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Danelectro Strap Button Q

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by 4SG, Mar 15, 2018.

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  1. Mar 15, 2018 #1
    4SG

    4SG

    Mar 6, 2014
    Hello TB. I recently played a friend's Jerry Jones Neptune bass, a longhorn-style short scale with the strap button on the driver's side horn. It's a great instrument but now is really hard to find and very costly; one identical to the one I played is listed on Reverb for $1700.

    Picture below showing standard Dano strap button location. Danelectro_58_Longhorn_Bass_Copperburst_Andy_Babiuks_Fab_Gear_2.jpg

    I'm wondering about getting a new Dano and moving the strap button to the horn a la the Neptune. I looked through old TB threads and found this one, which seems to indicate that the body has the "same wood frame all the way around": Danelectro Longhorn

    However, that's about as much as I could find, and the conclusion wasn't backed up with any more substantive info. Also, the thread is 5 years old. And I was under the impression that Danelectros are pressed together and not solid. No response from Danelectro customer service on the question yet. So, I ask you bassists: Can a strap button on a Danelectro Longhorn be screwed in or otherwise secured to the horn? How? Has anyone done it?

    Thanks for looking in.
     
  2. Mar 15, 2018 #2
    abarson

    abarson

    Nov 6, 2003
    Santa Cruz
    If you look at plans for building a Danelectro longhorn you will see that the horn is a solid piece of wood, so you shouldn't have any problem screwing a strap button in. Whether it balances well or not I don't know.
    The body is a frame of solid wood but is mainly empty in the middle, with Masonite top and back. Low-tech but effective.
     
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  3. Mar 15, 2018 #3
    bigtone23

    bigtone23

    Dec 10, 2014
    Denver, CO
    I have relocated strap buttons to the upper bout/horn area with no issues. The wood frame goes all the way around and can easily handle the job of holding the instrument up.
     
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  4. Mar 15, 2018 #4
    4SG

    4SG

    Mar 6, 2014
    Wow, thanks abarson and bigtone23! That's exactly the info I was looking for!