Danelectro Owners Club

[mcgreivey]

Good morning and welcome to July 2024. On the "is this for real" absurd news today I present the $1000.00 Danelectro Rumor Bass Danelectro Long Scale Bass 59DC- Black Sparkle | eBay

Yeah, the prices on so many Danos on $Bay are prosperous. And then there are those semi-scammer "shipping from Japan" listings.

Prices are sometimes higher than they used to be for '90s Danos. You won't get one for $150 anymore, unless it's been run over by a truck, but $700-900 for a Dano Pro guitar feels weird. Are people paying that? I guess I don't know, except that the same overpriced guitars seem to get relisted over and over.

Rumour basses are nice players, and they'd be a bargain at twice their usual price of $200-300, but ...$1000? Not so much.

 

[Verne Andru]

Yeah, the prices on so many Danos on $Bay are prosperous. And then there are those semi-scammer "shipping from Japan" listings.

Prices are sometimes higher than they used to be for '90s Danos. You won't get one for $150 anymore, unless it's been run over by a truck, but $700-900 for a Dano Pro guitar feels weird. Are people paying that? I guess I don't know, except that the same overpriced guitars seem to get relisted over and over.

Rumour basses are nice players, and they'd be a bargain at twice their usual price of $200-300, but ...$1000? Not so much.

I'm confused as well. the Dano Dead On '67, which sold for $350 new and was blown-out for $275, is going for $800-$1200 if you can find one. It's a cool take on the original Coral but was MIC with lots of problems so I'm left scratching my head.

 

[crumb656]

I'm confused as well. the Dano Dead On '67, which sold for $350 new and was blown-out for $275, is going for $800-$1200 if you can find one. It's a cool take on the original Coral but was MIC with lots of problems so I'm left scratching my head.

When I saw the eBay ad for the 59DC that was actually a Rumor.... LOL... then there was the price. Oh well. Just glad the internet archive exists. You can use it to go back to the archived Danelectro pages all the way back to 1998.

 

[crumb656]

BTW her are my ladies: Two Bass 6's (Bass VI) (They are NOT baritone guitars) with a Piccolo Bass (tuned one octave above a standard bass) between them.

 

[bigtone23]

BTW her are my ladies: Two Bass 6's (Bass VI) (They are NOT baritone guitars) with a Piccolo Bass (tuned one octave above a standard bass) between them.

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Wait a minute...
I'm not out to argue, I'm just looking for clarity. All in good fun and with respect.

I totally get the Bass VI vs Baritone distinction.
--I have a VM Squier Bass VI, 30" scale tuned E-e with Kalium 102 rounds. It can get that unique, low twang many short scale basses don't have. Mine is set up to be a niche bass, as intended. The mods I did bring out the bass side of the line it walks. It's so great for that!
--My Baritone is a Fender Strat partscaster, 27" scale tuned B-b on 13-66 rounds with the humbucker-sized, single coil Peavey Super Ferrite guitar pickups. It's a tight, solid sounding, low-tuned member of the guitar family. The pickups have an extended bandwidth vs typical guitar singles, the longer scale and lower tuning accentuate that.

Dano tends to just use 29.75" scale for their short scale basses/bass 6/baritones, only the string gauges and tunings change.
My Dead On '58 Longhorn bass is as such at 29.75" E-g Labella flats. Classic 60s type thump.
I also have a 1998 '56 U2 guitar, 25" scale, strung with 11-50 rounds E-e. Plunky, but cutting. Not like a typical Strat/Tele I usually play.

However, piccolo bass...
E-e (octave higher than bass) on a 25" scale, 6 string Dano. Isn't that... a guitar?
I mean, if it were guitar pitches on a typical, longer scale bass type instrument, the timbre would have that higher tension snap to it. Would that be a defining distinction of a piccolo bass vs a guitar? If I threw lighter gauge strings on my baritone and tuned it up to E-e, it would not sound like a typical guitar, it would be way more snappy, bigger, tighter.

I remember reading an old Guitar Player article on Foley, who played piccolo/lead bass with Miles Davis in the 80s. His instruments were 4 string, tuned an octave higher than bass, but 34" scale. Some had a modified floyd rose trem, used guitar pickups, played with a pick, etc... and the result mostly sounded like a lead guitar being played from a bassist's mindset, but with that longer scale snap to it. Listening to him, I hear the physics of the longer scale on the strings at that pitch.

