Gringos are forbidden to play such music. I can only play in the local Flock of Seagulls cover band according to local law. It's not such a great deal.
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Fair enough, as a blond haired kid from Toronto, I know I'd look rather out of place, but I would LOVE to play in a mariachi band... Though I would play a guitarrone for authenticity - but I stand by my comment that a Dano with flats would work perfectly for it.
Maybe I can start a Metalachi cover band (if you're unfamiliar, they're exactly what you think).
I have a set of short scale Bass Boomers on my RI Longhorn and they fit the stock tuners no problem FWIW.Yeah, I guess the one set I buy wouldn’t keep ‘em going. Still, do normal short-scale sets fit reissue tuners? My Hodad’s long scale and I think it’s not an issue - need to check.
Yeah, I guess the one set I buy wouldn’t keep ‘em going
Similar experience to @EdO. above... Also, both D'Addario Chromes as well as Nickel Rounds in short scale are a perfect fit...
-robert
Good to know. Mine's actually a '63 Silvertone, but I think has the same tiny tuners. Thx!
I like the GHS Pressurewound strings on my Longhorn. They have the bite of rounds but not as much top-end zing, which is already pretty prominent in Danelectro basses. I used to use Chromes, but these fit the stock (non-Pro) bridge and tuners better for me.
PS. Whatever you do, don't part with that bass whatever you do. They are highly sought after great basses. Danelectro only last year gave in to public demand and reissued those after 17 years, and they are notorious for cancelling things and not bringing them back for a while; it took them the better part of a decade to bring back the the longhorn, essentially the fountainhead of Dano desirability.thanks six!
Unless you happen to be in Oshawa and find it dragging you down, then, I'll help you out and take it off your hands.
So this means no one can answer my question re the strings (who made them, what they were).
Lots of good suggestions offered to TomB but I don't want alternatives I now know what I want THESE!
Which is just coincidence, I didn't expect them to be good strings, just wanted the box.
Lots of good suggestions offered to TomB but I don't want alternatives I now know what I want THESE!
Which is just coincidence, I didn't expect them to be good strings, just wanted the box.
Have you contacted Danelectro / Evets Corp? Maybe they have that information at corporate - or even some NOS string sets.
Not yet, I thought I'd try the knowledge of the group first, but looks like maybe that's the next stop, thanx.
i know labella has made dano specific sets for decades especially because of the guitar tuner size. i ordered a bunch a few years ago. you can try labella directly or through imperial music in newburgh NY. they actually got me on the line with a labella tech.
looks like they moved to a nicer town.
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looks like they moved to a nicer town.
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Thanks,
I'm aware of the labellas, but I can't imagine that they're it... These were $20 strings... That's like one thin labella string.
Not that the labelled aren't great, again, I've tried the hofner set, which are very similar, but I actually really like these AND they're cheap, that's a combo that's hard to beat.
You think your quest is hard. Try finding out what strings were loaded on the original Danos and try to snag a set of those.
I think they were Black Diamonds. Roundwounds.
OK, Dano dudes, I'm being offered Wild Thing baritone in trade. They seem to be pretty rare, so i can't even come up with comps to determine a value. What would you value one (red, Korean, VG condition) at in trade value?
