC59 and a mid '60s Convertible.
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Days gone for ever; new Danos IMO are now not really in a 'beginners' price range at $500+. I would say they're now mostly for knowledgeable bassists who want something a bit different and interesting... -Bassists who want something that plays well and they can also have a lot of fun with, methinks...
Greywoulf
 

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