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Do you think the Longhorn design is cool?

Do you think the Long Horn design is cool?

  • YES

    Votes: 250 44.9%

  • No

    Votes: 286 51.3%

  • The Long Carrot Horn!

    Votes: 21 3.8%
  • Total voters
    557
#161
Andy Marshman said:
I also researched what flat wounds are suited to this bass, the tuning peg compatibility being the important detail. I can't remember which brand it was, but they're never coming off anyways.
The reason why I removed the stacked controls - I often tweak the controls while playing a song and I just prefer simplicity and this mod lets me do it faster. I wired the pickups in series because it's another preference of mine which I learned from my Stingray. Stronger tone and volume.
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Well...
I haven't tried any short scale flats yet, that wouldn't work with the tuner posts on my lefty '18 Longhorn. However, I can't speak to the American originals - or the later Chinese ones. Mine's Korean... The only flats I can think of, that might not work, are GHS's Precision Flats, since they're made considerably longer than the rest of them. TI 324JF's might be another one; those are long enough to fit my 30" scale '94 Gretsch Broadkaster. Which can wear most LONG scale strings with no problems at all - and has... My Longhorn currently wears La Bella 760FX's; no problem at all with those...:cool:
 
#162
The bros jamming on their longhorns

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#170
Hurricane Jimmie said:
So Anyway, I was thinking of buying one years ago when they were first reissued. They were certainly priced to sell.
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I picked mine up when a local store had a big sale. I missed the first day , then saw the flyer and was on the doorstop , nose pressed up against the glass when they opened the next morning. Unfortunately the two they had were gone and I left empty handed. About a month and a half later they discovered another one in the stockroom and asked me if I was still interested in the sale price. I was there in twenty minutes , I got it new for $200. Easily one of my best musical investments.
 
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#171
At first I didn’t like the shorter scale , I was a diehard Pbass player. And it was pretty zingy with the stock rounds. But it was fun to play , and something totally different from what I was accustomed to. And with the bridge pickup soloed , and using a pick , it had an incredible twangy surf thing happening. I noticed that the more I played it , the better it sounded , and the more I liked it. So it became my main player for quite a few years. As the strings became deader I lost that zingy surf sound , but it was becoming a serious thumper with a great woody tone. Today the factory strings are still on my Longhorn. There’s little sustain , and it’s dead thumpy , in a great way. I have a set of replacement flats in case I break a string , but those ancient rounds are staying on.
 
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#172
The only real flaws I noticed in mine were the non-intonatable bridge (which I solved with an aftermarket bridge with intonatable saddles) and the general fragility of the build (breathe on it and it goes out of tune). I think I would like them a lot more if they had a more solid construction, to accommodate heavier strings and be less delicate in general. But I really love the shape, the upper fret access (and 24 frets!!), the narrow neck and string spacing, and the tonal versatility. I have a set of LaBella white nylon tapewound strings on mine, and am generally very pleased with it.
 
#173
GIBrat51 said:
Well...
I haven't tried any short scale flats yet, that wouldn't work with the tuner posts on my lefty '18 Longhorn. However, I can't speak to the American originals - or the later Chinese ones. Mine's Korean... The only flats I can think of, that might not work, are GHS's Precision Flats, since they're made considerably longer than the rest of them.
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I used GHS Precision Flats (.045 - .095, short-scale set) on my longhorn for the past several years until switching to LaBella White Nylon Tapewounds (.060 to .115) for a twangier sound. The GHS strings sounded good and were a lot more stable than the standard LaBella longhorn-specific sets, which were way too light in gauge (i.e., merely playing the LaBella's made them go out of tune).
 
#177
lunarpollen said:
I used GHS Precision Flats (.045 - .095, short-scale set) on my longhorn for the past several years until switching to LaBella White Nylon Tapewounds (.060 to .115) for a twangier sound. The GHS strings sounded good and were a lot more stable than the standard LaBella longhorn-specific sets, which were way too light in gauge (i.e., merely playing the LaBella's made them go out of tune).
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Well. sometimes it's nice to be wrong. I have GHS Precision Flats on several basses; including 3 short scales; all with actual bass tuners. I settled on the 39-96 gauge La Bella 760FX DTF's on my Longhorn. Imo, they work a little better for me when they're played with a pick, than the made-for-a-Longhorn 760FD's; but they still give me "that Dano Sound" that I want. And, even though they're kind of hard to find? I have a set of them on one of my long scale DC59 Pros, too...:cool:
 
#180
lunarpollen said:
The only real flaws I noticed in mine were the non-intonatable bridge (which I solved with an aftermarket bridge with intonatable saddles) and the general fragility of the build (breathe on it and it goes out of tune). I think I would like them a lot more if they had a more solid construction, to accommodate heavier strings and be less delicate in general. But I really love the shape, the upper fret access (and 24 frets!!), the narrow neck and string spacing, and the tonal versatility. I have a set of LaBella white nylon tapewound strings on mine, and am generally very pleased with it.
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There is a sweet spot for the bridge where the intonation is fine , even with the two octave neck. I removed the adjustable bridge on my Dano DC shortscale and put in the popsicle stick because the wooden ones sound much better. My three Danos manage to hold tuning well despite the cheap tuners. And despite the light weight I’ve found them to be very robust instruments. They do not break if you knock them over. They’re tough as nails. But light.
 
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