Danelectro Owners Club

[danosix]

Hi there,
After a long time far from home, my longhorn dead-on 58's returned !
I'm so happy to play it again and to read this thread.
It's strung with D'addario flat chromes.

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Puuurtee!
I love me a Longhorn in copperburst.
Welcome to the most exclusive inexpensive brand club at TB! (I has taken us 4 years to get into the 80s).

 

[yeelaberbin]

Thanks

 

[Celtic59]

Just got my DC silver sparkle. Those red knobs look amazing. The bass was sold as mint, and mints it is! Mike from Mike's Guitars was a real prince to deal with, sells on Reverb. Any recommendations for strings (I always play with Rotosound Swing Bass) but I realize that what I use on Fender and Ricks won't necessarily work on a Danelectro, seems like a light gauge is in order, and I will appreciate tried and true advice.

 

[fjadams]

I use these on mine.

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The Light short scale. Work perfect and sound great.

 

[Joe Nerve]

I use these on mine.

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The Light short scale. Work perfect and sound great.

Damn! Popped in here kinda by accident. Now I have string gas, for the first time in my life.

 

[portaflexer]

Sorry for the delay all... I was out of town for work. I've added our newest member to the roster.

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

 

[Celtic59]

I use these on mine.

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The Light short scale. Work perfect and sound great.

I go for that early John Entwhistle type of sound, like piano strings, I thought tape wounds were more of a sound for something like Motown, but I really haven't tried them, are yo saying these would give me the twaaaaang I desire?

 

[fjadams]

Yes. More top end than the blacks for sure. Still get thump, but there are highs to go with it. Have some of the newer white tapes with copper center but haven't used them on anything yet.

 

[CatSquare]

I didn't like the black ones on my Dano - they just didn't have any sustain. If it weren't for that, I'd love them, that thump is unreal!
I've really loved D'Adario Chromes on mine.

 

[danosix]

Just got my DC silver sparkle. Those red knobs look amazing. The bass was sold as mint, and mints it is! Mike from Mike's Guitars was a real prince to deal with, sells on Reverb. Any recommendations for strings (I always play with Rotosound Swing Bass) but I realize that what I use on Fender and Ricks won't necessarily work on a Danelectro, seems like a light gauge is in order, and I will appreciate tried and true advice.

I find that I use the same strings on every bass - then the difference between them is the bass. Or, at least start with what you know and then select strings which enhance the differences you like and reduce the ones you don't!
For the record - the "famous" Danelectro sounds of the sixties were thin, zingy roundwounds - so the Rotosounds would be right up that alley.
Of course, LOTS of people love the with flats - but since you're getting one for flats one for RW - goi with what you know - no reason to change gauge if you like them - the Dano is QUITE happy with full gauge strings and has a pretty "thin" sound to begin with so I don't know it needs any more bass reduction/treble enhancement relative to your other basses.

I go for that early John Entwhistle type of sound, like piano strings, I thought tape wounds were more of a sound for something like Motown, but I really haven't tried them, are yo saying these would give me the twaaaaang I desire?

Just my buck-and-a-half. (Is that even as much as 2 cents was when the saying was coined?)

 

[danosix]

I go for that early John Entwhistle type of sound, like piano strings, I thought tape wounds were more of a sound for something like Motown, but I really haven't tried them, are yo saying these would give me the twaaaaang I desire?

See my other post but if you like Entwistle's sound - He liked the Danos SPECIFICALLY for the thin roundwound strings they had - the story (others know it better than me) goes that he couldn't find the same strings anywhere so he'd just buy a new Longhorn when he broke a string. Eventually (while trying to record the solo in My Generation) he broke so many he gave in and ended up recording with his Jazz with flats - but the sound he was going for - and ended up with in time - was skinny roundwounds. And I'd say to my ears he got a pretty roundwound sound on that recording - he must have been changing strings after every take (also apparently the roundwounds of the time were constructed differently than they are now and were more flexible and thus more "zingy") That's why John and Jack Cassidy and Jack Bruce and Phil Lesh who were all known for their zingy sound on flat eventually went round.

 

[Celtic59]

See my other post but if you like Entwistle's sound - He liked the Danos SPECIFICALLY for the thin roundwound strings they had - the story (others know it better than me) goes that he couldn't find the same strings anywhere so he'd just buy a new Longhorn when he broke a string. Eventually (while trying to record the solo in My Generation) he broke so many he gave in and ended up recording with his Jazz with flats - but the sound he was going for - and ended up with in time - was skinny roundwounds. And I'd say to my ears he got a pretty roundwound sound on that recording - he must have been changing strings after every take (also apparently the roundwounds of the time were constructed differently than they are now and were more flexible and thus more "zingy") That's why John and Jack Cassidy and Jack Bruce and Phil Lesh who were all known for their zingy sound on flat eventually went round.

Thanks, Danosix! Rotos have always worked for me.I think at least half of a player's tone comes from technique anyway. I have a new set of 45-105 handy, but I think I'll try the 40-100s on the DC first.

 

[RobinG]

Welcome to the cult... er I mean club. And P.S. I'm very jealous - I totally miss my long horn (as great as my 63 is) and to get one used and beat (they look really cool worn and I'd never deliberately "relic" a guitar) for cheap just makes me green - and yes they are surprisingly hard to come by when you're looking.

A pic from my last gig. I'm loving my Longhorn more and more

It has it's own voice, and I like that, especially with a pick and palm muting.

Robin

 

[danosix]

A pic from my last gig. I'm loving my Longhorn more and more
It has it's own voice, and I like that, especially with a pick and palm muting.
Robin

Totally - that's what originally attracted me to Danos - I loved the old "Tic Tac" bass on 60s country and pop recordings and that's how they did it (actually - apparently with a permanently installed piece of foam, but I like being able to play it "full voice" too.
Just thinking about it I can hear Patsy Cline "Walkin'" in my head.

 

[Celtic59]

My DC's "hangin' out" together. You can imagine how they sound through 1000 watts of GK goodness. I'm done with Rickenbacker's and Fenders at the moment, for what I play, I can't think of anything that would sound and play better. Now if only a red one would pop up.....

 

[Dominic D]

While it's not technically mine yet, here's my dad's old Dano that's been in my possession for a few months now. Someone pulled it out of a dumpster and brought it to the pawn shop where my dad picked it up for $100. It looks like crap, but plays and sounds like a dream.

 

[Celtic59]

While it's not technically mine yet, here's my dad's old Dano that's been in my possession for a few months now. Someone pulled it out of a dumpster and brought it to the pawn shop where my dad picked it up for $100. It looks like crap, but plays and sounds like a dream.

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Nah, it don't look like crap, it looks like a true "Veteran".

 

[CatSquare]

While it's not technically mine yet, here's my dad's old Dano that's been in my possession for a few months now. Someone pulled it out of a dumpster and brought it to the pawn shop where my dad picked it up for $100. It looks like crap, but plays and sounds like a dream.

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What a beauty, who would put something like that in a dumpster!?

 

[danosix]

While it's not technically mine yet, here's my dad's old Dano that's been in my possession for a few months now. Someone pulled it out of a dumpster and brought it to the pawn shop where my dad picked it up for $100. It looks like crap, but plays and sounds like a dream.
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Some SERIOUS mojo on that baby. And for $100, darn, that's a deal and you have a real piece of music history.
Nice score.

 

[Turock]

What a beauty, who would put something like that in a dumpster!?

I've had two friends pull guitars out of dumpsters. One was a Danelectro double cut-away guitar (missing a bridge), the other was a Mosrite Ventures Model bass. Both probably from the sixties.