Again, I have zero intention on this being anything but just a query. We bassists have no need to scrap and argue, as we have devoted ourselves to the most overlooked but incredibly vital role in the band.

 

[crumb656]

Wait a minute...
I'm not out to argue, I'm just looking for clarity. All in good fun and with respect.

I totally get the Bass VI vs Baritone distinction.
--I have a VM Squier Bass VI, 30" scale tuned E-e with Kalium 102 rounds. It can get that unique, low twang many short scale basses don't have. Mine is set up to be a niche bass, as intended. The mods I did bring out the bass side of the line it walks. It's so great for that!
--My Baritone is a Fender Strat partscaster, 27" scale tuned B-b on 13-66 rounds with the humbucker-sized, single coil Peavey Super Ferrite guitar pickups. It's a tight, solid sounding, low-tuned member of the guitar family. The pickups have an extended bandwidth vs typical guitar singles, the longer scale and lower tuning accentuate that.

Dano tends to just use 29.75" scale for their short scale basses/bass 6/baritones, only the string gauges and tunings change.
My Dead On '58 Longhorn bass is as such at 29.75" E-g Labella flats. Classic 60s type thump.
I also have a 1998 '56 U2 guitar, 25" scale, strung with 11-50 rounds E-e. Plunky, but cutting. Not like a typical Strat/Tele I usually play.

However, piccolo bass...
E-e (octave higher than bass) on a 25" scale, 6 string Dano. Isn't that... a guitar?
I mean, if it were guitar pitches on a typical, longer scale bass type instrument, the timbre would have that higher tension snap to it. Would that be a defining distinction of a piccolo bass vs a guitar? If I threw lighter gauge strings on my baritone and tuned it up to E-e, it would not sound like a typical guitar, it would be way more snappy, bigger, tighter.

I remember reading an old Guitar Player article on Foley, who played piccolo/lead bass with Miles Davis in the 80s. His instruments were 4 string, tuned an octave higher than bass, but 34" scale. Some had a modified floyd rose trem, used guitar pickups, played with a pick, etc... and the result mostly sounded like a lead guitar being played from a bassist's mindset, but with that longer scale snap to it. Listening to him, I hear the physics of the longer scale on the strings at that pitch.
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Again, I have zero intention on this being anything but just a query. We bassists have no need to scrap and argue, as we have devoted ourselves to the most overlooked but incredibly vital role in the band.

First off no offense taken. The piccolo bass is indeed a guitar. My Dano Bass 6, one UB2 (U is the type / shape, 2 = number of pickups and B = Bass) and one Innuendo that even Danelectro mislabels a Baritone guitar. The "Baritones" have Bass VI (6) string sets on them.

For the piccolo bass that is just a bassist troll at guitarists who would see the Bass 6 and call it a guitar / baritone guitar before even considering it is a proper Bass. From the 60's Jack Bruce of Cream, Noel Redding bassist for Hendrix, John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles since they didn't play lefty basses that Paul had at the time. There were others as well. I see keyboards in your photo.... I also play a Nord C2D, Korg / Vox Continental 73 and Roland Juno 61. The Innuendo guitar and Bass 6 are heavy hence the UB2. I have one more guitar to get and it will probably be a U2 or MIK Hodad.

You have some nice axes!!

For my guitar (piccolo bass) it's strung with exl130 .008-.38. and that has more to do with left hand issues aka 1 ulnar surgery at the elbow and still loss of strength and feeling in the pinky. Yay getting old....

For the Bass 6's I can go from piano bright / ric sound to Motown with a pick without the foam mute using pickup selection + tone control + picking technique and palm muting.

 

[bigtone23]

I love that you troll guitarists with your piccolo bass!

