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For Sale - Jerry Jones 6 string Bass - reduced
Rare bird , no affiliation , Jerry Jones six string Longhorn bass !
Rare bird , no affiliation , Jerry Jones six string Longhorn bass !
Here's a deal for everyone - oddly its been listed for six months.
Worst part is, the poster clearly knows what they have and what its worth but have worded it just right to not get flagged.
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Bass in black with Tweed HSC
Worst part is, the poster clearly knows what they have and what its worth but have worded it just right to not get flagged.
Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Bass in black with Tweed HSC
Ok this seems like the perfect place for this: I always wanted a Longhorn but the ones I tried around 1999-2000 at Sam Ash had serious QC problems, about every one of them had poor mounted bridges and the overall craftsmanship was sub par. Is there a specific model that doesn't have these issues?
Did they have poorly mounted bridges or danelectro floating bridges which are admittedly crude and if your not used to them may seem wrongly mounted, but are not only perfectly functional, but part of the sound and feel of the design?
Secondly, when one is used to Fenders, or whatever, they can fell extremely cheap when first played due to their short scale, bridge location which makes the scale length seem toyish and the hollow design which makes them feel insubstantial.
As far as overall quality, the early 90s MIKs are generally considered the best of the reissues and not only play well,sound great.
The big thing is to adjust your expectation, these are not a Fender or Soungear, and certainly not a Smith or a Fodera.
These are ultra utilitarian, so much so that even Leo Fender's designs seem elaborate and ostentatious.
Grab one up, play it and enjoy it, and I'll bet in no time youll be hooked.
Or, you won't be - they actually aren't for everyone - but most players who know what they're about and truly give them a chance end up loving them.
Both my Danelectro basses have had bridge issues. The one I bought new had been jarred in shipping, and the bridge was off its screws. I fixed it in a few minutes.
On both, the bridge plates bent because they were made of sub-par metal. I replaced one, and the other is still playable.
The one I replaced the bridge on is now my second-favorite bass.
They have quirks, but the quirks are just quirks. And plenty of people decide to replace something on their expensive new Fender for worse reasons.
On both, the bridge plates bent because they were made of sub-par metal. I replaced one, and the other is still playable.
The one I replaced the bridge on is now my second-favorite bass.
They have quirks, but the quirks are just quirks. And plenty of people decide to replace something on their expensive new Fender for worse reasons.
I'll say, asking double the going rate. But I actually wouldn't have picked on them if it was only an inflated price, but the mildly misleading language hinting that bit might be an original from the fifties was what bothered me... Buyers should know what they're getting into, but sometimes people buy gifts for loved ones...
Nice point GC are notorious for not bothering with fixing something like a mispositioned bridges... Never assume the setupmin the store isvat all indicative of the instrument's actual quality.
It takes time to understand the simplicity of the design . I was an old Fender guy and when I first looked at the wooden bridge I thought it was a piece of crap . I was used to immediate adjustments with a screwdriver with any individual string . But I was to learn there is a sweet spot for the bridge ... and it works like a charm . It completely changed my concept of what made an instrument "good". My Dano sounds great and is a joy to play . That's why I fell in love with it . I also have to say that it's incredibly stable and does not require any seasonal tweaking . I use it as my main bass , I often bring a back up bass that's probably worth four times what the Dano is worth , but the backup never comes out of the case . It's turned out to be as tough as nails and has always been completely reliable . I didn't plan to fall for the cheap little thing , but I'm ok with it .
Almost done. I just need to wire it up and adjust the pickup height and put flats on it. Well, and paint it, eventually. Or maybe I'll never get around to painting it. That's not unlikely.
The pickguard probably will lose the point above the bridge pickup. I haven't decided whether to do the standard Dano Pro shape there, or to do it a little different and add a thumb rest.
The pickguard probably will lose the point above the bridge pickup. I haven't decided whether to do the standard Dano Pro shape there, or to do it a little different and add a thumb rest.
That's AWESOME! As I said before - I've wanted to do that very thing for years now - but having the money even for a couple of Danos to part out has been out of the question for about a decade (went back to University and started a new career, blah, blah, blah... that should be ending soon).
I love the blade switch too - much more retro looking than a conventional Toggle - how many positions you got on there? I've always wanted to set one of my Danos with a 5 way - bridge, bridge/neck series, neck bridge/neck parallel, bridge/neck out of phase, not necessarily in that order on the switch - every possible combination of two coils you can do - though it would probably never move from the series position.
Oh, I know - but the effect of the blade is more retro - he is building something that never actually existed.When Danelectro used switches on the originals, they were toggles.
Here's a picture of some soldier playing an original toggled Dano U2:
I used t keep a copy of that in the case of my 6 string b/c it was identical to that and I was playing it in an Elvis tribute act.
My original plan was to make a Tele-shaped body, with a Tele control plate and Tele-like controls, butt then I found this body, so here we are. .
