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Danelectro Owners Club

#661
mcgreivey said:
I'd like a sparkle '90s DC bass. But I guess they didn't make them in short scale, right? I prefer short.
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Find a bass with the neck you want (longhorn would work best), then find a DC guitar, there's several on ebay right now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DANELECTRO-...E-/141460303435?pt=Guitar&hash=item20efb0ee4b

The original style (includes reissues), short scale necks and the guitar necks are interchangeable. you may have to do some very slight trimming (most of the time it is a direct fit), but it will work (obviously, a bridge swap will be needed as well. Again they are interchangeable). I have done it on single & double cutaways.
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#662
mcgreivey said:
But the recent Hodads are short-scale, right? Or at least all the ones I've seen actually reviewed (like, in the Hodad Bass thread here on talkbass) have been short scale.

And, by the way, a lot of the listings by music123 and Musicians Friend and Guitar Center on eBay and Amazon now have photos of some unknown 6-string guitar, which isn't a bass, nor a Hodad, nor ever a Danelectro. They aren't going to still them that way. And Danelectro isn't trying very hard if they're not noticing this, and other inaccuracies I've seen in the past. These are big, visible online retailers.But we can't find them in stores, can't find out from Dano's website what the current models are, and can't get accurate info from third parties. The musicradar's listing smells accurate, though.
I do need my coffee now.
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Maybe the new hodads are short - all the hodads I've ever seen are long and the most recent one I saw was indeed new and longscale, but I can't say for sure.
Unfortunately, a lot of sites are so lazy and uninformed about Danelectro stuff in particular that they probably just dropped in some generic info.
As for not selling basses - well Evetts (sp?) doesn't care they get short runs and they always sell out and they're not ambitious enough to do anything different. Musician's friend can't make a big profit - they're cheap and MSRP'd at near street price (so little margin).
 
#664
portaflexer said:
Roster updated.

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
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Add me please I have a '98 Korean Re-issue Longhorn in the Copperburst color. I love it even though I feel like I ought to love my long scale basses that cost 10x more.
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#665
Welcome fellas! Looks like we're up to 77 members. Wow! I remember when we were struggling to get 10. ;)

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
 
#666
mcgreivey said:
I'm sure you're right, but it would only take a few minutes to fix, and then they'd sell a few.
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Yeah, it's true - but I guess the upside is it keeps our little fraternity exclusive!
As for the generic guitar (at least at musicians friend - that's one of the earliest hodad guitars - it-s hard to tell because it has a pick-guard and strat-style pickups, but if you look closely it is a distinctly Dano style finish and you can see that it's essentially flat and hints of the side tape. Clearly lazy editing on the part of the webmasters there as it is a GUITAR and not even the direct guitar version of that bass - like I say MF does not care.
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#667
I picked up this Rumor yesterday for only $89. :) She cleaned up really nice. Today I replaced the pots (a first for me) and restrung it with some Boomers. The nut will need some work to eliminate a little back-buzz on fretted notes, but otherwise she feels and sounds pretty cool. I'll probably sand down the neck and give it a few coats of Tru-oil. I plan on giving this bass a lot of playing time.

It was fun to see the look on my wife's face when I came home with a new bass...once I told her my trip to the guitar shop cost less than her trip to Target and Petsmart, she couldn't be upset with me.

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#669
Bullitt5135 said:
I picked up this Rumor yesterday for only $89. :-) She cleaned up really nice. Today I replaced the pots (a first for me) and restrung it with some Boomers. The nut will need some work to eliminate a little back-buzz on fretted notes, but otherwise she feels and sounds pretty cool. I'll probably sand down the neck and give it a few coats of Tru-oil. I plan on giving this bass a lot of playing time.

It was fun to see the look on my wife's face when I came home with a new bass...once I told her my trip to the guitar shop cost less than her trip to Target and Petsmart, she couldn't be upset with me.
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Envious! My 'Blaster was 2x as much. Really ballsy bass for 7 pounds soaking wet.

Looking next for a deal on a '63 long scale. Aqua of course. Surf band, here I come. :bassist:
 

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