 

[crumb656]

Guitar Center online has some Dano Bass 4s and Bass 6s aka Baritone Guitars...
and Music Go Round has a Rumor Bass and a few others along with at least one Bass 6

https://www.musicgoround.com/products?search=danelectro&sortBy=!xp.Price&page=3

Just an FYI

 

[crumb656]

I would love to get this one but I just can't justify it..... on reverb is a Limo Black Danelectro 6 String Bass with "upgraded bass tuners" small knobs but slotted tuning keys. They are real bass tuning keys that will take most short scale bass strings if you want to go that route. Unlike potential issues with the D'Addario EXL156 that can be too long and the Ernie Ball 2837 which may not be long enough for 6 in line tuners.
https://reverb.com/item/83463200-danelectro-baritone-1998-2004-limo-black

Enjoy

 

[msb]

The tuners on my Longhorn hit a point where they weren’t working all that well , but simply taking them apart and cleaning them brought them right back. I had the same issue with an early 70’s UniVox HiFlier. It made me wonder how many tuners get tossed when all they needed was some basic maintenance.

 

[crumb656]

The tuners on my Longhorn hit a point where they weren’t working all that well , but simply taking them apart and cleaning them brought them right back. I had the same issue with an early 70’s UniVox HiFlier. It made me wonder how many tuners get tossed when all they needed was some basic maintenance.

Tuners get a bad rap... just look at the cheap guitar reviews on youTube. Then look at the folks who have been doing guitar / bass repair work and what they have to say about how folks string the instruments they get in their shops. I've seen some pretty bad string installs that left me just scratching my head.

Cleaning, Lube them, adjust the play (backlash) and they should last for centuries. Even the cheap ones today are better than the ones on 50s and 60s guitars and basses.

 

[crumb656]

Tuners get a bad rap... just look at the cheap guitar reviews on youTube. Then look at the folks who have been doing guitar / bass repair work and what they have to say about how folks string the instruments they get in their shops. I've seen some pretty bad string installs that left me just scratching my head.

Cleaning, Lube them, adjust the play (backlash) and they should last for centuries. Even the cheap ones today are better than the ones on 50s and 60s guitars and basses.

I love this example......

 

[jdjk7]

I love this example......
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I'm a long haired fella who ties his hair back a lot, and this headstock reminds me of how that hair gets after a few hours working, especially since I wear glasses that tug on the hair around the sides. I fear it makes me look even more eccentric than I already am, but I hate having to correct it all the time.

 

[DaveSill]

Been wanting one for a while. Just snagged this "used" Red Hot. I'd like a number, please.

 

[portaflexer]

Welcome #151, DaveSill

#    Member Name
1    portaflexer
2    Rob Martinez
3    rllefebv
4    RonSound
5    Turock
6    Abaroa
7    mongo2
8    deste
9    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
119    monami
120    DB10
121    XinaBrou
122    alembic76407
123    D Roger
124    Verne Andru
125    Basspopper
126    Glenn Johnson
127    Basswgn
128    J-Bassomatic
129    Ogre
130    BigAndyA
131    Bassman013
132    fretlessman71
133    Kenelectro
134    kevmac
135    Bobby Stevens
136    DennisO
137    Andy Marshman
138    stringthrough
139    Stealth57
140    aquanaut
141    Backwards
142    bigtone23
143    Buster53
144    jdjk7
145    Claude13
146    Funk_n_roll
147    WG Plum
148    ac100X
149    crumb656
150    Dark Horse
151    DaveSill

 

[DaveSill]

Welcome #151, DaveSill

#    Member Name
1    portaflexer
2    Rob Martinez
3    rllefebv
4    RonSound
5    Turock
6    Abaroa
7    mongo2
8    deste
9    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
119    monami
120    DB10
121    XinaBrou
122    alembic76407
123    D Roger
124    Verne Andru
125    Basspopper
126    Glenn Johnson
127    Basswgn
128    J-Bassomatic
129    Ogre
130    BigAndyA
131    Bassman013
132    fretlessman71
133    Kenelectro
134    kevmac
135    Bobby Stevens
136    DennisO
137    Andy Marshman
138    stringthrough
139    Stealth57
140    aquanaut
141    Backwards
142    bigtone23
143    Buster53
144    jdjk7
145    Claude13
146    Funk_n_roll
147    WG Plum
148    ac100X
149    crumb656
150    Dark Horse
151    DaveSill

Thanks!

 

[Karli]

Not sure if I already have a number...but here is my new Longhorn (no. 6).

cheers from Germany
KARLi

 

[jeep]

My ole '66

 

[portaflexer]

Not sure if I already have a number...but here is my new Longhorn (no. 6).

You do now. Consider yourself #152. Welcome.

 

[portaflexer]

My ole '66

You're #153 jeep. Welcome.